Published February 23, 1988 | Version v1
Patent

Monitored background radiometer

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Description

A monitored background radiometer is described comprising: a thermally conductive housing; low conductivity support means mounted on the housing; a sensing plate mounted on the low conductivity support means and spaced from the housing so as to be thermally insulated from the housing and having an outwardly facing first surface; the sensing plate being disposed relative to the housing to receive direct electromagnetic radiation from sources exterior to the radiometer upon the first surface only; means for controllably heating the sensing plate; first temperature sensitive means to measure the temperature of the housing; and second temperature sensitive means to measure the temperature of the sensing plate, so that the heat flux at the sensing plate may be determined from the temperatures of the housing and sensing plate after calibration of the radiometer by measuring the temperatures of the housing and sensing plate while controllably heating the sensing plate

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U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

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IPC:
Int. Cl. G01K 17/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. G01K 17/00.
Patent number
US patent document 4,726,688/A/

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