scholarly journals Methodology for High-Accuracy Infrared Calibration in Environments with Through-Wall Heat Flux

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Mathias Michaud ◽  
Francesco Ornano ◽  
Nafiz Chowdhury ◽  
Thomas Povey
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Guide Vane ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Wall Heat Flux ◽  
New Technique ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Additional Advantage ◽  
Ir Calibration

This paper describes a new method for accurate in situ infrared (IR) calibration in environments with significant through-wall heat flux and surface temperature non-uniformity. In the context of turbine research environments, conventional approaches for in situ IR calibrations rely on thermocouples embedded in the surface or bonded to the surface using an adhesive layer. A review of the literature points to lack of emphasis on the uncertainty in the calibration arising from the effect of the adhesive substrate and paint on the temperature measured by the thermocouple, namely that under diabatic conditions (i.e. with through-wall heat flux) the measured temperature deviates from the true surface temperature. We present a systematic study of the sensitivity of the thermocouple temperature to installation conditions seen in typical laboratory IR calibration arrangements, and under realistic conditions of through-wall heat flux. A new technique is proposed that improves the calibration accuracy by reducing the difference between the thermocouple measurement and the external wall temperature seen by the infrared camera. The new technique has the additional advantage of reducing the uncertainty associated with selecting an appropriate pixel in the IR image, by providing a region with greater temperature uniformity especially in environments with significant underlying lateral surface temperature variation. The new approach is experimentally demonstrated and compared to more conventional measurement techniques on a heavily film-cooled nozzle guide vane assembly operated at highly engine-representative conditions. The proposed technique is demonstrated to significantly improve the measurement accuracy for IR in situ calibrations in environment with through-wall heat flux and surface temperature non-uniformity.

Estimating the Wall Heat Flux of Unsteady Conjugated Forced Convection Between Two Corotating Disks Using an Inverse Solution Scheme

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. W. Lin ◽  
Hung Yi Li ◽  
Wei Mon Yan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Forced Convection ◽  
Boundary Surface ◽  
Temperature Sensors ◽  
Inverse Solution ◽  
Wall Heat Flux ◽  
Unknown Boundary ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Solution Scheme ◽  
Good Agreement

An inverse solution scheme based on the conjugate gradient method with the minimization of the object function is presented for estimating the unknown wall heat flux of conjugated forced convection flows between two corotating disks from temperature measurements acquired within the flow field. The validity of the proposed approach is demonstrated via the estimation of three time- and space-dependent heat flux profiles. A good agreement is observed between the estimated results and the exact solution in every case. In general, the accuracy of the estimated results is found to improve as the temperature sensors are moved closer to the unknown boundary surface and the error in the measured temperature data is reduced.

A Comparison of Radiation Versus Convection Calibration of Thin-Film Heat Flux Gauges

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Smith ◽  
J. V. Bubb ◽  
O. Popp ◽  
T. E. Diller ◽  
Stephen J. Hevey
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Temperature Response ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Separate Experiment ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Conduction Model ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Turbine Rotor Blade

Abstract A transient, in-situ method was examined for calibrating thin-film heat flux gauges using experimental data generated from both convection and radiation tests. Also, a comparison is made between this transient method and the standard radiation substitution calibration technique. Six Vatell Corporation HFM-7 type heat flux gauges were mounted on the surface of a 2-D, first-stage turbine rotor blade. These gauges were subjected to radiation from a heat lamp and in a separate experiment to a convective heat flux generated by flow in a transonic cascade wind tunnel. A second set of convective tests were performed using jets of cooled air impinging on the surface of the gauges. Direct measurements were simultaneously taken of both the time-resolved heat flux and surface temperature on the blade. The heat flux input was used to predict a surface temperature response using a one-dimensional, semi-infinite conduction model into a substrate with known thermal properties. The sensitivities of the gauges were determined by correlating the semi-infinite predicted temperature response to the measured temperature response. A finite-difference code was used to model the penetration of the heat flux into the substrate in order to estimate the time for which the semi-infinite assumption was valid. The results from these tests showed that the gauges accurately record both the convection and radiation modes of heat transfer. The radiation and convection tests yielded gauge sensitivities which agreed to within ±11%.

Influence of Gas-to-Wall Temperature Ratio on By-Pass Transition

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tânia S. Cação Ferreira ◽  
Tony Arts
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Analog Circuits ◽  
Guide Vane ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Wall Heat Flux ◽  
Bypass Transition ◽  
Temperature Ratio ◽  
Isentropic Compression ◽  
Pressure Transducers

An investigation of thermal effects on bypass transition was conducted on the highly-loaded turbine guide vane LS89 in the short-duration isentropic Compression Tube (CT-2) facility at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI). Measurements from high response surface-mounted thin films coupled with analog circuits provided the time-resolved wall heat flux history whereas pneumatic probes, differential pressure transducers and thermocouples allowed the accurate definition of the inlet and outlet flow conditions. The gas-to-wall temperature ratio, ranging from 1.11 to 1.55, was varied by changing the inlet total temperature. The isentropic exit Mach number ranged from 0.90 to 1.00 and the global freestream turbulence intensity value was set at 0.8, 3.9 and 5.3%. The isentropic exit Reynolds number was kept at 106. The onset of transition was tracked through the wall heat flux signal fluctuations. Within the present operating conditions, no significant effect of the gas/wall temperature ratio was put in evidence. At the present (design) transonic exit conditions, the local free-stream pressure gradient appears to remain the main driver of the onset of transition. A wider range of operating conditions must be considered to draw final conclusions.

scholarly journals The role of aerodynamic resistance in thermal remote sensing-based evapotranspiration models

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivonne Trebs ◽  
Kaniska Mallick ◽  
Nishan Bhattarai ◽  
Mauro Sulis ◽  
James Cleverly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Surface Energy ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Surface Energy Balance ◽  
Aerodynamic Resistance ◽  
Atmospheric Stability ◽  
Semi Arid

<p>‘Aerodynamic resistance’ (hereafter r<sub>a</sub>) is a preeminent variable in the modelling of evapotranspiration (ET), and its accurate quantification plays a critical role in determining the performance and consistency of thermal remote sensing-based surface energy balance (SEB) models for estimating ET at local to regional scales. Atmospheric stability links r<sub>a</sub> with land surface temperature (LST) and the representation of their interactions in the SEB models determines the accuracy of ET estimates.</p><p>The present study investigates the influence of r<sub>a</sub> and its relation to LST uncertainties on the performance of three structurally different SEB models by combining nine OzFlux eddy covariance datasets from 2011 to 2019 from sites of different aridity in Australia with MODIS Terra and Aqua LST and leaf area index (LAI) products. Simulations of the latent heat flux (LE, energy equivalent of ET in W/m<sup>2</sup>) from the SPARSE (Soil Plant Atmosphere and Remote Sensing Evapotranspiration), SEBS (Surface Energy Balance System) and STIC (Surface Temperature Initiated Closure) models forced with MODIS LST, LAI, and in-situ meteorological datasets were evaluated using observed flux data across water-limited (semi-arid and arid) and radiation-limited (mesic) ecosystems.</p><p>Our results revealed that the three models tend to overestimate instantaneous LE in the water-limited shrubland, woodland and grassland ecosystems by up to 60% on average, which was caused by an underestimation of the sensible heat flux (H). LE overestimation was associated with discrepancies in r<sub>a</sub> retrievals under conditions of high atmospheric instability, during which errors in LST (expressed as the difference between MODIS LST and in-situ LST) apparently played a minor role. On the other hand, a positive bias in LST coincides with low r<sub>a</sub> and causes slight underestimation of LE at the water-limited sites. The impact of r<sub>a</sub> on the LE residual error was found to be of the same magnitude as the influence of errors in LST in the semi-arid ecosystems as indicated by variable importance in projection (VIP) coefficients from partial least squares regression above unity. In contrast, our results for mesic forest ecosystems indicated minor dependency on r<sub>a</sub> for modelling LE (VIP<0.4), which was due to a higher roughness length and lower LST resulting in dominance of mechanically generated turbulence, thereby diminishing the importance of atmospheric stability in the determination of r<sub>a</sub>.</p>

In Situ Measurement of Soil Heat Flux with the Gradient Method

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 589
Author(s):  
Douglas R. Cobos ◽  
John M. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Gradient Method ◽  
Soil Heat Flux ◽  
In Situ Measurement
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