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SBIR Phase II: Control and Optimization of Combustion Based on Multispectral Emission Tomography

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: 0724385
Agency Tracking Number: 0611186
Amount: $499,201.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: CT
Solicitation Number: NSF 05-605
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
4 Fourth Avenue Suite 400
Burlington, MA 01803
United States
DUNS: 047627732
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Xuemin Jin
 DSc
 (781) 273-4770
 xjin@spectral.com
Business Contact
 Xuemin Jin
Title: DSc
Phone: (781) 273-4770
Email: xjin@spectral.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project investigates a novel approach for directly measuring critical combustion flow-field information required for active control to increase combustion efficiency and reduce harmful emissions. Combustion control systems can be based on non-intrusive in-situ measurement using passive optical probes that measure spectrally-resolved radiation from specific molecular products (H2O, CO, and CO2) in the hot flow field. Concentrations and temperatures can be directly determined from the observed spectral structure. The critical innovation in this proposal is the experimental determination of the functional relationship using spectral sensor technology and tomographic reconstruction techniques. Flow field characterization is achieved using a large number of measurements over multiple lines of sight through the flow. The proposed Phase II research lays the scientific ground work for active control systems for a range of multi-burner combustors, including turbine engines, boilers, and process burners.
These applications represent more than 50% of the global fossil energy usage; thus improvements in efficiency can have a major economic and societal impact. The proposed innovation is just one of the component technologies required for the development of active control systems, but it is an enabling component, with potential application in all industrial combustion markets

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