Staymates, M.
and Gillen, J.
(2012),
High-speed thermo-microscope for imaging thermal desorption phenomena, Review of Scientific Instruments
(Accessed July 18, 2024)
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High-speed thermo-microscope for imaging thermal desorption phenomena
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In this work, we describe a new imaging system, called a thermo-microscope, that can be used to visualize atmospheric pressure thermal desorption phenomena at high heating rates and frame rates. The system consists of a zoom lens coupled to a high-speed video camera that is focused on the surface of an aluminum nitride heating element. In a typical experiment, the material of interest is rapidly heated beyond its boiling point while the camera captures images at several thousand frames per second. A data acquisition system, along with an embedded thermocouple and infrared pyrometer are used to measure the temperature of the heater surface. We demonstrate that, while a typical thermocouple lacks the response time to accurately measure temperature ramps that approach 150°C per second, it is possible to calibrate the system by using a combination of infrared pyrometry, melting point standards, and a thermocouple. Several examples of high-explosives undergoing rapid thermal desorption are also presented.Citation
Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume
83
Issue
075113
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
thermal desorption, high-speed videography
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Created July 25, 2012, Updated February 19, 2017