title: Quantitative determination of combustion intermediates with cavity ring-down spectroscopy: systematic study in propene flames near the soot-formation limit.
abstract: Cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) was applied in several fuel-rich, one-dimensional, premixed C3H6/O2/Ar flames at 50 mbars (37.5 torr) to measure absolute OH, HCO, and 1CH2 concentration as well as temperature as a function of stoichiometry. Although these flames near the sooting limit present a complex chemical environment, significant spectral interferences were found to be absent. Specific aspects of the CRDS technique for measurement of temperature and radical concentration profiles are discussed; and the results are analyzed in comparison with flame model simulations.
authors.affiliation: Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Chemie, Physikalische Chemie I, Universitätsstrasse 25, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schocker
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohse-Höinghaus
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brockhinke