MRI: Acquisition of Instrumentation to Characterize the Mechanisms of Combustion Instability and Resulting Flame Structure

Information

• NSF Award
• 0521136

Owner

• Gas Technology Institute

• Award Id

  0521136

• Award Effective Date

  9/15/2005 - 18 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  6/30/2007 - 16 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 250,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

CTS-0521136<br/>I. Rabovitser, Gas Technology Institute<br/><br/>This grant is to acquire two instruments that will make it possible to obtain much needed imagery of flame and burner characteristics. The first instrument is a set of high-speed, (several hundred frames per second) high capacity digital (CCD-charged couple display) cameras to digitally image the time evolution of flames during both stable and unstable conditions. The second instrument is a laser to enable PLIF (planar laser-induced fluorescence) measurements. These instruments will be used to study the mechanisms of flame instability. The equipment will support research in two areas of broad technical and societal impact:<br/>(1) Increased efficiency and lower emissions for industrial furnaces; the requested equipment will support research that will provide insight, in real-world-scale working furnaces and boilers, on how to design furnaces and burners that address the "Clear Skies Initiative" and "Global Climate Change Initiatives." <br/>(2) Under certain conditions, carbon nanotubes can be produced in the boiler combustion chamber, leading to the possibility of large-scale nanotube production with state-of-the-art quality. A study of the flame structure during nanoparticle formation and processing is a key to understanding and controlling the nanotube production process. The equipment will support research on the fundamental mechanisms of nanotube development in working furnaces and provide a basis for the development of production methods for nano-scale components on an industrial scale.

• Program Officer

  William Wendell Schultz

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/15/2005 - 18 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  2/8/2007 - 17 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Gas Technology Institute

• City

  Des Plaines

• State

  IL

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1700 South Mount Prospect Road

• Postal Code

  600181804

• Phone Number

  8477680500

• First Name

  Lawrence

• Last Name

  Kennedy

• Email Address

  lkennedy@uic.edu

• Start Date

  9/15/2005 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Alexei

• Last Name

  Saveliev

• Email Address

  asaveliev@ncsu.edu

• Start Date

  9/15/2005 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Tim

• Last Name

  Lieuwen

• Email Address

  tim.lieuwen@aerospace.gatech.edu

• Start Date

  9/15/2005 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  David

• Last Name

  Cygan

• Email Address

  david.cygan@gastechnology.org

• Start Date

  9/15/2005 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Iosif

• Last Name

  Rabovitser

• Email Address

  joseph.rabovitser@gastechnology.org

• Start Date

  9/15/2005 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000

• Text

  MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION

• Code

  1189

• Text

  UNASSIGNED

• Code

  0

• Text

  FLUID DYNAMICS

• Code

  1443

• Text

  OTHER RESEARCH OR EDUCATION