Quantative measuring technique for the temperature of flow fields in schlieren systems

In order to study temperature field measurement techniques of Schlieren systems, the principle of Schlieren quantitative measuring techniques is expounded. Based on the relationship between the grayness of a Schlieren image, along with the area of a light source, we propose an algorithm that is dependent on Schlieren to calculate flow field temperature. Firstly, a transmission Schlieren system is built on an optical platform and a hot plate is placed in the test area. Schlieren images are then captured by using a CCD camera, which are uploaded and stored on a computer for image processing. Finally, the algorithm is used to get the measured values of the temperature field, which then are compared with those by thermocouple measurement. The experimental results show that, when the temperature of the hot plate is set at 50℃ or 90℃, the relative errors of the flow field temperature measurement are less than 10%, the reliability of the algorithm is therefore proved and the quantitative measurement of temperature fields based on Schlieren techniques is realized.