Measurement of in-plane thermal diffusivity of solids moving at constant velocity using laser spot infrared thermography

•We measure the in-plane thermal diffusivity of (an)isotropic samples moving at constant velocity.•We propose three methods based on simple linear relations.•These methods can be applied on in-line production or in-line quality control in factories.•The methods are valid for thermal insulators as we...

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Published in:Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation 2019-02, Vol.134, p.519-526
Main Authors: Bedoya, A., González, J., Rodríguez-Aseguinolaza, J., Mendioroz, A., Sommier, A., Batsale, J.C., Pradere, C., Salazar, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerial thermography
Diffusivity
Engineering Sciences
Flying spot
Heat transfer
Industrial plants
Infrared analysis
Infrared cameras
Infrared imaging
Infrared lasers
Infrared thermography
Laser beam heating
Nondestructive evaluation
Quality control
Recording
Surface temperature
Thermal diffusivity
Thermography
Velocity
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Summary:•We measure the in-plane thermal diffusivity of (an)isotropic samples moving at constant velocity.•We propose three methods based on simple linear relations.•These methods can be applied on in-line production or in-line quality control in factories.•The methods are valid for thermal insulators as well as good thermal conductors. In this work, an infrared thermography setup is proposed to measure the in-plane thermal diffusivity of (an)isotropic samples that are moving at constant velocity, as it is the case of in-line production or in-line quality control processes in factories. The experiment consists in heating the moving sample with a focused laser spot, which remains at rest, and recording the surface temperature by an infrared camera. An analytical expression for the surface temperature of the moving sample has been obtained. By analyzing the surface temperature in logarithmic scale, three simple linear relations are obtained, whose slopes give the thermal diffusivity in the direction of the sample movement and in the perpendicular direction. These three linear methods, which are not disturbed by heat losses by convection and radiation, are valid for both opaque and semitransparent samples. Measurements performed on calibrated samples confirm the validity of the methods, which are also valid when the sample is at rest and the laser spot scans its surface at constant velocity, the so-called “flying spot” technique.
ISSN:0263-2241
1873-412X
DOI:10.1016/j.measurement.2018.11.013