Gas visualization of industrial hydrocarbon emissions

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1443-1451

  Sandsten, Jonas ^a,b   Edner, Hans ^a,b   Svanberg, Sune ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b GasOptics Sweden AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CAMERAS; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INFRARED IMAGING; VISUALIZATION;

ERRATIC COMBUSTION; GAS VISUALIZATIONS; GAS-CORRELATION IMAGING;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 2942737303     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.001443     Document Type: Article

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11. Camera system specifications; Detector: MCT Sprite Stirling, 4-13 μm, NEδT = 80 mK, Filterwheel with 5 positions; Visualised gases: Methane, Ethene, Ammonia, Nitrous Oxide; Ammonia: Detection limit 30 ppm × m at δT = 18 K with split-image telescope (present), Range and resolution: 10-1000 meters, 136×136 pixels gas image combined with high resolution visible image; Frame rate: 15 images/s.