Heat flux measurement device for estimating fouling thickness
US8147130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N17/008
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A heat flux measurement device includes at least two thermocouples disposed within a front portion of the device at different axial distances from a front wall of the device. A correlation between the measured heat fluxes from the device over a period of time is used to estimate a fouling thickness on a wall, for example, a water wall of a radiant syngas cooler (RSC).
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