Combustion is a reactive oxidation process that releases energy bound in chemical
compounds used as fuels─ energy that is needed for power generation, transportation …

Many practical soot-emitting combustion systems such as diesel and jet engines rely on
diffusion flames for efficient and reliable operation. Efforts to mitigate soot emissions from …

Infrared laser-absorption spectroscopy (IR-LAS) sensors play an important role in
diagnosing and characterizing a wide range of combustion systems. Of all the laser …

The state of the art and the further challenges of combustion chemistry research in laminar
flames are reviewed. Laminar flames constitute an essential part of kinetic model …

This review covers the results obtained in the period 2006–2014 in the field of plasma-
assisted combustion, and in particular the results on ignition and combustion triggered or …

A detailed kinetic mechanism has been developed to simulate the combustion of H2/O2
mixtures, over a wide range of temperatures, pressures, and equivalence ratios. Over the …

Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) has become a proven method of
rapid gas diagnostics. In the present review an overview of the state of the art of TDL-based …

The development of diagnostic methods suitable for the monitoring of practical flames is an
important objective, which is receiving a growing attention and significant research efforts …

Laser diagnostic techniques play a large and growing role in combustion research and
development. Here we highlight three areas where quantitative sensing based on laser …

Temperature is a fundamental thermodynamic parameter used to describe physical,
chemical and biological processes. In combustion as in many other applications, knowledge …