Title :
Laser based multiple gas species sensor for harsh combustion process control applications
Author :
Von Drasek, William ; Wehe, Shawn ; Allen, Mark
Author_Institution :
American Air Liquide, Countryside, IL, USA
Abstract :
Results from a tunable diode laser system for simultaneously monitoring of O/sub 2/, CO, H/sub 2/O and gas temperature are presented for laboratory characterization studies and industrial testing on a steel reheat furnace and aluminum reverberatory furnace.
Keywords :
combustion; furnaces; gas sensors; laser tuning; process control; process monitoring; quality control; remote sensing by laser beam; semiconductor lasers; spectrochemical analysis; CO; H/sub 2/O; O/sub 2/; aluminum reverberatory furnace; gas temperature; harsh combustion process control; industrial testing; laser based sensor; multiple gas species sensor; steel reheat furnace; tunable diode laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
