On probe measurements of electron temperature in flame plasmas
- 1 March 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 2 (3) , 471-473
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/2/3/425
Abstract
Some special factors involved in probe measurements which could lead to a gross over-estimation of the electron temperature in flames are discussed. The importance of the proper positioning of the probes with respect to secondary reaction zones is demonstrated for atmospheric flames. An attachment mechanism, operative below 373°K, is proposed to account for the high values of electron temperature measured in hydrocarbon flames by earlier workers using water-cooled probes.Keywords
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