Development and evaluation of a Workpiece Temperature Analyzer for industrial furnaces
The purpose of this study was to explore the advantages of an advanced technology workpiece temperature analyzer (WPTA) and to identify a suitable furnace application where the device could be tested. A review of the industry was conducted in order to identify dominant steel making applications and to profile future industry advances in manufacturing and sensor technology. The two steel making operations with the most potential to benefit from use of a WPTA were the reheat furnace and continuous caster operations. Economic and other analyses were performed for these two operations to identify the benefits to be gained by use of a WPTA and the nominal payback period for the investment. This paper contains the proof-of-concept test plan Johns Hopkins University test report Fabry-Perot interferometer sensitivity test results and a consultant report on attenuation effect alloy 8620 metallurgical properties. Also, acoustic attenuation in steel at elevated temperatures and laser safety white paper are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Babcock and Wilcox Co., Alliance, OH (USA). Research Center
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-89ID12875
- OSTI ID:
- 5646873
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ID/12875-3; ON: DE91013139
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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STEELS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
ATTENUATION
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FURNACES
INDUSTRY
MANGANESE BASE ALLOYS
MHZ RANGE
MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
PROGRESS REPORT
REMOTE SENSING
ULTRASONIC TESTING
VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE
ACOUSTIC TESTING
ALLOYS
DOCUMENT TYPES
FREQUENCY RANGE
INTERFEROMETERS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MANGANESE ALLOYS
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
TESTING
440500* - Thermal Instrumentation- (1990-)