Color sensor application in high-temperature spectral ratio pyrometer

Contactless thermal control tools play an important role in solving the high-temperature technological processes improving energy efficiency problems. In order to create such controls, the authors analyzed the developing possibility of spectral ratio high-temperature pyrometer using a multispectral radiation receiver (color sensor) TCS34725. In the paper this receiver application coefficients are determined, signals ratio graphs in different spectral intervals on temperature are given for two applications: without additional filtration of the control object radiation infrared component and using an opaque in the infrared spectrum part external filter.

Optical system of 3D AOTF-based microscopic imager

In this paper, we propose a novel approach of calculating optical stereoscopic systems containing acousto-optic tunable filters. Each channel is designed separately as a simple imaging system. It is formed by an entrance lens, a radiation receiver lens, and an acousto-optic filter. The optimization of the depth of field and the magnification of the optical system is carried out during the calculations. The numerical values of the overall parameters obtained satisfy the given initial requirements. The Zemax simulation of the built optical system is in strong agreement with the calculation.

Non-Selective Magnetoelectric Thermal Radiation Receiver Based on Cadmium Antimonide

The ways of increasing the sensitivity of a non-selective thermal radiation receiver based on cadmium antimony using the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction are considered and investiga­ted. It has been shown that the application of ani­sotropic NdFeB anisotropic magnet increases the volt-watt sensitivity of the thermal radiation recei­ver by 30 %. When a more powerful magnet is used, an additional increase in sensitivity is observed, but not in proportion to the magnitude of the additio­nal magnetic induction. The dynamic range of the created thermal radiation receiver, which is from 10 to 200000 W/m-2, is investigated.

A Solar Reactor Design for Research on Calcium Oxide-Based Carbon Dioxide Capture

An engineering design for a novel 1-kW solar-driven reactor to capture carbon dioxide via the calcium oxide-based two-step carbonation–calcination cycle has been completed. The reactor consists of a downward-facing cylindrical dual cavity. The inner cavity serves as the radiation receiver, while the outer cavity is the reaction chamber that contains a packed- or fluidized-bed of reacting particles. Several aspects have been incorporated in this reactor design, including high flexibility, mechanical rigidity and simplicity, high-temperature and thermal shock resistance, accommodation of thermal expansion, low convective heat losses, uniform gas distribution inside the reaction chamber, and simple reactor assembly. The final reactor design is presented, and the reactor assembly is illustrated.