Thermal measuring and testing inventions 06/06

20060140246 - System and method for a thermogravimetric analyzer having improved dynamic weight baseline: Systems and methods for minimizing extraneous forces and calculating corrected weights of samples based on buoyancy factors for a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). The TGA includes a balance chamber and a furnace configured to heat a sample. A null balance is provided in the balance chamber and is used to measure...

20060140247 - Method and apparatus for determining a phase transition of a substance: A method for determining a phase transition of a substance, comprising: generating a first measuring signal by measuring a substance-directed heat flow; generating a phase-shifted measuring signal which is phase-shifted in relation to the first measuring signal; determining a difference signal between the first measuring signal and the phase-shifted measuring...

20060140248 - In situ optical surface temperature measuring techniques and devices: A temperature sensor that has a thermally conducting contact with a surface that emits electromagnetic radiation in proportion to the temperature of the contact is disclosed. The sensor has a resilient member attached to the contact and configured to extend the contact toward the object to be measured. A first...

20060133445 - Flammability tester: A flammability tester for samples in the milligram range. A tube with a lower pyrolyzing region, or pyrolyzer, contains a sample that is heated to thermally degrade in the absence of oxygen, or pyrolyzed, to produce fuel gases. An inert gas carries the fuel gases to an upper combustion region,...

20060133446 - Method of defining the emission coefficient of a surface to be heated: A method of defining the emission coefficient of a surface to be heated by measuring the temperature of a heating surface and the flow of heat from the heating surface to a surface to be heated to derive a pair of values representative thereof and of selecting a previously stored...

20060133447 - Thermal icing conditions detector: A sensor for detecting icing conditions in an airstream includes a flow housing mounted on an aircraft and in which one or more probes are mounted. At least one of the probes subjected to impingement of the airstream and liquid moisture droplets in such airstream. The heat removal, or cooling...

20060133448 - Self-heated liquid level sensor: A liquid level sensor comprising a thermistor probe and a power source connected to the thermistor probe to heat the thermistor probe. A cover encases the thermistor probe and includes openings allowing liquid to enter and exit an interior of the cover and contact the thermistor probe. A detector detects...

20060133449 - Method and system for conservative evaluation, validation and monitoring of thermal processing: A method of generating a temperature measurement for a batch or a continuous stream of material. The method includes providing a particle having a signal that changes at a pre-determined temperature; inserting the particle into the batch or continuous stream; and detecting a signal change from the particle to thereby...

20060133450 - Optical fiber temperature sensor and temperature measuring method: An optical fiber temperature sensor employs a holey fiber. The holey fiber has an optical fiber concentrated part that a predetermined length of the holey fiber is concentrated in a spot region that is included in a space to be measured in temperature distribution. The optical fiber concentratedpart has a...

20060126701 - Method of estimating substrate temperature: A method of estimating substrate temperature according to this invention includes the steps of epitaxially growing a Si-containing layer (103) on a SiGe layer (102) formed on a substrate for temperature estimation (101) constituted of a Si substrate under a reaction control condition; finding a relationship between a rate of...

20060114964 - Oilfield thread makeup and breakout verification system and method: P

20060114965 - Thermal-based methods for nondestructive evaluation: The use of TRIR as an inspection method in composite manufacture and in embedded-sensor concepts is disclosed. Detection methods using time-resolved microwave thermoreflectometry and time-resolved shearography with TRIR are also disclosed....

20060114966 - Device for contact-free measurement of temperature: A device for measuring the temperature of a measured spot of a measured object without contacting the measured object is provided. The device includes a detector on which electromagnetic radiation emanating from the measured spot is projected by an optical imaging system. A sighting device for marking the position and/or...

20060114967 - Method and device for measuring cooling/heating curves of molten masses: A method is provided for measuring the cooling curve of melts and/or the heating curve of melt samples with an optical fiber, wherein an immersion end of the optical fiber having an at least partially free surface is surrounded with a spacing by a temperature-resistant sample-receiving chamber. The optical fiber...