@inproceedings{9b5df2dffdfa478d974765bedc8b3801,
title = "Size distribution effects in heterogeneous shock tube burntime experiments",
abstract = "An experimental study of size distribution effects on burn time measurements using optical diagnostics was conducted in the UIUC heterogeneous shock tube with aluminum powder distributions between 3.1 and 11.2 μm in water vapor. Mixtures were created in order to test distributions between these limits. Mass averaging (instead of number averaging) of particle diameter is necessary in order to observe increasing burn times with diameter. Additionally, the number of particles observed in the collection volume of optics precludes number averaging based on probability of observation. In water vapor, burn times increase with pressure, and there is no indication that this observation is caused by a size distribution effect. Finally, low diameter dependences on burn time cannot be attributed to broad overlapping size distributions.",
author = "Patrick Lynch and Herman Krier and Nick Glumac",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.2514/6.2009-5053",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781563479762",
series = "45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.",
booktitle = "45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit",
}