NASA NTRS · 19900008589
A multicolor imaging pyrometer
Abstract
A multicolor imaging pyrometer was designed for accurately and precisely measuring the temperature distribution histories of small moving samples. The device projects six different color images of the sample onto a single charge coupled device array that provides an RS-170 video signal to a computerized frame grabber. The computer automatically selects which one of the six images provides useful data, and converts that information to a temperature map. By measuring the temperature of molten aluminum heated in a kiln, a breadboard version of the device was shown to provide high accuracy in difficult measurement situations. It is expected that this pyrometer will ultimately find application in measuring the temperature of materials undergoing radiant heating in a microgravity acoustic levitation furnace.
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Frish, Michael B., Frank, Jonathan H.. 1989-06-01. A multicolor imaging pyrometer. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19900008589
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