Societe Nationale D'etude Et De Construction De Moteurs D'aviation

Societe Europeenne De Propulsion

Georges Boulon

Jacky Y Rouhet

Stephane F Bertrand

Gilbert M Tribillon

The present invention relates to a device for optically measuring the temperatures of cryogenic fluids or of moving surfaces in such fluids by analyzing the decay in the luminescence of a doped crystal, the device comprising a light source for exciting said crystal, an optical fiber for transporting the light flux emitted by said source to the crystal and for returning to a detection assembly the luminescent light emitted by the crystal as a result, and a measurement probe past which the fluid or the moving surface moves, wherein the doped crystal is constituted by one of the crystals from the group comprising strontium fluoride doped with divalent ytterbium, SrF.sub.2 :Yb.sup.2+ ; and calcium fluoride doped with divalent ytterbium, CaF.sub.2 :Yb.sup.2+. In a preferred embodiment for measuring the temperatures of moving surfaces, the measurement probe includes a fiber for transmitting the light flux emitted by the light source plus at least one receiver fiber for returning the light emission given off by the doped crystal which is presented in the form of a crystal covering covering a determined location on the surface to be scanned, each of said fibers being surrounded by a metal capillary.

Device for optically measuring a cryogenic temperature

The present invention relates to a device for optically measuring the temperatures of cryogenic fluids by analyzing the decay in the luminescence of a doped crystal, the device comprising a light source for exciting said crystal, an optical fiber for transporting the light flux emitted by said source to the crystal and for returning to a detection assembly the luminescent light emitted by the crystal as a result, and a measurement probe past which the fluid moves, wherein the doped crystal is constituted by one of the crystals from the group comprising strontium fluoride doped with divalent ytterbium, SrF.sub.2 :Yb.sup.2+ ; and calcium fluoride doped with divalent ytterbium, CaF.sub.2 :Yb.sup.2+. The crystal is placed at an interior end of a housing constituting the probe. The fiber has a surrounding capillary being placed in the housing facing the covering. A chamber is defined between the end of the fiber and the covering. The housing includes an inlet orifice in the chamber perpendicular to the fiber axis and an outlet for a fluid in the chamber.

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Lyons, France

Georges Boulon