Abstract
Visualization of the reaction zone of flames using CH radicals as markers is restricted by the low concentration of CH in fuel-lean conditions. To address this, methyl radicals (${{\rm{CH}}_3}$) are employed as a substitution of CH in premixed methane/air flames. A pump-probe method was adopted with the pump laser photolyzing ${{\rm{CH}}_3}$ and the probe laser detecting the photolyzed CH (${{\rm{X}}^2}\Pi$) fragments. Laser excitation scans were performed to ensure that the fluorescence detected was from CH only. Visualization of the reaction zone of flames was accomplished by a ${{\rm{CH}}_3}$ photofragmentation laser-induced fluorescence technique in fuel-lean conditions (the equivalence ratio of 0.4), where CH planar laser-induced fluorescence did not work in both laminar and turbulent jet flames. The proposed pump-probe method of ${{\rm{CH}}_3}$ can be used to visualize the reaction zone of hydrocarbon combustion under both fuel-lean and fuel-rich conditions with a superior signal-to-noise ratio.
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