发明名称 |
Systems and methods for thermal imaging technique for measuring mixing of fluids |
摘要 |
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. |
申请公布号 |
US9366689(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.06.14 |
申请号 |
US201414224302 |
申请日期 |
2014.03.25 |
申请人 |
ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC |
发明人 |
Booten Charles;Tomerlin Jeff;Winkler Jon |
分类号 |
G01P5/10 |
主分类号 |
G01P5/10 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
Stolpa John C.;Pittelkow Robert G. |
主权项 |
1. A method for measuring mixing of gaseous fluids using thermal imaging, the method comprising:
positioning a thermal test medium parallel to a direction of primary flow of a gaseous fluid from an outlet vent of a momentum source, wherein when the momentum source is operating, the gaseous fluid flows across a surface of the thermal test medium; obtaining an ambient temperature value from a baseline thermal image of the surface when no gaseous fluid is flowing from the outlet vent; obtaining at least one operational thermal image of the surface when the gaseous fluid is flowing from the outlet vent across the surface, wherein the gaseous 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. |
地址 |
Golden CO US |