Tracer based planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) has emerged as a powerful in-situ
measurement technique with a considerable spatial and temporal resolution for Internal …

Two optical techniques were developed and combined with a CFD simulation to obtain
spatio-temporally resolved information on air/fuel mixing in the cylinder of a methane-fueled …

An optically accessible hydrogen-fueled, heavy-duty engine was used to investigate the
impact of mixture formation on the early flame kernel propagation and the resulting …

Fluorescence spectra and lifetimes of anisole and toluene vapor in nitrogen have been
measured at conditions below ambient (257–293 K and 100–2000 mbar) upon excitation …

Photoabsorption studies on anisole (C 6 H 5 OCH 3) are performed in the UV–VUV region
(4.5–11.8 eV) using synchrotron radiation; the absorption spectrum in the region> 7.8 eV is …

Laser-induced fluorescence of a “tracer” is a sensitive technique for imaging liquid fuel films
that can be important in energy conversion devices such as internal combustion engines …

This paper explores the characteristics of absorption and fluorescence spectra of p-xylene
within the temperature range that is frequently encountered during the mixture formation in …

The influence of four single-ring aromatic compounds on the ignition process of iso-octane is
investigated by shock-tube experiments and numerical simulations. Methylbenzene …

Optical diagnostics were used in two different single-cylinder research engines to
investigate cycle-to-cycle variations (CCV). A range of physical characteristics, including the …

In this work, laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) imaging of tracers is used to quantitatively
study mixture formation in two optically accessible spark-ignited engines. Two strategies for …