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<p>This thesis presents the results of an experimental study to determine laminar flame speeds using the spherical flame method. An experimental combustion chamber, based on the constant-volume bomb method, was designed, built, and instrumented to conduct these experiments. Premixed Ethylene/air mixtures at a pressure of 2 atm, temperature of 298ﾫ 5K and equivalence ratios ranging from 0.8 to 1.5 were ignited and using a high speed video Schlieren system images were taken to measure the laminar flame speed in the expanding spherical flame front. The results were compared against published data for ethylene/air mixtures which yielded agreement within 5%.  An attempt was made to measure the laminar flame speed for F-76 at a pressure of 5 atm and temperature of 500K; however, premixed conditions were unable to be met due to auto-ignition and vapor characteristics of F-76. Suggestions for future work provide a potential solution and improvement to the current design.
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<br>Subjects: Laminar flow.; Laminar Flame Speed; Spherical Flame Method; F-76; JP-5; Bio-Derived Fuels;</div>
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Buckley, Omari D.</div>
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