INTEPS - INtegrated optical ThErmal Phosphorescence System

INTEPS - 集成光学热磷光系统

• 批准号: 10089333
• 金额: $ 5.26万
• 依托单位: SENSOR COATING SYSTEMS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10089333
• 关键词: INTEPS; INtegrated; optical; ThErmal; Phosphorescence

Sensor Coating Systems Ltd (SCS) are developing an innovative technology for measuring temperatures in harsh industrial applications. This is a unique thermal mapping technology for high value markets such as power generation and aerospace industries. The technology is based on a smart-memory material that has been developed by SCS and it is applied as a paint or a coating on the surface of the components to be measured. The coated components are then used in standard operating conditions where they exposed to high temperatures. After the process, once the components have cool down, they are interrogated with a laser-probe instrument also developed and protected by SCS (patent pending). From the luminescence properties of the material and by performing a sophisticated calibration method, the past maximum temperature of the component can be measured.The calibration method relies on measuring the Lifetime Decay (LTD) of the coating material, which can be directly corelated to the past maximum exposure temperature of the coating. SCS has developed a bespoke optical measurement system to perform these LTD measurements. It has more recently shown that additional spectral measurements can greatly enhance the temperature accuracy. Separate instrumentation for spectral measurements has been developed by SCS and is currently in use for commercial projects. However, the overall measurements process is now considerably longer and can also be subject to spatial inaccuracies, as each measurement point needs to be measured twice.The objective of this project is therefore to integrate the two measurement systems (LTD & Spectra) into one and perform the two measurements simultaneously. That would effectively reduce the measurement time by 50%, which can be several days for large industrial projects. Operational costs will also be reduced and measurement uncertainty due to spatial accuracy tolerances will be eliminated. For this project SCS is looking forward to collaborate with NPL and take advantage of their expertise and state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.

传感器涂层系统有限公司（SCS）正在开发一种创新技术，用于测量恶劣工业应用中的温度。这是一种独特的热成像技术，适用于发电和航空航天等高价值市场。该技术基于SCS开发的智能记忆材料，可作为涂料或涂层应用于待测部件的表面。然后在标准操作条件下使用涂层组件，使其暴露于高温下。在此过程之后，一旦组件冷却下来，它们就会被同样由SCS开发和保护的激光探针仪器（专利申请中）询问。根据材料的发光特性，通过执行复杂的校准方法，可以测量组件过去的最高温度。校准方法依赖于测量涂层材料的寿命衰减（LTD），它可以直接与涂层过去的最高暴露温度相关。SCS开发了一个定制的光学测量系统来执行这些LTD测量。最近的研究表明，额外的光谱测量可以大大提高温度精度。SCS已经开发了用于光谱测量的单独仪器，目前正用于商业项目。然而，由于每个测量点都需要测量两次，因此整个测量过程要长得多，并且可能会受到空间误差的影响。因此，该项目的目标是将两个测量系统（LTD和Spectra）集成为一个，并同时执行两个测量。这将有效地减少50%的测量时间，对于大型工业项目来说，这可能需要几天。运营成本也将降低，由于空间精度公差的测量不确定性将被消除。对于这个项目，SCS期待与NPL合作，利用他们的专业知识和最先进的设施和设备。