Abstract:
A method of measuring the temperature of a remote body which comprises determining the frequency range to be covered and the portion of that range or frequency band to be covered by each detector of a detector array or by a single detector via a filter for applying different frequency bands to the single detector. The required detector or detectors are then provided and sense the energy radiated by the remote body whose temperature is to be measured. The detector or detectors then provide an output of the amount of energy measured in each unique frequency band and sends these measured outputs to a processor. The processor receives the measured outputs from the detector(s) and determines therefrom in accordance with an algorithm thereat the measured temperature. The processor then provides an output indicative of the measured temperature.
Abstract:
Eine Vorrichtung zur Erkennung thermischer Kontraste im Temperaturbereich um 300 K und innerhalb zumindest eines atmosphärischen Fensters weist einen IR-Detektor (1) mit wenigstens einem Detektorelement (8) und einem davor angeordneten Reflexionsfilter (9) auf, dessen Durchlässigkeit dem Spektralbereich guter Durchlässigkeit im betreffenden atmosphärischen Fenster entspricht. Damit der Reflexionsfilter (9) in zuverlässig reproduzierender Weise und mit vergleichsweise einfachen Mitteln hergestellt und gleichzeitig ein Übersprechen von Signalen bei einer Reihe von Detektorelementen (8) vermieden werden kann, ist der Reflexionsfilter (9) an dem bzw. den Detektorelement(en) (8) direkt anliegend angebracht, vorzugsweise aufgedampft.
Abstract:
A method of detecting an amount of a contaminant in an enclosure, the method comprising: detecting (S7) a first amplitude of energy within a first wavelength band of a first width centered about an emission wavelength of the contaminant, the method characterized by:detecting (S8) a second amplitude of energy within a second wavelength band of a second width larger than the first width, the second wavelength band also centered about the emission wavelength of the contaminant;determining (218) a ratio of the first amplitude of energy to the second amplitude of energy; andcomparing (220) the ratio to a known threshold to determine the amount of contaminant in the enclosure.
Abstract:
Disclosed in the present invention is a visual monitoring method for cross-section temperature fields and radiation characteristics of boiler furnaces by combining radiation images and spectra. Image detectors can be directly inserted into observation holes of a boiler to acquire flame image data, so that when the detection system is applied to a power station boiler, extra holes are not required to be drilled, and therefore, there is no risk that the strength of a furnace wall of the boiler is reduced by drilling holes. According to cross-section temperature fields of a furnace measured by the detection system, the state of combustion in the furnace can be accurately judged, which can play an accurate and effective guiding role in boiler combustion control, and reduce the temperature deviation in each combustion area of the boiler so as to keep the boiler running smoothly, thereby improving the combustion efficiency of the boiler.
Abstract:
An atmosphere of ammonia that absorbs infrared light in a wavelength band overlapping with the measurement wavelength band of a radiation thermometer is formed in a chamber in which a semiconductor wafer is thermally treated. A filter that selectively transmits infrared light having a wavelength not overlapping with the absorption wavelength band of ammonia is installed between an optical lens system and a detector of the radiation thermometer to avoid influence of the infrared light absorption by ammonia. A conversion table corresponding to the installed filter is selected from a plurality of conversion tables representing a correlation between energy of infrared light incident on the radiation thermometer and temperature of a black body, and is used at the radiation thermometer. Accordingly, the temperature of the semiconductor wafer can be accurately measured in the atmosphere of ammonia.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided for an image processing device to receive image information comprising image data for a plurality of mid-wave infrared region (MWIR) channels, where the image data is obtained during a first imaging period and during a second imaging period temporally different from the first imaging period. A plurality of sets of atmospheric wind vectors are calculated using differences between image data obtained during the first imaging period and the image data obtained during the second imaging period for corresponding sets of MWIR channels. An altitude is assigned to the plurality of atmospheric wind vectors in each set based on a brightness temperature of each wind vector and a pre-computed atmospheric temperature profile to generate a set of two-dimensional wind fields comprising one two-dimensional wind field for each set of MWIR channels.
Abstract:
A thermal sensor includes an array of pixels, each having a membrane mounted on legs over a reflector, forming a Fabry-Pérot cavity. Each membrane includes an infrared (IR) absorbing material that defines multiple spaced-apart openings separated by micron-level distances that decrease thermal capacity and increase IR absorption of the membrane. Regular pitch distances between adjacent openings provides narrowband IR absorption, with pitch distances below 7.1 μm facilitating the detection of IR radiation wavelengths below 7.5 μm. Multispectral thermal imaging is achieved by arranging the pixels in repeated groups (superpixels), where each superpixel detects the same set of IR radiation wavelengths. Thermal imaging devices include thermal sensors, IR lenses and device control circuitry arranged in a camera-like manner. A methane leak detection system utilizes two multispectral imaging devices positioned to image a wellhead from two directions, and a system controller that generates spatial and spectral information describing methane plumes using the image data.