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Simultaneous stereoscopic PIV, OH and acetone planar laser-induced fluorescence measurements are performed to analyze the processes involved in the enhancement of flame stabilization by electric field. Instantaneous velocity and mixture fraction fields are measured simultaneously at the base of a lifted flame to analyze whether the flow properties in front of the flame when electric field is applied are compatible with a mechanism involving ionic wind. The measurements conditioned on the instantaneous flame bases with and without the electric field are compared. The velocity in front of the flame decreases with electric field what is in agreement with the assumption involving ionic wind. To analyze the mixture in front of the flame, a joined analysis of velocity and mixture fraction is required to show the mixture stays near stoichiometry when the electric field is applied. The need of a joined analysis illustrates the interest of performing the three laser diagnostics simultaneously.
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This research project was supported by a contract with SNECMA Moteurs, and the CNRS.
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Cessou, A., Varea, E., Criner, K. et al. Simultaneous measurements of OH, mixture fraction and velocity fields to investigate flame stabilization enhancement by electric field. Exp Fluids 52, 905–917 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-011-1164-5
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