Engineering Reserach Equipment Grant: An Integrated OpticalSystem for Studying Particulate Formation Transport and Burning in Combustion Environments

该奖项是用于购买各种光学设备的部分资金，用于研究燃烧环境中的粒子行为。 具体研究将包括扩散火焰中的颗粒形成、使用静电产生的喷雾进行燃烧、燃烧气体在墙壁上的颗粒沉积以及使用热泳法现场测量局部气体温度。 获得的信息将有助于理解导致颗粒形成的燃烧过程。 粉末合成等有用的应用和煤炭燃烧中灰烬形成等不良副作用都将得到更好的理解，从而有望得到更全面的控制。

This award is partial funding for the purchase of various optical equipment for use in the study of particle behavior in combustion environments. Specific studies will include particle formation in diffusion flames, use of electrostatically generated sprays for combustion, particle deposition on walls from combustion gases, and the use of thermophoresis for in-situ measurements of local gas temperature. The information obtained will be useful for understanding combustion processes which result in particle formation. Both useful applications such as powder synthesis and undesired side effects such as ash formation in coal combustion will be better understood and thereby, hopefully, more fully controlled.