Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 7, Issue 9, 795(2009)

A liquid crystal thermography calibration with true color image processing

Yu Rao, Shusheng Zang, and Minghai Huang
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  • Institute of Turbomachinery, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    Liquid crystal thermography is a high-resolution, non-intrusive optical technique for full-field temperature measurement. We present the detailed calibration data for the thermochromic liquid crystal (TLC) with a useful range of 41-60 \circ C. The calibration is done with true color image processing by using an isothermal calibrator. The hue-temperature curve of the TLC is obtained, and the measurement uncertainty is analyzed. Combined with the image noise reduction technique of a 5×5 median filter, the measurement accuracy of the liquid crystal thermography can be significantly improved by approximately 57.1%.

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    Yu Rao, Shusheng Zang, Minghai Huang, "A liquid crystal thermography calibration with true color image processing," Chin. Opt. Lett. 7, 795 (2009)

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    Received: May. 19, 2009

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 22, 2009

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    DOI:10.3788/COL20090709.0795

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