Gordon Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Combustion

The 1997 Gordon Research Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Laser Diagnostics in Combustion

July 6-11, 1997 Plymouth State College Plymouth, New Hampshire Marshall Long, Chair Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus, Vice Chair

Until next time...

The conference once again served as an important meeting for those interested in the use of lasers to probe combustion environments. The attendees were in broad agreement that another conference should be held in 1999. That conference already has it's own home page located here.

Some Statistics

Applicants	171
Accepted	152
Attended	139

Professional Status

Research Scientist	46	33.1%
Professor	41	29.5%
Post Doc	22	15.8%
Graduate Student	18	12.9%
Program Manager	5	3.6%
Research Director	5	3.6%
Other	2	1.4%

Affiliation

Academic	90	64.7%
Industry	34	24.5%
Government	15	10.8%

Country

USA	94	67.6%
Germany	20	14.4%
France	6	4.3%
Sweden	4	2.9%
Australia	3	2.2%
England	3	2.2%
Netherlands	3	2.2%
Canada	2	1.4%
Finland	1	0.7%
Italy	1	0.7%
Korea	1	0.7%
Switzerland	1	0.7%

Posters

The poster program has always been an essential part of the meeting, and this year was no exception. During the conference over 95 posters were presented. The poster program is here.

The Final Program

SUNDAY Evening, July 6

6:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm	Welcome - Marshall Long

Diagnostics and Combustion Modeling

7:35 pm	Robert Dibble, Discussion Leader
7:40 pm	Werner J. A. Dahm From scalar measurements to combustion modeling in turbulent flows.
8:40 pm	Quang-Viet Nguyen Time-resolved PLIF imaging of vortex-flame interactions -- more than just OH.
9:40 pm	Reception

MONDAY, July 7

7:30 am	Breakfast
8:50 am	Announcements

Wave Mixing

8:55 am	Larry Rahn, Discussion Leader
9:00 am	Paul Ewart Multiplex wave mixing spectroscopies: promises and problems!
10:00 am	Break and Picture Session
10:30 am	Brigitte Attal-Tretout Plasma and vortex-flame interaction studies using four wave mixing techniques.
11:30 am	Bernd Hemmerling Laser-induced gratings in the gas phase.
12:30 pm	Lunch
5:00 pm	Poster Session I
6:00 pm	Dinner

Sensors And Control

7:30 pm	Mark Allen, Discussion Leader
7:35 pm	Ron Hanson Diode laser-based combustion sensing and control.
8:35 pm	Volker Ebert In situ diagnostics with IR diode lasers in practical combustion.
9:35 pm	Refreshments at Posters

TUESDAY, July 8

7:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Announcements

Practical And Environmental Diagnostics

9:05 am	Jerry Seitzman, Discussion Leader
9:10 am	Wolfgang Meier Use of laser diagnostics in combustion from lab flames to practical applications.
10:10 am	Break
10:30 am	Robert Santoro Applications of laser-based diagnostics to high pressure, uni-element rocket chamber studies.
11:30 am	Pascale Desgroux Laser diagnostics in hydrocarbon flames containing chlorinated species.
12:30 pm	Lunch
5:00 pm	Poster Session II
6:00 pm	Dinner

Diagnostics In Engines

7:30 pm	Doug Greenhalgh, Discussion Leader
7:35 pm	Hans ter Meulen From diamond to diesel engines. Laser diagnostics in applied combustion research.
8:35 pm	Michael Drake Laser diagnostics in IC engines.
9:35 pm	Refreshments at Posters

WEDNESDAY, July 9

7:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Nominating committee report

Diagnostics In Materials

9:05 am	David Goodwin, Discussion Leader
9:10 am	Jay Jeffries Optical measurements to understand the chemistry of arcjet deposition of diamond.
10:10 am	Break
10:30 am	Burak Atakan Diamond deposition in flames -- intrusive vs. nonintrusive gas phase diagnostics.
11:30 am	Robert Lucht Temperature and radical species measurements in stagnation-flow diamond-forming flames.
12:30 pm	Lunch
5:00 pm	Poster Session III
6:00 pm	Dinner

Soot Diagnostics

7:30 pm	Kermit Smyth, Discussion Leader
7:35 pm	Alfred Leipertz 2D Soot diagnostics from methodical development to technical application.
8:35 pm	Randy VanderWal Symbiotic soot diagnostics: in-situ LIF and LII and ex-situ TEM.
9:35 pm	Refreshments at Posters

THURSDAY, July 10

7:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Announcements

Emerging Techniques

9:05 am	Jean-Pierre Taran, Discussion Leader
9:10 am	David Rakestraw Application of cavity ringdown spectroscopy to one-dimensional flames.
10:10 am	Break
10:30 am	Clemens Kaminski Investigation of the potential of novel spectroscopic techniques for combustion diagnostics.
11:30 am	Normand Laurendeau Application of picosecond time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence to CH and OH measurements in laminar and turbulent flames.
12:30 pm	Lunch
5:00 pm	Poster Session IV
6:00 pm	Dinner

New Experimental Approaches And Facilities

7:30 pm	Marcus Aldén, Discussion Leader
7:35 pm	Walter Lempert New filter, camera, and laser technology for high speed imaging.
8:35 pm	Phil Paul and Roger Farrow New opportunities for combustion diagnostics.
9:35 pm	Discussion of future directions for the Conference
10:00 pm	Refreshments at Posters