Estimation of radiative properties and temperature distributions in coal-fired boiler furnaces by a portable image processing system

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 416-421

  Li, Wenhao ^a   Lou, Chun ^a   Sun, Yipeng ^a   Zhou, Huaichun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal fired boiler furnaces; Combustion measurement; Image processing; Radiative properties; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION DIAGNOSIS; COMBUSTION MEASUREMENT; EQUIVALENT BLACKBODY TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAME TEMPERATURES; IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM; IMAGING PROCESSING; INFRARED PYROMETERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PORTABLE SYSTEM; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES;

BOILERS; COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COAL INDUSTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FURNACES; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 78650203456     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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