NSF Award
1047387
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop and commercialize an<br/>imaging sensor capable of rapid, non?]intrusive, spatially?]resolved measurement of temperature, and<br/>concentration of chemical species in combustion systems. This imaging sensor system incorporates<br/>diode lasers, a high?]sensitivity measurement technique based on absorption spectroscopy, and data<br/>analysis routines to provide an unprecedented combination of high?]temporal and high?]spatial<br/>resolution, and multi?]dimensional data. In many applications, information about the spatial and<br/>temporal variation of the properties is critical. Examples include the monitoring and control of industrial<br/>combustors and furnaces, where information about the location of the ?ghot spots?h is highly desired; and<br/>the monitoring of indoor air pollutants, where information about the location and diffusion properties<br/>of the contamination sources is critical. The technical goal is a laboratory scale demonstration of the<br/>imaging sensor providing spatial distribution of flow properties.<br/>The broader impacts of this research are that specific markets relevant to this work include both military<br/>and commercial jet engine manufacturers, manufacturers of industrial combustors/burners for power<br/>generation and heat processing, manufacturers of environmental sensors, the academic research<br/>community, and government research laboratories and flight test programs. The initial target<br/>application of the proposed imaging sensor is in the energy and environmental sectors which include the<br/>monitoring and control of combustion systems to reduce pollutant emissions, improve indoor/outdoor<br/>air quality, and maximize fuel efficiency.
