Patent ID: 11885566
Assignee: QUANTUM IR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 20:
21. A system for measuring temperatures of a preheater and rotary kiln, comprising:
at least one infrared imaging sensor for each level of the preheater, wherein the preheater includes at least two preheater levels;
at least one infrared imaging sensor for the rotary kiln; and
an imaging analysis computer operably coupled with the at least one infrared imaging sensor of each level of the preheater and rotary kiln, wherein the imaging analysis computer is configured to perform the following for each preheater level and rotary kiln:
obtain a 3D model of a preheater level of the preheater;
obtain a 3D model of the rotary kiln;
obtain at least one infrared image of a fixed field of view of the preheater level of the preheater;
obtain at least one infrared image of a fixed field of view of the preheater level of the preheater;
analyze all pixels in the fixed field of view of the at least one infrared image of the preheater level for each pixel temperature;
analyze all pixels in the fixed field of view of the at least one infrared image of the preheater level for each pixel temperature;
generate a 2D temperature model for the preheater level;
generate a 2D temperature model for the rotary kiln;
overlay the 2D temperature model of the preheater level over the 3D model of the preheater level to generate a virtual 3D preheater level temperature model;
overlay the 2D temperature model of the rotary kiln over the 3D model of the rotary kiln to generate a virtual 3D rotary kiln temperature model; and
provide a visual representation of the virtual 3D preheater level temperature model and a visual representation of the virtual 3D rotary kiln temperature model.