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Radiation thermometry
Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
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Filing: 1988-03-29
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Granted: 1989-11-21
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Expires: 2008-03-29
Abstract
Abstract A method of determining true temperatures of a heated target material by its radiation based on prior knowledge of an emissivity function which describes the relationship between two spectral emissivities for the target material, comprising measuring two radiances corresponding to said two spectral emissivities from the target material, assuming a temperature of the target material, then calculating a pair of emissivities which satisfy the emissivity fuction whereat the assumed temperature is the true temperature of the target material.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumio Tanaka
- 👤 David P. DeWitt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 22:03
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01J; G01J5/00; G01J5/02; G01J5/06; G01J5/0037; G01J5/004; G01J5/0044; G01J5/026; G01J5/0275; G01J5/05; G01J5/051; G01J5/061; G01J5/08; G01J5/0801; G01J5/0803; G01J5/0805; G01J5/0846; G01J5/59; G01J5/60; G01J5/602; G01J2005/0074; G01J5/80; G01J5/802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of determining true temperature of a heated target material by its radiation based on prior knowledge of a relationship between a first spectral emissivity and a second spectral emissivity for said target material, said relationship being defined by a curve or mathematical equation describing a plurality of said first and second spectral emissivities determined at different spectral conditions, comprising measuring two spectral radiances from the target material at spectral conditions corresponding to said first and second spectral emissivities, iterating the following steps of assuming a temperature of the target material, then calculating a pair of spectral emissivities by dividing said two spectral radiances by two spectral blackbody radiances at said assumed temperature, until said pair of calculated spectral emissivities satisfy said relationship whereat said assumed temperature is the true temperature of said target material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of determining true temperature of a heated target material by its radiation based on prior knowledge of a relationship between a first spectral emissivity and a second spectral emissivity for said target material, said relationship being defined by a curve or mathematical equation describing a plurality of said first and second spectral emissivities determined at different spectral conditions, comprising measuring two spectral radiances from the target material at spectral conditions corresponding to said first and second spectral emissivities, iterating the following steps of assuming a temperature of the target material, then calculating a pair of spectral emissivities by dividing said two spectral radiances by two spectral blackbody radiances at said assumed temperature, until said pair of calculated spectral emissivities satisfy said relationship whereat said assumed temperature is the true temperature of said target material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the two radiances are measured at different wavelengths.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the two radiances are measured at different viewing angles from the normal to the surface of said target material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the two radiances are measured at different directions of polarization.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the two radiances are measured by at least two different conditions of wavelength, viewing angle and direction of polarization.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of determining temperature of a heated target material by its radiation, comprising the steps of: (a) determining a plurality of first and second spectral emissivities for a variety of surface conditions for the heated target material at different spectral conditions for each of said first and second spectral emissivities for determining a unique relationship between said first and second spectral emissivities, said relationship being defined by a curve or mathematical equation describing said plurality of first and second spectral emissivities; (b) measuring two radiances from said target material at two different spectral conditions; (c) calculating a pair of emissivities for said target material based on the measured radiances and an assumed target material temperature; (d) comparing the calculated pair of emissivities with the relationship determined in step (a); and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until the calculated pair of emissivities satisfy the unique relationship determined in step (a) at which point the assumed temperature is the true temperature of the heated target material.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of determining temperature of a heated target material by its radiation, comprising the steps of: (a) determining a plurality of first and second spectral emissivities for a variety of surface conditions for the heated target material at different spectral conditions for each of said first and second spectral emissivities for determining a unique relationship between said first and second spectral emissivities, said relationship being defined by a curve or mathematical equation describing said plurality of first and second spectral emissivities; (b) measuring two radiances from said target material at two different spectral conditions; (c) calculating a pair of emissivities for said target material based on the measured radiances and an assumed target material temperature; (d) comparing the calculated pair of emissivities with the relationship determined in step (a); and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until the calculated pair of emissivities satisfy the unique relationship determined in step (a) at which point the assumed temperature is the true temperature of the heated target material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the two radiances are measured at different wavelengths.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the two radiances are measured at different viewing angles from a plane normal to the target material surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the two radiances are measured at different directions of polarization.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the two radiances are measured at a combination of different spectral conditions.
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