Title :
Gun barrel temperature study using short time scan thermal imaging
Author :
Fuller, Peter W.W.
Author_Institution :
RARDE, Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, UK
Abstract :
It has been shown to be possible to acquire data on the surface temperature rise of gun barrels after firing, using a thermal viewer. If the subject geometry is suitable, single-line repetitive scanning can give adequately fast response times to enable temperature/time curves to be obtained. Some experiments and results obtained with small-caliber barrel firings are discussed
Keywords :
infrared detectors; infrared imaging; temperature measurement; weapons; HgCdTe; IR detector; InSb; emissivity; firing; gun barrels; short time scan thermal imaging; single-line repetitive scanning; surface temperature rise; temperature/time curves; thermal viewer; Boring; Circuits; Delay; Firing; History; Production; Remote monitoring; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Vehicle detection;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation in Aerospace Simulation Facilities, 1989. ICIASF '89 Record., International Congress on
Conference_Location :
Gottingen
DOI :
10.1109/ICIASF.1989.77669
