BLK – GLD Sticker Series

Black and gold stickers for measuring convective and radiative heat flux separately

Want to study energy transport / heat flux in detail? Hukseflux helps taking your measurement to the next level: provide your heat flux sensors with radiation-absorbing black and radiation-reflecting gold stickers. You can then measure convective + radiative flux with one, and convective flux only with the other. Subtract the two measurements and you have radiative flux. GLD and BLK stickers are available for sensor models FHF04, FHF04SC, FHF03 and HFP01. They are designed to be applied by the user to the sensor; see the user manual and installation video for instructions.

  • Makes it possible to perform convective and radiative heat flux measurements
  • Available as accessory for FHF04, FHF04SC, FHF03 and HFP01 heat flux sensors
  • Designed to be applied by the user

Description

Heat flux measurement is a powerful tool to gain insights into processes involving thermal energy. Heat flux consists of conductive, convective and radiative flux. Measuring heat flux, users may wish to measure only radiative or only convective heat flux. This is now possible with the BLK – GLD sticker series, designed to be used with a wide range of our market-leading heat flux sensors. The BLK black absorbing stickers will absorb all radiation and are sensitive to both radiative and convective heat flux, while the GLD gold reflective stickers reflect all radiation and are sensitive to convective heat flux only. Combining BLK and GLD, applied to two separate heat flux sensors, will allow for measuring radiative heat flux:

Φ radiation + convection = Φ BLK

Φ convection = Φ GLD

Φ radiation = Φ BLK – Φ GLD

BLK – GLD sticker series has unique features and benefits:

  • makes it possible to perform convective and radiative heat flux measurements
  • available as accessory for FHF04, FHF04SC, FHF03 and HFP01 heat flux sensors
  • designed to be applied by the user (See also the instruction video on our YouTube channel)

 

BLK – GLD stickers are designed to be applied by the user, but can optionally also be pre-applied at the factory. Applying a sticker to a heat flux sensor does not change the sensitivity of the sensor, so no additional calibration is required. Using the reliable measurement technology behind our heat flux sensors, separating convective and radiative heat flux has never been easier.

 

The working principle of BLK – GLD stickers: sensors equipped with black absorbing stickers will absorb all radiation while gold reflective stickers reflect all radiation. Both stickers are sensitive to convective heat flux. The image shows FHF04 heat flux sensor with BLK-5050 black and GLD-5050 gold sticker.

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Suggested Use:

Measuring heat flux, users may wish to measure only radiative or only convective heat flux. This is now possible with the BLK – GLD sticker series, designed to be used with a wide range of our market-leading heat flux sensors. BLK – GLD stickers are designed to be applied by the user, but can optionally also be pre-applied at the factory. See also the application procedure instruction video on our YouTube channel.

Applications

  • Heat flux measurement to validate CFD thermal simulations
  • Industrial monitoring and control / heat flux and heat transfer measurement
  • Scientific research / heat and heat transfer measurement

Specifications

Measurand

convective and / or radiative heat flux

BLK

:

Absorption over range

> 95 %

GLD

:

Spectral range (NIR-FIR)

700 to > 10000 x 10⁻⁹ m

Spectral range (VIS)

400 to 700 x 10⁻⁹ m

Reflection over range

> 80 %

Solar absorption

< 20 %

Rated temperature range - continuous use

-185 to +260 °C*

Working with BLK – GLD sticker series

:

Effect on sensor sensitivity

negligible

Application on sensor

by user or at factory see user manual and instruction video

Versions and order codes

:

BLK-5050

for use with FHF04(SC)

BLK-3015

for use with FHF03

GLD-3015

for use with FHF03

BLK-80

for use with HFP01

GLD-80

for use with HFP01

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See also the rated temperature ranges in the sensor user manuals

Options

Pre-applied to the sensor at the factory

Downloads

Download Product Brochure

Download Product Manual

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