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Field Study of Ice Detection on Structures Using Passive Thermal Infrared Imaging

Authors:
Muhammad Virk

Keywords: Atmospheric ice detection; Structure; Passive thermal infrared; Temperature distribution

Abstract:
Different techniques have been used by researchers to detect ice accretion on structures, but most of these techniques detect ice on a particular (point) location and detecting the ice on large surface areas is still a problem. This paper describes a passive thermal infrared-based ice detection technique for large surface areas. A field study has been carried out to detect ice accretion on various large structures such as roads, bridges, communication towers and fishing vessels. Results from this preliminary field study show that passive thermal infrared-based non-intrusive ice detection method can be a promising way to detect ice on large surface areas, where typical point based icing sensors do not work effectively.

Pages: 25 to 29

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: July 24, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4405

ISBN: 978-1-61208-490-9

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from July 24, 2016 to July 28, 2016