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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Optical Engineering
  • Industrial Monitoring

Background:

  • High-temperature industrial equipment like furnaces and boilers are prone to deterioration, corrosion, and wear.
  • Effective real-time monitoring is hindered by flame interference from fuel combustion.
  • Existing thermal imaging struggles to penetrate flames for accurate equipment assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a through-flame infrared imager for real-time equipment monitoring.
  • To overcome the limitations of conventional thermal imagers in high-temperature, flame-filled environments.
  • To enable direct temperature measurement and visualization of objects obscured by flames.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a through-flame infrared imager utilizing mid-wave infrared (MWIR) radiation characteristics.
  • Integration of a narrowband filter (3.80 μm to 4.05 μm) into conventional thermal imagers for flame filtering.
  • Experimental validation using an alcohol lamp flame to test imaging capabilities and target detection.

Main Results:

  • The developed imager successfully achieved through-flame imaging.
  • Objects with temperatures exceeding 50 °C were clearly visualized through an alcohol lamp flame.
  • Image clarity of the target's contour improved with increasing target temperature.
  • Direct temperature measurement of obscured objects was demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • The MWIR through-flame imager effectively penetrates flames, allowing visualization and temperature measurement of obscured targets.
  • This technology holds significant potential for real-time monitoring and preventive maintenance in industries using high-temperature equipment.
  • Applications include detecting refractory material degradation and pipeline damage in petrochemical and metal-smelting sectors.