Thermal Imaging Diagnostic Development:
Ratio Pyrometry
Arun NairGraduate Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Overview• Measurement of temperature
– Contact methods• Thermometers• Thermocouples
– Non contact methods (Pyrometry)• Infrared thermometers• Pyrometry of gases/flames
– Thin filament pyrometry– Soot pyrometry– Ratio pyrometry
Overview• Thin filament pyrometry
– Placing a thin filament in flame. – Radiative emissions from the filament correlated with
flame temperature. – Typically Silicon carbide (SiC) is used as filament
• Soot pyrometry– Soot (carbon) particles in flames– Emissions from soot correlated with flame temperature
• Ratio pyrometry
Ratio pyrometry• Intensity ratio approach
– Ratio of intensity at two different wavelengths calculated
– Ratio correlated to flame temperature
• Wien's law
h: Planck’s constant c: Speed of light
k: Boltzmann’s constant T: Temperature
𝐼𝑏(λ, ): 𝑇 Radiance of blackbody : Wavelength
Ratio pyrometry• Intensity ratio
• Temperature
• Color ratio approach– Ratio of two different colors calculated– Ratio correlated to flame temperature
Background• Intensity
– One wavelength
• Color– Range of wavelengths– Sum of intensity of all wavelengths– Integrate it to obtain color signal
Background• Objects when heated:
– Melt, boil– Burn– Glow
• Emit light when the burn and/or glow
• Planck’s law
Background• Color ratio approach
h: Planck’s constant ε: Emissivity
k: Boltzmann’s constant T: Temperature
c: Speed of light. Λ: Wavelength
𝐼𝑏 (λ, ): 𝑇 Radiance of blackbody η: Filter efficiency
Grey body assumption: Emissivity is a constant.
Ratio pyrometry • Present research
– Combine thin filament pyrometry with ratio pyrometry• (Peter Kuhn et. al. , Bin Ma et. al.)
• Advantages– Independent of emissivity– Field measurement of temperature instead of line(TFP) or point
(conventional methods)– Low cost method for pyrometry– Works for any commercially available digital camera
• Potential– Data can be extracted from archived video footage/images
Goal• Determine temperature field of body from a picture
• Is it possible?– Yes
• Commercial cameras available– Expensive: $30,000 +– Tailored for low
temperatures
Study• Calculate the signal values• Planck’s law
• Integral function in Matlab– int(function, variable, lower limit, upper limit)
• Numerical integration– Composite Simpson’s rule
• Blackbody radiation function– Fraction of radiation emitted up to a particular wavelength
Study• Composite Simpson’s rule
– for i =1,2,3…. n-1
• Truncation error: O(h4)• Rate of convergence: 4
Study
• Blackbody radiation function – Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer (Second Edition)
• Robert Siegel & John R. Howell
Study• A: 2.0 μm – 2.5 μm • B: 2.5 μm – 3.0 μm • C: 2.0 μm – 3.0 μm
• T: 2000
• Generated result:
• Ratio A/B A/C B/C
• Matlab 1.468921918087734 0.594964914575130 0.405035085424870
• Numerical 1.468921918087731 0.594964914575128 0.405035085424870
• BRF code 1.468921918087733 0.594964914575130 0.405035085424870
Study• Filter efficiency: η(λ)
• Nikon D70– Kuhn et. al.
• Data digitized using
software
• Blue: 3.70nm – 5.6nm • Green: 3.70 nm – 6.2nm
Study• Filter efficiency: η(λ)
– Experimental method:• Spectrum from known source is dispersed using a diffraction
grating• The spectrum is imaged using a camera and the component
colors separated• Spectrum is calibrated and normalized using spectral lines
from mercury vapor lamp.– 404.7 nm, 435.8 nm, 546.1 nm, 578.2 nm
– Analytical method:• Develop a “black box” function, which correlates input signal
to output temperature
Study• Filter efficiency: η(λ)
– Ideally Gaussian distribution
– Functions considered:• Polynomial function
• Cubic spline function
• Quadratic spline function
Study• 3rd Order Polynomial
3.50E-07 4.00E-07 4.50E-07 5.00E-07 5.50E-07 6.00E-070
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
f(x) = − 4.00523163511332E+020 x³ + 541022875015011 x² − 236180096.469051 x + 33.5692180090286
Green Channel
Study• 3rd Order Polynomial
Actual 4 5 6-4.0E+20 -4.000750E+20 -4.001343E+20 -4.000129E+20
+5.0E+14 +5.001216E+14 +5.002168E+14 +5.000208E+14
-2.0E+08 -2.000653E+08 -2.001158E+08 -2.000111E+08
+33.381 +3.339262E+01 +3.340148E+01 +3.338296E+01
14 35 200-4.000001E+20 -3.999999E+20 -3.999996E+20
+5.000001E+14 +4.999999E+14 +4.999994E+14
-2.000001E+08 -2.000000E+08 -1.999997E+08
+3.338101E+01 +3.338099E+01 +3.338095E+01
Study• 4th Order Polynomial
3.50E-07 4.00E-07 4.50E-07 5.00E-07 5.50E-07 6.00E-070
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
f(x) = 5.0875803099567E+027 x⁴ − 1.05044576590854E+022 x³ + 7996701021917631 x² − 2658181243.63019 x + 325.777345256909
Green Channel
Study• 4th Order Polynomial
Actual 12 14 16+5.0E+27 +5.087979E+27 +5.128295E+27 +5.118779E+27
-1.0E+22 -1.018115E+22 -1.026373E+22 -1.024293E+22
+8.0E+15 +8.138792E+15 +8.201706E+15 +8.184809E+15
-3.0E+09 -3.046873E+09 -3.067996E+09 -3.061950E+09
+325.78 +3.316646E+02 +3.343004E+02 +3.334974E+02
50 100 500+5.023995E+27 +4.834364E+27 +5.434768E+27
-1.004838E+22 -9.667522E+21 -1.086809E+22
+8.036259E+15 +7.751986E+15 +8.644015E+15
-3.011967E+09 -2.918543E+09 -3.210330E+09
+3.272469E+02 +3.158439E+02 +3.512897E+02
Study• 5th Order Polynomial
3.50E-07 4.00E-07 4.50E-07 5.00E-07 5.50E-07 6.00E-070
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
f(x) = 7.79393189172729E+034 x⁵ − 1.88396778902105E+029 x⁴ + 1.80250813001394E+023 x³ − 8.53482157102074E+016 x² + 20011050584.8252 x − 1859.83317642822
Green Channel
Study• Signal Ratio
3.50E-07 4.00E-07 4.50E-07 5.00E-07 5.50E-07 6.00E-070
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
f(x) = − 4.00523163511332E+020 x³ + 541022875015011 x² − 236180096.469051 x + 33.5692180090286
Green Channel
Wavelength (m)
Sen
sitiv
ity
Study• Signal Ratio
3.50E-07 4.00E-07 4.50E-07 5.00E-07 5.50E-070
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
f(x) = 6.24807341207282E+020 x³ − 989260610456236 x² + 509762744.770074 x − 85.1750066574398
Blue Channel
Wavelength (m)
Sen
sitiv
ity
Study• Signal Ratio
– 2nd Order Polynomial
Actual 10 15-1.180233E+14 -1.182471E+14 -1.180380E+14
+1.081001E+08 +1.082962E+08 +1.081126E+08
-23.96354 -2.395876E+01 -2.396334E+01
-5.623263E+13 -5.632741E+13 -5.623903E+13
+5.691230E+07 +5.700364E+07 +5.691833E+07
-13.73959 -1.373959E+01 -1.373959E+01
20 30-1.180269E+14 -1.180233E+14
+1.081031E+08 +1.081001E+08
-2.396351E+01 -2.396354E+01
-5.623422E+13 -5.623261E+13
+5.691377E+07 +5.691228E+07
-1.373959E+01 -1.373959E+01
Study• Signal Ratio
– 3rd Order Polynomial
Actual 50 200 500+5.882149E+20 +7.032672E+20 +5.905079E+20 +5.612230E+20
-9.368183E+14 -1.113896E+15 -9.403226E+14 -8.962225E+14
+4.848695E+8 +5.733508E+08 +4.866119E+08 +4.649229E+08
-81.26233 -9.552129E+01 -8.154242E+01 -7.807783E+01
-3.991030E+20 -4.243452E+20 -3.995615E+20 -3.947716E+20
+5.388299E+14 +5.636853E+14 +5.392815E+14 +5.345657E+14
-2.350623E+8 -2.408562E+08 -2.351677E+08 -2.340656E+08
+33.38127 +3.338127E+01 +3.338127E+01 +3.338127E+01
Study• Signal Ratio
– 2nd Order Polynomial
• 20 samples, Temperature difference: 200
• Input Output 1000 998 6000 5993 6100 6093 8000 7990 8300 8289
Study• Signal Ratio
– 3rd Order Polynomial
• 200 samples, Temperature difference: 200
• Input Output 6010 6009 8268 8267 10479 10529 21637 21628
Study• Signal Ratio
– 3rd Order Polynomial
• 500 samples, Temperature difference: 5
• Input Output 3463 3463 5924 5921 6081 6078 8237 8221 9003 8980 11257 11201
Study• Cubic spline
• Piecewise continuous polynomials
• Given n data points (x1 ,y1) , (x2 ,y2) …(xn ,yn)
y1 = a1x13+ b1x1
2 + c1x1+ d1
yn = anxn3+ bnxn
2 + cnxn+ dn
• C1 continuity: • Slopes are equal at internal points
3aixi+12+ 2bixi+1+ ci = 3ai+1xi+1
2+ 2bi+1xi+1+ ci+1
• Slopes are 0 at endpoints
3aixi2 + 2bixi + ci = 0
• C2 continuity: Second derivative is zero
6aixi + 2bi= 0
Study• Cubic spline
• C0 continuity:
ai λi+13+ bi λi+1
2+ ci λi+1+ di = ai+1 λi+13+ bi+1 λi+1
2+ ci+1 λi+1+ di+1
• C1 continuity: • Slopes are equal at internal points
3ai λi+12 + 2bi λi+1 + ci = 3ai+1 λi+1
2 + 2bi+1 λi+1 + ci+1
• Slopes are 0 at endpoints
3ai λi2 + 2bi λi + ci = 0
• C2 continuity: Second derivative is zero at internal points
6ai λi+1+ 2bi= 6ai+1 λi+1+ 2bi+1
Study• Results
• T: 1400, +20
• Temperature 4 points 5 points 6 points 1820 1820 1819 1820 2060 2060 2060 2060 2180 2181 2179 2181 3280 3289 3280 3280 4540 4581 4537 4540 5580 5670 5573 5581
Study• Results
• T: 1600, +20
• Temperature 3 pieces 4 pieces 5 pieces 2440 2440 2440 2440 3460 3460 3457 3455 5580 5556 5529 5495 (<0.5%) (<1%)
Study• Quadratic spline
• C0 continuity:
ai λi+13+ bi λi+1
2+ ci = ai+1 λi+13+ bi+1 λi+1
2+ ci+1
• C1 continuity: • Slopes are equal at internal points
2ai λi+1 + bi = + 2ai+1 λi+1 + bi+1
• Slopes are 0 at endpoints
2ai λi + bi = 0
Study• Results
• T: 1600, +20
• Temperature 3 piece 4 piece 5 piece 2460 2462 2460 2459 2920 2926 2922 2919 3540 3566 3545 3536 5580 5855 5615 5516
Summary
• Develop ratio pyrometry technique for digital camera– Calculate temperature from images
• Advantages– Independent of emissivity– Field measurement of – Low cost method– Works for any commercially available digital camera– Potential to obtain experimental data from digital image/footage
• Study– Develop codes for calculating signal
• Matlab integration, Numeric integration, Blackbody radiation function
Summary• Study
– Black box function to convert signal to temperature• Polynomial functions• Cubic splines• Quadratic splines
– Code developed to calculate signal and signal ratio• 3rd order polynomial with 20 samples• 4th order polynomial with approximately 50 samples• Signal ratio of 3rd order polynomials with 500 samples
– Too many samples required – Cubic splines
• High level of accuracy for signal with 6 points• Signal ratio decreasing in accuracy with more samples
– Quadratic splines• Better results