Surface temperature measurements on burning materials using an infrared pyrometer: Accounting for emissivity and reflection of external radiation

Fire and Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-53

  Urbas, Joe ^a   Parker, William J ^a   Luebbers, Gerald E ^a  

^a Pacific Fire Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared pyrometer; Surface temperature measurements

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; GASIFICATION; IGNITION; INFRARED DEVICES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PYROLYSIS; PYROMETERS; THERMOCOUPLES; WOOD PRODUCTS;

INFRARED PYROMETERS; SPECTRAL EMISSIVITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS;

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 1542785407     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.844     Document Type: Article

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