A new method of non-contact type temperature measurement of the running thin lines (e.g. yarns, fibers, and wires) is developed.
In this method, Scanning allows line vibration.
The measuring error caused by the emissivity which is less than unity doesn't occur by use of Zero-method.
The high temperature resolution and the narrow field of view of the radiometer increase the accuracy of measurement. The radiometer isn't required to have high stability.
A temperature controllable radiator, which is made with the same material of the running thin line, is settled at the back of the line. In a scan across the line, one pulse is produced as a radiometer output which level is proportional to the temperature difference between a line and a background radiator. Temperature of the background radiator should be controlled to fade the pulse. When the pulse disappears, temperature of the line is equal to that of the background radiator.
In the experiments, the radiometer whose spectral band is 8∼14 [μm] has 0.01[K] temperature resolution and 40 [mrad] angular field of view, and is settled at a distance of 1[m] from the 1.06[mmφ] wire. For a high emissive object (ε=0.955), the measuring error is ±0.2[K]. For a low emissive object (ε=0.204), the measuring error is ±1.0[K] in using a domy radiator which makes environmental temperature uniform.
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