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A flow tagging technique based upon ionic fluorescence in strontium is investigated for applications to velocity measurements in gas flows. The method is based upon a combination of two laser based spectroscopic techniques, i.e. resonantly-enhanced ionisation and laser-induced ionic fluorescence. Strontium is first ionised and then planar laser-induced fluorescence is utilised to give 2D `bright images' of the ionised region of the flow at a given time delay. The results show that this method can be used for velocity measurements. The velocities were measured in two types of air–acetylene flames – a slot burner and a circular burner yielding velocities of 5.1 ± 0.1 m/s and 9.3 ± 0.2 m/s, respectively. The feasibility of the method for the determination of velocities in faster flows than those investigated here is discussed.
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Received: 5 November 1998/Accepted: 19 January 2000
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Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H., Littleton, B., Barker, P. et al. Ionic strontium fluorescence as a method for flow tagging velocimetry. Experiments in Fluids 30, 36–42 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003480000132
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003480000132