Effect of Spray Particle Trajectory on the Measurement Signal of Particle Parameters Based on Thermal Radiation

Abstract

The influences of the dimensions of optical components and the trajectories of spray particles on the variations of the waveforms of the radiation signals from the spray particles were studied both theoretically and experimentally for correct simultaneous measurement of the particle parameters including particle velocity, surface temperature, size, and spatial distribution. Two types of filtering masks, including single-windowed and dual-windowed, were used as models in the current study. The evolution of the radiation pulse from a moving thermal spray particle was simulated through the change of the projected area of the particle image spot on the filtering mask window. The experimental detection of the thermal radiation pulses was performed for the high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) process using an optoelectronic measurement system.