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Standard Test Methods for Radiation Thermometers (Single Waveband Type)
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Scope
1.1 The test methods described in these test methods can be utilized to evaluate the following six basic operational parameters of a radiation thermometer (single waveband type):
Significance and Use
The purpose of these test methods is to establish consensus test methods by which both manufacturers and end users may make tests to establish the validity of the readings of their radiation thermometers. The test results can also serve as standard performance criteria for instrument evaluation or selection, or both.
The goal is to provide test methods that are reliable and can be performed by a sufficiently skilled end user or manufacturer in the hope that it will result in a better understanding of the operation of radiation thermometers and also promote improved communication between the manufacturers and the end users. A user without sufficient knowledge and experience should seek assistance from the equipment makers or other expert sources, such as those found at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Use these test methods with the awareness that there are other parameters, particularly spectral range limits and temperature resolution, which impact the use and characterization of radiation thermometers for which test methods have not yet been developed.
Temperature resolution is the minimum simulated or actual change in target temperature that results in a usable change in output or indication, or both. It is usually expressed as a temperature differential or a percent of full-scale value, or both, and usually applies to value measured. The magnitude of the temperature resolution depends upon a combination of four factors: detector noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD), electronic signal processing, signal-to-noise characteristics (including amplification noise), and analog-to-digital conversion “granularity.”
Spectral range limits are the upper and lower limits to the wavelength band of radiant energy to which the instrument responds. These limits are generally expressed in micrometers (μm) and include the effects of all elements in the measuring optical path. At the spectral response limits, the transmission of the measuring optics is 5 % of peak transmission (see Fig. 1).
Keywords
blackbody; calibration; long-term stability; radiation thermometer; radiometer; repeatability; response time; target size; temperature; warm-up time; waveband; Blackbody; Calibration--temperature analysis instrumentation; Iris diaphragm diameter; Long-term drift; Radiation thermometers; Radiometers; Response time; Target size; Thermometers; Warm-up time; Waveband; ICS Number Code 17.200.20 (Temperature-measuring instruments)
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Document Number
ASTM-E1256-10
Revision Level
2010 EDITION
Status
Superseded
Modification Type
Revision
Publication Date
Dec. 1, 2010
Document Type
Test Method
Page Count
7 pages
Committee Number
E20.02