Affiliation:
1. ONERA–University of Toulouse, F-31055 Toulouse, France
Abstract
An experimental method based on chemiluminescent measurements is developed to determine the heat release rate produced by a two-phase flow kerosene/air flame. This quantity is known to be proportional to the air mass flow rate and the equivalence ratio. Experimental studies are carried out downstream of a liquid fuel injector used in aeronautical combustion chambers. The chemiluminescent spectra of the flame are analyzed for different air mass flow rates and equivalence ratios ranging from 0.4 to 0.71 in the steady-state flame configuration. The broadband background emission due to [Formula: see text] emission (where [Formula: see text] indicates an electronically excited specie) and soot radiation is first evaluated. Then, the analysis of the chemiluminescent emission from [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] indicates that the [Formula: see text] may be used to determine both the instantaneous equivalence ratio and the air mass flow rate. An example of the application of this method to measure fluctuations in the heat release rate induced by acoustic excitation of the flame is shown.
Publisher
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Mechanical Engineering,Fuel Technology,Aerospace Engineering