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Remote Temperature Measurement in Hostile Industrial Environments with Microwave Radiometry.

DE2006875918

Publication Date	2006
Personal Author	Stephan, K. D.
Page Count	26
Abstract	This project investigated the feasibility of developing a remote temperature measurement instrument for energy-intensive industries. Existing remote temperature measurement techniques based on infrared radiation fail when excessive amounts of dust, smoke, or other particulates are present. We found that a remote temperature measurement instrument using microwaves demonstrated performance superior to infrared instrumentation in laboratory and field trials when dust or steam was present. Since improved temperature measurement helps improve energy efficiency and quality in a wide variety of industrial processes, making the new microwave instrument commercially available should lead to reduced energy usage, improved quality, and better competitiveness in a number of energy-intensive industries such as food processing and cement manufacturing. These improvements can lead to lower-priced products of improved quality for the consumer, and can contribute to the nations energy independence.
Keywords	Remote sensing Energy efficiency Microwave sensors Temperature measurement Industries Microwave radiometers
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Southwest Texas State Univ., San Marcos.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200620

Remote Temperature Measurement in Hostile Industrial Environments with Microwave Radiometry.

Remote Temperature Measurement in Hostile Industrial Environments with Microwave Radiometry.
DE2006875918

Publication Date	2006
Personal Author	Stephan, K. D.
Page Count	26
Abstract	This project investigated the feasibility of developing a remote temperature measurement instrument for energy-intensive industries. Existing remote temperature measurement techniques based on infrared radiation fail when excessive amounts of dust, smoke, or other particulates are present. We found that a remote temperature measurement instrument using microwaves demonstrated performance superior to infrared instrumentation in laboratory and field trials when dust or steam was present. Since improved temperature measurement helps improve energy efficiency and quality in a wide variety of industrial processes, making the new microwave instrument commercially available should lead to reduced energy usage, improved quality, and better competitiveness in a number of energy-intensive industries such as food processing and cement manufacturing. These improvements can lead to lower-priced products of improved quality for the consumer, and can contribute to the nations energy independence.
Keywords	Remote sensing Energy efficiency Microwave sensors Temperature measurement Industries Microwave radiometers
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Southwest Texas State Univ., San Marcos.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200620