Optical heat flux gauge

Noel, Bruce W; Borella, Henry M; Cates, Michael R; Turley, W Dale; MacArthur, Charles D; Cala, Gregory C

Title: Optical heat flux gauge

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A heat flux gauge comprising first and second thermographic phosphor layers separated by a layer of a thermal insulator, wherein each thermographic layer comprises a plurality of respective thermographic sensors in a juxtaposed relationship with respect to each other. The gauge may be mounted on a surface with the first thermographic phosphor in contact with the surface. A light source is directed at the gauge, causing the phosphors to luminesce. The luminescence produced by the phosphors is collected and its spectra analyzed in order to determine the heat flux on the surface. First and second phosphor layers must be different materials to assure that the spectral lines collected will be distinguishable.

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Noel, Bruce W ^[1]; Borella, Henry M ^[2]; Cates, Michael R ^[3]; Turley, W Dale ^[2]; MacArthur, Charles D ^[4]; Cala, Gregory C ^[5]

Espanola, NM
Santa Barbara, CA
Oak Ridge, TN
Clayton, OH
Dayton, OH

Issue Date:: 1991-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 867765

Patent Number(s):: 5005984

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE
G01K1/143 - {for measuring surface temperatures, e.g. of pipe walls}
G01K11/3213 - {using changes in fluorescence, e.g. at the distal end of the fibre}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: optical; heat; flux; gauge; comprising; thermographic; phosphor; layers; separated; layer; thermal; insulator; comprises; plurality; respective; sensors; juxtaposed; relationship; respect; mounted; surface; contact; light; source; directed; causing; phosphors; luminesce; luminescence; produced; collected; spectra; analyzed; determine; materials; assure; spectral; lines; distinguishable; thermographic phosphor; optical heat; flux gauge; spectral line; layer comprises; heat flux; light source; phosphor layers; thermal insulator; spectra analyzed; spectral lines; gauge comprising; lines collected; respective thermographic; luminescence produced; layers separated; thermographic layer; /374/

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                    Noel, Bruce W, Borella, Henry M, Cates, Michael R, Turley, W Dale, MacArthur, Charles D, and Cala, Gregory C. Optical heat flux gauge.  United States: N. p., 1991. 
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                    Noel, Bruce W, Borella, Henry M, Cates, Michael R, Turley, W Dale, MacArthur, Charles D, & Cala, Gregory C. Optical heat flux gauge.  United States.

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                    Noel, Bruce W, Borella, Henry M, Cates, Michael R, Turley, W Dale, MacArthur, Charles D, and Cala, Gregory C. Tue .  
        "Optical heat flux gauge".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867765.

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