Laser spark ignition and extinction of a methane-air diffusion flame
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 52 (4), 3000-3003
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.329044
Abstract
Laser sparks have been used to ignite and extinguish a methane/air diffusion flame. Simple shock models of strong explosions and convective transport appear capable of accounting for the probabilities of ignition and extinction as a function of the position of the spark.Keywords
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