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Acoustic Pyrometry using an Off-the-Shelf Range Finding System

Jacobs Technology Inc., NASA Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, NM 88004, USA

Nadir Yilmaz

Department of Mechanical Engineering New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USA, yilmaznadir{at}yahoo.com

Pat Drozda

Fire Sciences and Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA

Walter Gill

Fire Sciences and Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA

Timothy J. Miller

Mechanical Environments, Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM, 87123, USA

A. Burl Donaldson

Department of Mechanical Engineering New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA

In this study, the development and validation of a non-invasive flame temperature measurement tool from an off-the-shelf ultrasonic rangefinder is discussed. Both `pulse-echo' and single-pass methods are tested. The application of this device to the measurement of bench top flame temperatures is presented.

Key Words: acoustic • pyrometry • flame • temperature • measurement.

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