Common Laser Diagnostic Techniques Used:
- LIF Imaging (Single & Multi-Photon)
- PIV
- DIH
- CARS
- High-Speed Chemiluminescence Imaging
- LIBS
- LII
- Schlieren / Shadowgraphy
- Digital Particle Tracking
- Other (Absorption Spectroscopy, FLEET, Four-Wave Mixing, Raman/Rayleigh,…..)
Recent Research Projects:
- Ultrafast laser imaging for reactive chemical species in combustion and propulsion applications
- Pollutants and soot formation in gas-turbine combustors
- Novel laser diagnostics for explosives and airborne chemicals
- Experimental data sets for validating complex combustion models
- High-temperature combustion and chemical kinetics in counter-WMD environments
Facilities:
- Amplified femtosecond laser system and frequency-conversion unit
- Nd:YAG lasers and dye lasers
- High-power CW lasers
- High-speed CMOS cameras and image intensifiers
- Intensified CCD (ICCD) cameras
- High-resolution spectrometers
- Fiber-coupled spectrometers
- High-bandwidth digital oscilloscope
- High-pressure gas cell
- Calibration burners
- Custom-built burners for gaseous and liquid fuels
- Numerous optics and optical components
- Various electronics and diagnostic hardware
Partnering Facilities:
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Turbomachinery Laboratory (TEES-TL)
Hypervelocity Impact Laboratory (HVIL) @ TAMU RELLIS Campus
National Aerothermochemistry and Hypersonics Laboratory (NAL)
Our Sponsors:
