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Diode laser absorption spectroscopy of water vapor in a scramjet combustor
Alan D Griffiths1, A Frank P Houwing
1Department of Physics, The Faculties, The Australian National University, ACT Australia. Alan.Griffiths@anu.edu.au
Abstract:
A sensor based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy was constructed for time-resolved temperature and water vapor concentration measurements in a scramjet combustor. The sensor probed two absorption lines near 1390 nm with two time-multiplexed lasers used to measure temperature and water vapor concentration at up to 20 kHz. A demonstration experiment was performed in the supersonic, expanding exhaust region of the combustor, showing the measurement to be repeatable, able to resolve temporal trends during tunnel operation, and sensitive to changes in combustor operating conditions.
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