The significance of beam steering on laser-induced incandescence measurements in laminar counterflow flames

Published online: 17 October 2018Beam steering is often encountered in laser diagnostic measurements, especially in flame environments, due to changes in refractive index caused by thermal and species gradients. It can negatively affect the accuracy of the results. In this work, the effects of beam steering on laser-induced incandescence (LII) measurements of pre-vaporized-liquid counterflow flames are assessed. The focus on counterflow flames is to facilitate future detailed experimental campaigns on one-dimensional nonpremixed sooty flames. It is found that the temperature and species gradients in the counterflow configuration have a much more significant impact on the beam profile than in laminar flat flames, especially for heavier fuels. As a result of the changes in the beam profile, for the same applied laser energy, the local fluence shifts markedly with fuel type, therefore, having a direct impact on the LII measurements. A procedure is developed for ensuring accurate measurements and it is shown that, for a specific fuel, it is possible to tailor the laser energy, such that the collected LII signal in the counterflow flames is nearly independent of beam-steering effects.S. Kruse, P. R. Medwell, J. Beeckmann, H. Pitsc

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