Development of a process control sensor for the glass industry. Phase 2: Prototype design, development and demonstration
This report describes an advanced multichannel, on-line optical system for the non-contact measurement of forehearth glass melt temperatures at depth. The analyzer employs multiple narrow infrared (IR) band measurements of glass radiation to reconstruct the glass temperature profiles at depth. The TAS replaces expensive Tri-plex thermocouples, which frequently have service lives as short as 6 months to 1 years. By using passive non-contact sensor heads and fiber optic cables, temperature sensitive electronic components can be located at a safe distance from the hostile process environment. This provides significantly better reliability of the vulnerable electro-optic components and ready access for maintenance.
- Research Organization:
- Energy and Environmental Research Corp., Irvine, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-89ID12781
- OSTI ID:
- 10175454
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ID/12781-T1; ON: DE94017037; BR: ED0212000/ED3600000; TRN: AHC29419%%25
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jun 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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