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This paper explores the use of acetone as a suitable tracer in planar laser-induced fluorescence concentration measurements in gaseous flows. The photophysics and physical properties of acetone relevant to its use as a fluorescent marker are discussed and compared to those of alternative molecular tracers, particularly the biacetyl molecule. Finally, as a direct example, concentration images obtained in a turbulent air jet seeded alternatively with acetone and biacetyl are compared.
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Lozano, A., Yip, B. & Hanson, R.K. Acetone: a tracer for concentration measurements in gaseous flows by planar laser-induced fluorescence. Experiments in Fluids 13, 369–376 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00223244
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