Application of hemisphere radiation shields with temperature-dependent emissivity for reducing heat transfer between two concentric hemispheres

The radiation network method has been applied to calculate the net radiation heat transfer between two concentric hemispheres separated by two hemispherical radiation shields with temperature-dependent surface emissivities. Three different materials are chosen for radiation shields: aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, and tungsten. The reduction in heat transfer with shields depends not only on the surface characteristics of the two shields, but also on the locations of the shields. Three illustrative examples are presented to illustrate the effects of temperature dependent emissivities and shield locations on the percentage heat transfer reduction. The analysis can be used to study other cases as warranted.     

Calculation of combined conduction-radiation heat transfer reduction using thick concentric spheres with temperature-dependent emissivity as radiation shields

In this study, the rate of conduction-radiation heat transfer between two thick concentric spheres is analytically investigated because of the ever-increasing importance of radiation shield applications. The heat transfer rate, the percentage of reduction in heat transfer, temperature and emissivity of surfaces are calculated when one and two thick radiation shields are placed between two thick spheres. The calculations show that the use of a radiation shield with a lower emissivity is better than two radiation shields with a higher emissivity to reduce the heat transfer rate. In addition, optimal combinations of radiation shields with different materials are proposed.     

Experimental And Analytical Investigation Of Steady-State Thermal Profile Of Forced-Flow Ln2-Cooled Thermal Radiation Shield For Superconducting Linear Accelerator Cryomodule

Acceleration of heavy ions through the superconducting linear accelerator is achieved by superconducting resonators housed in the cryomodules operating at 4.2 K. In the cryomodule, radiation heat flow from the ambient to the 600 kg of cold mass at 4.2 K is thermally screened by the intermediate thermal shield made of copper. The six surfaces of 17 m² total surface area of the box-shaped thermal shield are cooled in series by the forced flow of liquid nitrogen at 3.2 bar absolute pressure. The boiling temperature of liquid nitrogen at 3.2 bar is 90 K. The steady-state temperatures of the different surfaces of the thermal shield are in the range of 96–115 K at 21.25 L/h flow rate. The steady-state thermal profile of the different surfaces of the thermal shield has also been estimated for different flow rates using a simple analytical technique. The analytical thermal profile of the thermal shield has been correlated with the experimental measurement.     

制冷型红外光学系统温栏杂散辐射分析及消除方法

在致冷型红外光学系统中加入温栏会引入杂散辐射。杂散辐射包括温栏自身的辐射及对外部热光的反射。这两种辐射进入探测器后,会降低系统的信噪比和动态范围,影响成像质量。基于辐射及传热理论,提出温栏杂散辐射所引起噪声等效温差的计算模型,并研究了消除温栏杂散辐射的方法。用LIGHT TOOLS进行了光线追迹,对比分析了传统平面环状温栏和球面反射镜型温栏的杂散辐射,验证了理论推导的正确性和消除方法的可行性。结果表明,采用半径为30.3 mm的高反射率球型温栏代替原设计中的粗糙平面型温栏,控制其曲率半径和位置,可使由温栏引入的杂散辐射降低99%以上。     

Reflection error correction of gas turbine blade temperature

Accurate measurement of gas turbine blades’ temperature is one of the greatest challenges encountered in gas turbine temperature measurements. Within an enclosed gas turbine environment with surfaces of varying temperature and low emissivities, a new challenge is introduced into the use of radiation thermometers due to the problem of reflection error. A method for correcting this error has been proposed and demonstrated in this work through computer simulation and experiment. The method assumed that emissivities of all surfaces exchanging thermal radiation are known. Simulations were carried out considering targets with low and high emissivities of 0.3 and 0.8 respectively while experimental measurements were carried out on blades with emissivity of 0.76. Simulated results showed possibility of achieving error less than 1% while experimental result corrected the error to 1.1%. It was thus concluded that the method is appropriate for correcting reflection error commonly encountered in temperature measurement of gas turbine blades.     

ITER馈线系统CTB盒冷屏多层绝热结构传热性能的实验研究

线圈终端盒(CTB)是保证ITER装置可靠运行的关键部件之一,为磁体系统与低温车间、电源大厅、数据采集系统和低温控制元件提供4.5K的超低温工作环境。线圈终端盒(CTB)内部设有80K冷屏,以吸收室温环境对其内部工作空间带来的辐射热负荷,在杜瓦和冷屏中间,设有30mm的真空多层绝热夹层。首先采用量热法和称重法,对多层绝热试件进行了热性能测试,然后分别与理论分析和CTB原型件系统实验结果进行对比,得出了CTB盒中多层绝热结构的热性能参数,为下一步大规模生产提供了有力的技术支持。     

基于球面反射温阑的红外探测器变f数设计

制冷型红外探测器f数由冷阑尺寸和位置决定,在冷阑附近加温阑可以改变探测器f数,但是会引入大量杂散辐射.为解决这一问题,提出一种基于球面反射温阑的红外探测器变f数设计方法.建立了温阑红外辐射模型,分析普通平面温阑引入的杂散辐射及其对探测器性能的影响.在此基础上提出球面反射温阑的设计方法,通过改变表面形状和发射特性,降低温阑引入的杂散辐射,以保证探测器变f数后的性能.为验证本文方法,设计球面反射温阑和普通平面温阑改变某制冷型探测器f数,在高低温试验箱内进行辐射定标实验测量两种温阑引入的杂散辐射,比较二者对探测器的影响.分析和实验结果表明,球面反射温阑引入的杂散辐射远小于普通平面温阑,引入的噪声等效温差也较小,能够更好地保证红外系统的成像性能.     

Atomic oxygen recombination on the ODS PM 1000 at high temperature under air plasma

High temperature materials are necessary for the design of primary heat shields for future reusable space vehicles re-entering atmospheric planet at hypersonic velocity. During the re-entry phase on earth, one of the most important phenomena occurring on the heat shield is the recombination of atomic oxygen and this phenomenon is more or less catalyzed by the material of the heat shield. PM 1000 is planned to be use on the EXPERT capsule to study in real conditions its catalycity. Before the flight, it is necessary to perform measurements on ground test facility. Experimental data of the recombination coefficient of atomic oxygen under air plasma flow were obtained in the diffusion reactor MESOX on pre-oxidized PM 1000, for two total pressures 300 and 1000 Pa in the temperature range (850-1650 K) using actinometry and optical emission spectroscopy. In this investigation, the evolution of the recombination coefficient is dependent of temperature, pressure level and also of the chemical composition of the surface leading to one order of magnitude for a given temperature. The recombination coefficient is increasing with temperature and also dependent on the static pressure. The surface change due to the plasma exposure is inspected with SEM, XRD and XPS. As chromium oxide is the main part of the oxide layer formed during the oxidation in air plasma conditions, a sintered Cr₂O₃ sample was elaborated from powders to compare the data of the recombination coefficient obtained on PM 1000. Pre- and post-test analyses on the several materials were carried out using SEM, WDS, XRD and XPS.     

Thermal performance analysis of vacuum variable-temperature blackbody system

In this paper, the design and structure of a vacuum variable-temperature blackbody system were described, and the steady-state thermal analysis of a 3-D blackbody model was presented. Also, the thermal performance of the blackbody was evaluated using an infrared camera system. The blackbody system was constructed to operate under vacuum conditions (2.67 × 10⁻² Pa) to reduce its temperature uncertainty, which can be caused by vapor condensation at low temperatures usually below 273.15 K. A heat sink and heat shield including a cold shield were embedded around the radiator to maintain the heat balance of the blackbody. A simplified 3-D model of the blackbody including a radiator, heat sink, heat shield, cold shield, and heat source was thermophysically evaluated by performing finite elements analysis using the extended Stefan–Boltzmann’s rule, and the infrared radiating performance of the developed system was analyzed using an infrared camera system. On the basis of the results of measurements and simulations, we expect that the suggested blackbody system can serve as a highly stable reference source for the calibration and measurement of infrared optical systems within operational temperature ranges.     

A Method for Accurate Calculation ofB1Fields in Three Dimensions. Effects of Shield Geometry on Field Strength and Homogeneity in the Birdcage Coil

A method for calculatingB₁field strength and homogeneity as functions of radiofrequency shield geometry is presented. The method requires use of three-dimensional finite-element analysis, birdcage-coil theory, and antenna-array theory. Calculations were performed for a 12-element birdcage coil (19 cm diameter, 21 cm length) at 125 MHz. CalculatedB₁field strengths and homogeneities for the coil in 25 different shields and in no shield are given. For configurations where the shield is longer than the coil, bothB₁field strength and homogeneity decrease as shield diameter decreases or as shield length increases. In configurations where the shield is shorter than the coil and has a diameter of 25.6 cm,B₁homogeneity is greater than in an unshielded coil.B₁field strength was measured experimentally at 125 MHz in a birdcage coil of the same geometry as the model within shields of four different diameters. Calculated results very closely matched experimental measurement.     

Laminar natural convection between vertical isothermal heated plates with different temperatures

Numerical investigation of laminar free convection heat transfer in the vertical parallel plate channel with asymmetric heating is presented. Both inlet and exit effects are included into the analysis. A numerical solution is obtained for a Prandtl number of 0.71 and for modified Rayleigh number [`(Ra)]\overline {Ra} = 10⁻¹ ÷ 10⁵, and varying heating ratio T_R = 0 ÷ 1 and aspect ratio A = 10. Fully elliptic Navier-Stokes and energy equations are solved using the finite volume techniques with staggered grid arrangements. The obtained results show a strong influence of the temperature ratio on local and average heat transfer coefficient on the hot and cold plates. With reduction of T_R the heat transfer parameter on the hot wall grows, and on the cold one, on the contrary, it decreases. As a result, the total heat exchange from two plates depends poorly on the parameter T_R.     

The influence of furnace wall emissivity on steel charge heating

Radiation heat transfer is one of the most important heat transfer modes in high-temperature applications. It is a strongly non-linear process, which depends on the temperature and emissivity of heat exchange surfaces, their geometrical configuration and properties of the surrounding atmosphere. Heat exchange intensity between the surfaces depends mainly on their temperature differences. However, their emissivities influence significantly the radiation heat transfer process as well. Emissivity is a function of surface state or atmospheric chemical reactions, temperature and wavelengths. Because of these non-linearities, it is very complicated to evaluate such a real problem by numerical simulation, and experimental work seems to be the most reliable evaluation procedure. We applied special high-temperature coatings of different emissivities on furnace walls to evaluate the dependence between the furnace wall emissivity and steel charge heating. The emissivity analyses of the coatings used and emissivity measurement results in dependence on wavelength are presented in this paper. The dependence of the charge heating on the furnace wall emissivity, the importance of emissivity wavelength dependence and significant differences of the emissivity effect in electrical and gas heated furnaces are shown. The possible consequences and practical benefits are also discussed in this paper.     

Spherical warm shield design for infrared imaging systems

The F-number matching is the primary means to suppress stray radiation for infrared imaging systems. However, it is difficult to achieve exact F-number matching, owing to the restriction from detectors, or multiple F-number design. Hence, an additional shield is required to block the certain thermal radiation. Typical shield is called flat warm shield, which is flat and operates at room temperature. For flat warm shield, it cannot suppress stray radiation while achieving F-number matching. To overcome the restriction, a spherical reflective warm shield is required. First of all, the detailed theory of spherical warm shield design is developed on basis of the principle that stray radiation cannot directly reach the infrared focal plane array. According to the theory developed above, a polished spherical warm shield, whose radius is 18 mm, is designed to match an F/2 infrared detector with an F/4 infrared imaging system. Then, the performance and alignment errors of the designed spherical warm shield are analyzed by simulation. Finally, a contrast experiment between the designed spherical warm shield and two differently processed flat warm shields is performed in a chamber with controllable inside temperatures. The experimental results indicate that the designed spherical warm shield cannot only achieve F-number matching but suppress stray radiation sufficiently. Besides, it is demonstrated that the theory of spherical warm shield design developed in this paper is valid and can be employed by arbitrary infrared imaging systems.     

热漏对换热器(火积)耗散最小化的影响

建立了存在热漏的换热器的传热过程模型.假定热流体与冷流体间的传热以及冷流体与外界环境间的热漏均服从牛顿传热定律,在冷流体净传热量一定的条件下,应用最优控制理论导出了换热过程(火积)耗散最小时热流体温度和冷流体温度的最优构型,并将最优路径分别与热流体温度一定和热流率一定的传统传热策略进行了比较.研究结果对于实际换热器的优化设计和最优运行具有一定的理论指导意义.     

EM-Wave Diffraction by a Finite Plate with Dirichlet Conditions in the Ionosphere of Cold Plasma

In the current communication, the problem of plane wave diffraction by a conductible plate of finite length in the presence of cold plasma is investigated. The boundary-value problem corresponding to this model is formulated by Fourier transform which then leads to the Wiener?Hopf equation. The resulting equation has been solved by the Wiener?Hopf procedure in a standard way. The separated field (diffracted field) is analyzed in an anisotropic medium using asymptotic expansion and modified stationary phase method. The problem can be made simple by assuming ε₂→0, where ε₂ is the element of permittivity tensor. This happens, if the operating frequency is assumed to be very large as compared to ω_c (cyclotron frequency) while it is of same order of ω_p (the plasma frequency). The case ε₁ =1, ε₂→0 leads to the results for soft plate of finite length in an isotropic medium. Graphical study is performed to investigate the behavior of separated field for various physical parameters for isotropic and anisotropic media.     

Power generation by the transverse Seebeck effect in Pb–Bi<Subscript>2</Subscript>Te<Subscript>3</Subscript> multilayers

The transverse Seebeck effect in tilted metal-semiconductor multilayer structures has been exploited for electric power generation. In tilted Pb–Bi₂Te₃ multilayer samples, coefficients of performance for transverse thermoelectric power generation have been determined, in dependence of temperature difference between hot and cold sample surfaces. The results can be described well by modeling calculations of transverse thermoelectric power generation.     

Cold radiation shields for IR detector arrays

Off-set and integral cold shields are compared for cold shield shading effects when used with frontside and backside irradiated IR arrays. The integral cold shield, within its range of application, eliminates cold shield shading for frontside arrays and is more desirable. For backside arrays, off-set cold shield shading can be significantly reduced to tolerable levels when the array is prepared on thick transparent substrates. For these arrays, the integral cold shield is more difficult to implement and thus less desirable than the off-set cold shield.     

Transient simulation of the combustion of fuel-lean hydrogen/air mixtures in platinum-coated channels

The start-up of platinum-coated, hydrogen-fuelled planar channels with heights of 1 mm is investigated numerically using 2-D transient simulations with detailed hetero-/homogeneous chemistry, heat conduction in the solid wall and surface radiation heat transfer. Simulations encompass pressures of 1 and 5 bar and fuel-lean H₂/air equivalence ratios of 0.10 to 0.28. Catalytic ignition is inhibited by rising pressure and increasing hydrogen concentration. However, at temperatures above the catalytic ignition temperature T_ign, the dependencies of the heterogeneous reactivity reverse, showing a positive order ～1.5 with respect to hydrogen concentration and an overall positive pressure order of ～0.97. Despite the longer catalytic ignition times for the larger equivalence ratios, the times required to reach steady state are shorter at larger stoichiometries due to their enhanced catalytic reactivity at T > T_ign and the resulting higher exothermicity. Following catalytic ignition, the wall temperatures eventually attain superadiabatic values due to the diffusional imbalance of hydrogen. Homogeneous chemistry considerably moderates the superadiabatic surface temperatures at 5 bar, as the gaseous combustion zone extends parallel to the channel wall and thus shields the catalyst surface from the hydrogen-rich channel core. Furthermore, gas-phase chemistry reduces the steady-state times and substantially increases the hydrogen conversion.     

Control of temperature field and residual stresses in growing basal-plane-faceted sapphire ribbons

The influence of different heat shielding constructions on the distribution of temperature and thermoelastic and residual stresses in growing basal-plane-faceted sapphire ribbons (Al₂O₃) is studied. It is shown that inclined shields decrease thermoelastic stresses owing to the redistribution of heat fluxes from a heater to a ribbon, which allows growing block-free basal-plane-faceted sapphire ribbons.     

用于气象观测的阵列式温度传感器流体动力学分析与实验研究

传统百叶箱和防辐射罩内部的温度传感器受到太阳辐射会导致其温度高于大气真实温度, 升温量可达0.8 K甚至更高. 为提高大气温度观测精度, 本文设计了一种阵列式温度传感器. 利用计算流体动力学方法分析计算该传感器在不同环境条件下的辐射升温量, 采用遗传算法对计算结果进行拟合, 获得辐射升温量修正方程. 为验证阵列式温度传感器的实际性能, 研制了强制通风温度测量平台. 将阵列式温度传感器、配有传统防辐射罩的温度传感器和强制通风温度测量平台置于相同环境下, 进行大气温度观测比对实验. 配有传统防辐射罩的温度传感器辐射升温量平均值为0.409 K; 与前者相比, 阵列式温度传感器的辐射升温量仅为0.027 K. 这种阵列式温度传感器可将辐射升温引起的误差降低约93%. 辐射升温量实验测量值与修正方程修正值之间的平均偏移量为0.0174 K, 均方根误差为0.0215 K, 该结果验证了计算流体动力学方法与遗传算法的准确性. 如果配合计算流体动力学方法与遗传算法, 温度测量精度有进一步提高的潜力.