Systems and methods for thermal imaging technique for measuring mixing of fluids
Abstract
Systems and methods for thermal imaging for measuring mixing of fluids are provided. In one embodiment, a method for measuring mixing of gaseous fluids using thermal imaging comprises: positioning a thermal test medium parallel to a direction gaseous fluid flow from an outlet vent of a momentum source, wherein when the source is operating, the fluid flows across a surface of the medium; obtaining an ambient temperature value from a baseline thermal image of the surface; obtaining at least one operational thermal image of the surface when the fluid is flowing from the outlet vent across the surface, wherein the fluid has a temperature different than the ambient temperature; and calculating at least one temperature-difference fraction associated with at least a first position on the surface based on a difference between temperature measurements obtained from the at least one operational thermal image and the ambient temperature value.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1257242
- Patent Number(s):
- 9366689
- Application Number:
- 14/224,302
- Assignee:
- ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC (Golden, CO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 25
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Booten, Charles, Tomerlin, Jeff, and Winkler, Jon. Systems and methods for thermal imaging technique for measuring mixing of fluids. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Booten, Charles, Tomerlin, Jeff, & Winkler, Jon. Systems and methods for thermal imaging technique for measuring mixing of fluids. United States.
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@article{osti_1257242,
title = {Systems and methods for thermal imaging technique for measuring mixing of fluids},
author = {Booten, Charles and Tomerlin, Jeff and Winkler, Jon},
abstractNote = {Systems and methods for thermal imaging for measuring mixing of fluids are provided. In one embodiment, a method for measuring mixing of gaseous fluids using thermal imaging comprises: positioning a thermal test medium parallel to a direction gaseous fluid flow from an outlet vent of a momentum source, wherein when the source is operating, the fluid flows across a surface of the medium; obtaining an ambient temperature value from a baseline thermal image of the surface; obtaining at least one operational thermal image of the surface when the fluid is flowing from the outlet vent across the surface, wherein the fluid has a temperature different than the ambient temperature; and calculating at least one temperature-difference fraction associated with at least a first position on the surface based on a difference between temperature measurements obtained from the at least one operational thermal image and the ambient temperature value.},
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year = {Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
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