Radiation Thermometry - Fundamentals and Applications in the Petrochemical Industry

• Main Author: Saunders, Peter
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Bellingham, Wash SPIE 2007; SPIE Press; Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
• Subjects: Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies; Optical physics; Petroleum chemicals industry; Process Design, Control & Automation; Radiation pyrometers; Sensors and Instrumentation for Control & Measurement; Temperature measurements; WORLD

This tutorial text provides an introduction to the subject of radiation thermometry, focusing on sources of measurement error and giving advice on methods for minimizing or eliminating these errors. Topics covered include: Blackbody radiation, emissivity, reflection errors, and atmospheric absorptio...