Heat radiation measurement method for high pressure oxy-fuel combustion

Abstract

This paper describes a novel cost effective narrow-beam radiometer what was designed to measure incident heat flux at a specific location in high temperature and high pressure combustor. Beyond the radiometer the whole measurement assembly contains a water cooled plate for cold background, a high pressure window transparent for visible and IR radiation and a radiometer position/angle adjustment tool. The thermopile based radiometer measures the total heat radiation in a wavelength range of 0.6–8 µm. A special view tube was developed for decreasing the view angle to 0.35°, what angle was dictated by the dimensions of the combustor and the associated port sizes. Calibration curves were measured using a high temperature black body calibrator and the uncertainty of the measurement was evaluated. Although the presented radiant heat flux measurement method was developed for a specific combustor, it can be easily implemented for various combustion applications as well.