Remote sensing of turbine engine gases. Final report 15 Jul 78-30 Sep 79

Technical Report · Sun Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:6608021

Mooradian, A; Killinger, D K; Menyuk, N

This document is the final report for a laser remote sensing research program. The research conducted was designed to develop and demonstrate laser remote sensing techniques for monitoring jet aircraft exhaust gases. This effort was part of a larger program to develop remote sensing techniques for environmental monitoring and tactical detection and discrimination. The specific tasks which were performed consisted of the following: (1) development of an improved repetition rate miniature CO/sub 2/ TEA laser and incorporation into a differential-absorption LIDAR(DIAL) system, (2) laboratory demonstration of the frequency-doubled CO/sub 2/ TEA laser system by differential-absorption measurements of known gas samples (CO and NO), and (3) initial field feasibility demonstration of laser remote detection of CO in vehicular exhaust (automobile, tractor mower and Skycrane helicopter) at ranges up to 2.5 km. Each of these tasks is described in detail in the following sections of this report. In addition, supportive documentation is included in the accompanying appendices.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6608021
• Report Number(s): AD-A-084544
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ATMOSPHERES
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
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EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
GAS LASERS
GAS TURBINES
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
LASERS
MACHINERY
MONITORING
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
TURBINES
TURBOJET ENGINES
TURBOMACHINERY
USES
VEHICLES
WASTES