SBIR Phase I: Imaging Sensor for Combustion Diagnostics

这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目旨在开发动画传感器并将其商业化，该传感器能够快速、非侵入性、空间分辨率地测量燃烧系统中的温度和化学物种浓度。该成像传感器系统结合了半导体激光器，一种基于吸收光谱的高灵敏度测量技术，以及数据分析程序，提供前所未有的高时间和高空间分辨率以及多维数据的组合。在许多应用中，有关属性的时空变化的信息是至关重要的。例如，监测和控制工业燃烧室和熔炉，其中非常需要关于热点位置的信息；以及监测室内空气污染物，其中关于污染源的位置和扩散特性的信息至关重要。这项研究的更广泛的影响是，与这项工作相关的特定市场包括军用和商用喷气发动机制造商、用于发电和热处理的工业燃烧器/燃烧器制造商、环境传感器制造商、学术研究社区以及政府研究实验室和飞行测试计划。拟议的成像传感器最初的目标应用是在能源和环境部门，包括监测和控制燃烧系统，以减少污染物排放，改善室内/室外空气质量，并最大限度地提高燃料效率。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop and commercialize animaging sensor capable of rapid, non?]intrusive, spatially?]resolved measurement of temperature, andconcentration of chemical species in combustion systems. This imaging sensor system incorporatesdiode lasers, a high?]sensitivity measurement technique based on absorption spectroscopy, and dataanalysis routines to provide an unprecedented combination of high?]temporal and high?]spatialresolution, and multi?]dimensional data. In many applications, information about the spatial andtemporal variation of the properties is critical. Examples include the monitoring and control of industrialcombustors and furnaces, where information about the location of the ?ghot spots?h is highly desired; andthe monitoring of indoor air pollutants, where information about the location and diffusion propertiesof the contamination sources is critical. The technical goal is a laboratory scale demonstration of theimaging sensor providing spatial distribution of flow properties.The broader impacts of this research are that specific markets relevant to this work include both militaryand commercial jet engine manufacturers, manufacturers of industrial combustors/burners for powergeneration and heat processing, manufacturers of environmental sensors, the academic researchcommunity, and government research laboratories and flight test programs. The initial targetapplication of the proposed imaging sensor is in the energy and environmental sectors which include themonitoring and control of combustion systems to reduce pollutant emissions, improve indoor/outdoorair quality, and maximize fuel efficiency.