HFITS: An analysis tool for calculating heat flux to planar surfaces using infrared thermography

IF 2.4 4区计算机科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SoftwareX Pub Date : 2024-10-21 DOI:10.1016/j.softx.2024.101934

Parham Dehghani, Matthew J. DiDomizio

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Abstract

HFITS is a software tool that supports experimental measurements of heat flux over planar surfaces using infrared thermography. This technique enables spatially and temporally resolved heat flux measurements at a higher resolution than arrays of traditional point sensors. The target audience is researchers and engineers in thermal engineering disciplines. Developed in Python with a graphical front end, the software is accessible both to advanced users as well as to users with a more fundamental knowledge of complex thermogram manipulation and heat transfer analysis methods. HFITS consists of two main components: pre-processing of infrared thermograms (obtained from heat transfer experiments), and inverse heat transfer analysis (to deduce heat flux over the planar surface in those experiments). The software offers comprehensive functionalities, including support for metadata handling, a graphical interface for selection of regions of interest, the ability to import additional temperature measurements to enhance convective heat transfer estimates, and the exporting of both computed field data and contour videos. This open-source software broadens access to advanced experimental and analytical techniques to support thermal analyses in a wide range of engineering and research applications.

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HFITS：利用红外热成像技术计算平面热通量的分析工具

HFITS 是一款支持使用红外热成像技术对平面热通量进行实验测量的软件工具。与传统的点传感器阵列相比，该技术能以更高的分辨率测量空间和时间分辨率的热通量。目标受众是热工程学科的研究人员和工程师。该软件使用 Python 开发，具有图形前端，既适合高级用户使用，也适合对复杂热图处理和传热分析方法有较多基础知识的用户使用。HFITS 由两个主要部分组成：红外热图预处理（从传热实验中获得）和反传热分析（推断这些实验中平面上的热通量）。该软件提供全面的功能，包括支持元数据处理、用于选择感兴趣区域的图形界面、导入其他温度测量数据以增强对流传热估算的能力，以及导出计算的现场数据和等高线视频。这款开源软件扩大了先进实验和分析技术的使用范围，可为各种工程和研究应用中的热分析提供支持。

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SoftwareX COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

2.90%

发文量

184

审稿时长

9 weeks

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