Remote high-temperature insulatorless heat-flux gauge
Abstract
A remote optical heat-flux gauge for use in extremely high temperature environments is described. This application is possible because of the use of thermographic phosphors as the sensing media, and the omission of the need for an intervening layer of insulator between phosphor layers. The gauge has no electrical leads, but is interrogated with ultraviolet or laser light. The luminescence emitted by the two phosphor layers, which is indicative of the temperature of the layers, is collected and analyzed in order to determine the heat flux incident on the surface being investigated. The two layers of thermographic phosphor must be of different materials to assure that the spectral lines collected will be distinguishable. Spatial heat-flux measurements can be made by scanning the light across the surface of the gauge. 3 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5275074
- Patent Number(s):
- 5273359
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-976018
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 13 Nov 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; HEAT FLUX; MEASURING METHODS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; DESIGN; LASER RADIATION; THERMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS; 440500* - Thermal Instrumentation- (1990-)
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Noel, B W. Remote high-temperature insulatorless heat-flux gauge. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Noel, B W. Remote high-temperature insulatorless heat-flux gauge. United States.
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"Remote high-temperature insulatorless heat-flux gauge". United States.
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abstractNote = {A remote optical heat-flux gauge for use in extremely high temperature environments is described. This application is possible because of the use of thermographic phosphors as the sensing media, and the omission of the need for an intervening layer of insulator between phosphor layers. The gauge has no electrical leads, but is interrogated with ultraviolet or laser light. The luminescence emitted by the two phosphor layers, which is indicative of the temperature of the layers, is collected and analyzed in order to determine the heat flux incident on the surface being investigated. The two layers of thermographic phosphor must be of different materials to assure that the spectral lines collected will be distinguishable. Spatial heat-flux measurements can be made by scanning the light across the surface of the gauge. 3 figures.},
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