Thermal measuring and testing – Temperature measurement – In spaced noncontact relationship to specimen
Patent
1992-04-28
1994-11-15
Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
Thermal measuring and testing
Temperature measurement
In spaced noncontact relationship to specimen
374131, G01J 508, G01K 1100
Patent
active
053641868
ABSTRACT:
A blackbody high temperature probe is formed by thermally fusing a coating of composite ceramic material on the tip of a high temperature lightpipe or fiber. The ceramic coating replaces conventional sputtered metallic thin films to form a blackbody optical cavity. The ingredients of the composite ceramic material include a mixture of refractory metal oxides forming the bulk of the material, various pigments and/or refractory metal powders, and binding agents. A firing process is used to thermally fuse the coating onto the lightpipe. Embodiments of the firing process include using a flame or furnace technique, or alternatively using various flame- or plasma- spraying techniques. A thermally fused coating of from 10 to a few hundred micrometers provides a durable blackbody temperature sensor suitable for use in a wide range of applications including measurements in high temperature, high flow rate and abrasive environments such as that encountered in an internal combustion engine, gas turbine or rocket exhaust stream.
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Adams Bruce
Wang Zhihai
Cuchlinski Jr. William A.
Gutierrez Diego F. F.
Luxtron Corporation
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