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Preface
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Based upon strong interest and the need for greater communication on the topic of Non-Intrusive Combustion Diagnostics, the Third International Symposium on Special Topics in Chemical Propulsion was held May 10-14, 1993, in Scheveningen, The Netherlands. The objectives of this symposium were (1) to promote communication between researchers, instrument users, and manufacturers regarding the merits and limitations of advanced non-intrusive diagnostic instruments, (2) to compare different types of combustion diagnostic techniques in terms of their capability for specific property measurements in combustion environments associated with burning of various types of propellents and fuels in either liquid, gas or solid phases, (3) to promote the exchange of information, and (4) to encourage the development of new combustion diagnostic methods for chemical propulsion systems.
One hundred and twenty-five researchers from seventeen countries participated in the symposium. Eighty-one presentations were given, including eight invited talks, forty-nine oral papers, and twenty-four posters. The eight invited speakers were Professor Ronald K. Hanson of Stanford University, Professor Franz Durst of the University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Dr. John Stufflebeam of the United Technologies Research Center, Dr. Katharina Kohse-Hoinghaus of the DLR-Institut fur Physikalische Chemie der Verbrennung, Professor Vladmir E. Zarko of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor Thomas Brill of the University of Delaware, Dr. Timothy P. Parr of the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center, and Professor Robert W. Dibble of the University of California at Berkeley.
This edited book is not simply a record of symposium proceedings with papers reviewed based upon extended abstracts. The full manuscript of all papers has been evaluated through a comprehensive review process. Sixty-three of the eighty-one papers presented at the symposium were accepted for publication. We extend our deep appreciation to many specialists who reviewed and selected the manuscripts published in this volume. The accepted papers are grouped in ten chapters covering many topical areas, including (1) Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF and PLIF) Techniques, (2) Coherent and Spontaneous Raman Spectroscopies, (3) Absorption and Emission Spectroscopies, (4) Holographic and Microwave Interferometries, (5) Particle Diagnostics, (6) X-ray Diagnostics and Image Analyses of Combustion of Liquids and Solids, (7) Diagnostics of Gaseous Reaction Systems, (8) Flow Field Measurements and Visualization, (9) Combustion Diagnostics of Solid Propellents, and (10) Diagnostics in Practical Combustion Systems. Invited papers are presented at the beginning of each chapter. Since a large percentage of the papers employ multiple techniques in combustion diagnostics, it is difficult to group some of them into a specific area. It is recommended that readers interested in multiple measurement techniques scan all chapters. Written questions and comments raised by the audience after paper presentations and replies by the authors are given at the end of each paper.