Synthetic fuel combustion: pollutant formation. Soot initiation mechanisms in burning aromatics. Fifth quarterly report, October 1-December 31, 1981

Technical Report · Sun Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5317092

Rawlins, W T; Schertzer, S P; Tanzawa, T

This is the Fifth Quarterly Report in a research program to study soot formation in the combustion of aromatic hydrocarbons in a shock tube. The results of Mie-theory analysis of light attenuation data in the pyrolysis of toluene are presented. The setup and calibration of several optical combustion diagnostics are described.

• Research Organization: Physical Sciences, Inc., Woburn, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-80PC30292
• OSTI ID: 5317092
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/30292-5; PSI-TR-309; ON: DE82007997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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