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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1996
Hudson R Carter, Forest, VA (US);
Applied Synergistics, Inc., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Abstract
Information relating to combustion conditions within a fossil-fueled boiler that includes a plurality of burners adapted to produce flames combining to form a fireball is provided by acquiring data relating to the physical and temperature characteristics of the fireball with at least one imaging camera having optical and temperature measuring capabilities; receiving, storing and processing data received from the camera to provide data representative of the NO.sub.x content of the hot gases produced by the fireball; and transmitting the processed data from the processor to a monitor for display. Transmitted, processed data may include current, historical and target information relating to the physical appearance and temperature profile of the fireball.