Quantitative acetylene measurements in laminar and turbulent flames using 1D Raman/Rayleigh scattering

Journal Article · 17 February 2015 · Combustion and Flame

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2015.01.021 · OSTI ID:1369847

Fuest, Frederik ^[1]; Barlow, Robert S. ^[2]; Magnotti, Gaetano ^[2]; Dreizler, Andreas ^[3]; Ekoto, Isaac W. ^[2]; Sutton, Jeffrey A. ^[1]

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1. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
3. Technical Univ. of Darmstadt (Germany)

Our research presents the extension of the established detection of seven major species in 1D Raman/Rayleigh measurements to incorporate acetylene (C₂H₂) as an eighth species. Acetylene is an important soot precursor which is generated in hydrocarbon flames as an intermediate species following decomposition. It occurs over a broad temperature range in flames and has been identified as a potentially detectable species in 1D Raman/Rayleigh measurements. In this paper, we discuss the Raman spectral signature of acetylene, its temperature dependence, calibration procedures, and the interference with other Raman-active species, C₂ and broadband interferences, all of which are essential to quantify for accurate data processing. In this regard, Raman measurements in laminar and turbulent dimethyl ether flames were acquired. The data are spectrally analyzed and low-temperature calibrations of the Raman response are combined with an extrapolation model for high temperatures in order to place the acetylene signals on an absolute scale. Single-shot and conditional-mean values are presented as a function of mixture fraction for a laminar partially-premixed DME/air flame. Measurements from the laminar flame are compared to a 1D laminar flame calculation to assess the accuracy of the calibration and analysis procedures. Furthermore, detection limits, signal-to-noise, and signal-to-interference ratio of the C₂H₂ measurement are discussed, and single-shot measurements of acetylene in a turbulent DME/air jet flame are demonstrated.

• Research Organization: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Combustion Energy Frontier Research Center (CEFRC)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
• Grant/Contract Number: SC0001198; AC04-94-AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1369847
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 1246749
• Journal Information: Combustion and Flame, Vol. 162, Issue 5; Related Information: CEFRC partners with Princeton University (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Connecticut; Cornell University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Minnesota; Sandia National Laboratories; University of Southern California; Stanford University; University of Wisconsin, Madison; ISSN 0010-2180
• Publisher: ElsevierCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Raman spectroscopy
Acetylene
Dimethyl ether
Combustion diagnostics