Patent ID: 7420165
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: G21C,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method to characterize a power transfer of a heating surface of a component with a layer of material placed on a side of the component, comprising; obtaining a sample of a deposit layer on the side of the heating component; obtaining a scanning electron microscope image of a surface of the sample; obtaining a scanning electron microscope image of another surface of the sample; analyzing the scanning electron microscope images of the surface and the another surface of the sample for a presence of capillaries and steam chimneys; determining a number of capillaries and steam chimneys for the surface and the another surface; determining a diameter of capillaries and steam chimneys for the surface and the another surface; and calculating the power transfer of the heating component based on the number of steam chimneys in the deposit layer.