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Radiation Modulator System, M. Pinar Mengüç, Bruce L. Walcott, Stephen R. Swabb, Michael A. Marra Iii
Radiation Modulator System, M. Pinar Mengüç, Bruce L. Walcott, Stephen R. Swabb, Michael A. Marra Iii
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Patents
A radiation modulator system and related method for actively controlling a flame in a combustion system are provided. The system includes a plurality of radiation modulators positioned adjacent the flame. A sensor arrangement is provided for sensing combustion characteristics of the flame and generating a sensor signal representative of the combustion characteristics. The sensor signal is received in a computer which then generates a control signal for transmission to a linkage arrangement which provides for the repositioning of the radiation modulators. Thus, the flame is actively controlled by continually repositioning the modulators in response to the sensor signal and the …