Title :
The application of image processing to acoustic pyrometry
Author :
Kleppe, John A. ; Maskaly, Jim ; Beam, Gary
Author_Institution :
Nevada Univ., Reno, NV, USA
Abstract :
Acoustic pyrometry can be used to measure the temperature of hot gases in a variety of applications. Single path measurements are used in boiler and furnace applications to measure furnace exit gas temperature and numerous other selected regions of interest. Multiple acoustic transceivers may be applied to provide a base of path temperature data from which isothermal contours and other useful temperature distribution information can be generated and displayed for operations and control purposes. Numerical deconvolution methods are discussed that were developed specifically to handle multiple path acoustic pyrometry data. Specific applications and examples are presented
Keywords :
acoustic devices; acoustic signal processing; boilers; deconvolution; furnaces; image processing; pyrometers; temperature distribution; temperature measurement; transceivers; waste-to-energy power plants; acoustic transceivers; furnace; furnace exit gas temperature; hot gases; image processing; isothermal contours; multiple path acoustic pyrometry data; numerical deconvolution methods; path temperature data; single path measurements; temperature distribution; temperature measurement; waste to energy boilers; Acoustic applications; Acoustic measurements; Boilers; Furnaces; Gases; Image processing; Isothermal processes; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Image Processing, 1996. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lausanne
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3259-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICIP.1996.560963
