A novel electrostatic probe technique for measuring the ion density in a flame

✍ Scribed by Cyrus S. Maclatchy; Jon W. Forsman

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 416 KB
• Volume: 53
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0010-2180
• DOI: 10.1016/0010-2180(83)90005-6

✦ Synopsis

A novel technique for measuring the ion density in a flame is described. The method is based on the thick sheath convection model of ion collection by a very thin cylindrical electrostatic probe. The advantage of the new technique is that it requires no specific knowledge of the ions in the flame. The experiment is performed in a well-behaved premixed propane flame seeded with NaOH in order that the present results could be compared with previous well-understood theories and experiments.