An improved apparatus for measuring the spectral directional emissivity in the wavelength range between 1 µm and 20 µm at temperatures up to 2400 K is presented in this paper. As a heating unit an inductor is used to warm up the specimen, as well as the blackbody reference to the specified temperatures. The heating unit is placed in a double-walled vacuum vessel. A defined temperature, as well as a homogenous temperature distribution of the whole surrounding is ensured by a heat transfer fluid flowing through the gap of the double-walled vessel. Additionally, the surrounding is coated with a high-emitting paint and serves as blackbody-like surrounding to ensure defined boundary conditions. For measuring the spectral directional emissivity at different emission angles, a movable mirror is installed in front of the specimen, which can be adjusted by a rotatable arrangement guiding the emitted radiation into the attached FTIR-spectrometer. The setup of the emissivity measurement apparatus (EMMA) and the measurement procedure are introduced, and the derived measurement results are presented. For evaluating the apparatus, measurements were performed on different materials. The determined emissivities agree well with values published in literature within the derived relative uncertainties below 4% for most wavelengths.

High-temperature calibration methods in additive manufacturing involve the use of advanced techniques to accurately measure and control the temperature of the build material during the additive manufacturing process. Infrared cameras, blackbody radiation sources and non-linear optimization algorithms are used to correlate the temperature of the material with its emitted thermal radiation. This is essential for ensuring the quality and repeatability of the final product. This paper presents the calibration procedure of an imaging system for in-situ measurement of absolute temperatures and temperature gradients during powder bed fusion of metal with laser beam (PBF-LB/M) in the temperature range of 500 K–1500 K. It describes the design of the optical setup to meet specific requirements in this application area as well as the procedure for accounting the various factors influencing the temperature measurement. These include camera-specific effects such as varying spectral sensitivities of the individual pixels of the sensor as well as influences of the exposure time and the exposed sensor area. Furthermore, influences caused by the complex optical path, such as inhomogeneous transmission properties of the galvanometer scanner as well as angle-dependent transmission properties of the f-theta lens were considered. A two-step fitting algorithm based on Planck's law of radiation was applied to best represent the correlation. With the presented procedure the calibrated thermography system provides the ability to measure absolute temperatures under real process conditions with high accuracy.

ZusammenfassungDas Ziel dieser Arbeit bestand in der Entwicklung eines langwelligen Strahlungsthermometers zur berührungslosen Messung von Oberflächentemperaturen in stationären Gasturbinen während des Betriebs der Turbinen innerhalb des EU-geförderten Projektes „Sensors Towards Advanced Monitoring and Control of Gas Turbine Engines (Acronym STARGATE)“. Im Rahmen der Arbeit wurden die infrarot-optischen Eigenschaften der Wärmedämmschichten und der vorhandenen Brenngase am ZAE Bayern bei hohen Temperaturen bis 1600 K und Drücken bis 13 bar bestimmt. Mit Hilfe dieser experimentellen Charakterisierungen konnte ein geeigneter Spektralbereich um 10 μm für das langwellige Strahlungsthermometer identifiziert werden. Entsprechend dieser Erkenntnisse wurde zunächst ein Laboraufbau mit geeigneten optischen Bauteilen (Filter, IR-Wellenleiter, etc.) realisiert und verifiziert. Anschließend wurde ein Prototyp für Messungen in Gasturbinen während des Betriebs der Turbinen entwickelt und in einem Turbinenteststand der Firma Siemens AG in Berlin erfolgreich getestet. Abschließend wurde eine Unsicherheitsanalyse durchgeführt, die eine erweiterte Messunsicherheit der gemessenen Temperaturen von etwa ± 30 K ergab.