Abstract
Measurements of high-temperature spectral emissivities of aluminum oxide were made within a heterogeneous shock tube over the spectral range of 650–900 nm. The spectral emissivity of optically thin micrometer-scale alumina particles scaled approximately as from 2800 to 3500 K. Results from optically thin clouds of nanoscale alumina showed that a dependence, closer to the predicted by the Rayleigh limit, is appropriate over the same spectral and temperature ranges. For temperatures below the melting point of alumina, the emissivity of nanoalumina shows a significant temperature dependence. The effect multiple scattering has on the apparent emissivity is studied, and it is determined to contribute to the discrepancy between the current and previous works. A Monte Carlo simulation showed qualitative agreement with the experimental work. It was found that, at small to moderate optical depths, scattering is responsible for a small change in the spectral distribution of particle emissivity. At large optical depths, absorption has a much stronger effect on the apparent spectral emissivity. It was determined that choice of optical depth can strongly affect the results of pyrometry measurements.
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