Authors: A Sepman Y Ögren M Gullberg H Wiinikka
Publish Date: 2016/01/30
Volume: 122, Issue: 2, Pages: 29-
Abstract
This paper reports on the development of the tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy sensor near 4350 cm−1 2298 nm for measurements of CO and H2O mole fractions and soot volume fraction under gasification conditions Due to careful selection of the molecular transitions CO υ″ = 0 → υ′ = 2 R34–R36 and H2O at 4349337 cm−1 a very weak negligible sensitivity of the measured species mole fractions to the temperature distribution inside the hightemperature zone 1000 K T 1900 K of the gasification process is achieved The selected transitions are covered by the tuning range of single diode laser The CO and H2O concentrations measured in flat flames generally agree better than 10 with the results of 1D flame simulations Calibrationfree absorption measurements of studied species in the reactor core of atmospheric pilotscale entrainedflow gasifier operated at 01 MW power are reported Soot concentration is determined from the measured broadband transmittance The estimated uncertainties in the reactor core CO and H2O measurements are 15 and 20 respectively The reactor core average path CO mole fractions are in quantitative agreement with the µGC CO concentrations sampled at the gasifier output
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