Laser probes of natural gas-ignition chemistry. Annual report, January-December 1990

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5294666

Crosley, D R; Golden, D M; Smith, G P

The research, funded by the Physical Sciences Department of the Gas Research Institute, is aimed at developing and using laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) of various hydrocarbon species as a probe in natural gas combustion research and at developing an understanding of the chemical mechanisms of ignition and gas phase and catalytically stabilized natural gas combustion. LIF in the B-X system of the important HCO radical was studied through quantitative transition probability and collisional quenching measurements. Flame profiles of HCO were compared with flame model calculations. Theoretical extrapolations of data for the OH + CO {yields} CO2 + H reaction were made.

• Research Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5294666
• Report Number(s): PB-91-222125/XAB; SRI-MP--91-061; CNN: GRI-5087-260-1444
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
034000* -- Natural Gas-- Combustion
ACETALDEHYDE
ALDEHYDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
COMBUSTION KINETICS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLAMES
FLUIDS
FLUORESCENCE
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HYDROGEN
HYDROXYL RADICALS
IGNITION
KINETICS
LASERS
LUMINESCENCE
NATURAL GAS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROBES
RADICALS
REACTION KINETICS