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Junhui Ma1, Lingxue Wang1,2, Dongqi Chen1
1MIIT Key Laboratory of Complex-Field Intelligent Exploration, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, China.
Abstract:
Measuring the three-dimensional (3D) concentration of the ubiquitous intermediate OH* across combustion systems, spanning carbon-based fuels to zero-carbon alternatives such as H2 and NH3, provides vital insights into flame topology, reaction pathways, and emission formation mechanisms. Optical imaging methods have attracted vital interests due to non-intrusiveness in the combustion process. However, achieving accurate 3D concentration of OH* via imaging in non-axisymmetric flames remains challenging. This work presents a near-ultraviolet (NUV) volumetric emission tomography-based OH* measuring method that integrates a three-layer OH* imaging model, a calibration procedure utilizing narrow-band NUV radiometry, and a threshold-constrained Local Filtered Back-Projection Simultaneous Algebraic Reconstruction Technique (LFBP-SART) algorithm. When applied to a non-axisymmetric Bunsen flame, the method reveals multiple small flame structures matching the fairing pattern in the reconstructed 3D OH* field, with a maximum OH* molar concentration of approximately 0.04 mol/m3 and an overall relative uncertainty of about 8.7%. Given its straightforward requirements, this technique is considered adaptable to other free radicals.
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