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Dynamic characterization of temperature sensors by laser excitation

Mechanical Department, University of Ancona via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Review of Scientific Instruments (impact factor: 1.37). 08/1996; DOI:10.1063/1.1147220 pp.2595 - 2601
Source: IEEE Xplore

ABSTRACT In this article, a new dynamic calibration technique for sensors used to measure flow temperature is developed. The technique is based on laser heating of the sensor and allows one to operate in situ when optical access to the sensor is provided and the flow is transparent to laser light. It is possible to obtain both the time constant of the sensor and the convective heat exchange coefficient. Laboratory tests performed inside a wind tunnel, have shown the reliability and the advantage of such a technique. It is also possible to reduce the uncertainty on thermal exchange coefficient estimation (and therefore on the time constant) in order to obtain a more accurate model of the dynamic characteristics of the probes which are used for flow temperature measurements. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.

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Keywords

accurate model
 
convective heat exchange coefficient
 
flow temperature measurements
 
Laboratory tests
 
laser heating
 
laser light
 
measure flow temperature
 
new dynamic calibration technique
 
sensor
 
sensors
 
situ
 
thermal exchange coefficient estimation
 
wind tunnel
 

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