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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Donald E. Yuhas, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Don G. Walker, Jr., Nashville, TN (US);
Mark J. Mutton, DeKalb, IL (US);
Inventors:
Donald E. Yuhas, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Don G. Walker, Jr., Nashville, TN (US);
Mark J. Mutton, DeKalb, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for measuring heat flux in a material are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves emitting an acoustic signal into the material and determining a first propagation time associated with the propagation of the acoustic signal through the material. A first heat flux value indicative of a first heat flux of the material is then determined based on the first propagation time.