Systems and methods for thermal imaging technique for measuring mixing of fluids
US9366689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P5/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for thermal imaging for measuring mixing of fluids are provided. In one embodiment, a method for measuring mixing of gaseous fluids using thermal imaging comprises: positioning a thermal test medium parallel to a direction gaseous fluid flow from an outlet vent of a momentum source, wherein when the source is operating, the fluid flows across a surface of the medium; obtaining an ambient temperature value from a baseline thermal image of the surface; obtaining at least one operational thermal image of the surface when the fluid is flowing from the outlet vent across the surface, wherein the fluid has a temperature different than the ambient temperature; and calculating at least one temperature-difference fraction associated with at least a first position on the surface based on a difference between temperature measurements obtained from the at least one operational thermal image and the ambient temperature value.
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