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INDUSTRY NEWS
Sensor Coating Systems and National
Physical Laboratory commence
collaboration under Innovate UK
to improve temperature measurements
Sensor Coating Systems
(SCS) has been awarded
a grant under the A4I
(Analysis for Innovators)
programme to collaborate
with the National Physical
Laboratory (NPL).
The funding was provided through the
Government’s modern industrial strategy
by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and
Innovation. The aim is the development
of a new standard light source to enhance
thermal measurements based on temperature
memory materials. This will be beneficial
to enable improved measurements on
gas turbine parts for power generation,
jet engines or for automotive parts.
Consequently, this will improve cost
efficiency and lower emissions.
This short-term project runs under the A4I
scheme of Innovate UK. This allows small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to
ink up with large UK research institutes
such as the National Physical Laboratories
to collaboratively work on measurement
challenges.
The project will address a measurement
challenge identified by SCS during
the development of its thermal history
technology. The combined resources of
SCS and NPL will allow development of
a standard Thermal History Technology
aimed at reducing uncertainty and improve
repeatability. The advances will enable
the technology to be used globally with
improved results.
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The technology
delivers valuable
temperature data
inside machinery
where other
technologies can’t be
applied. Areas of
application for this
technology for
temperature
measurement include
automotive and
aerospace industry
as well as power
generation and
industrial processes.
Dr Jörg Feist,
Managing Director at SCS said:” The team
at SCS is very enthusiastic about working
collaboratively with the National Physical
Laboratories. A successful project will enable
us to standardize specific aspects of our
measurement technology. Hence this will
improve our service offering globally by
improving temperature measurement accuracy”
About SCS
Sensor Coating Systems (SCS) provides a
unique luminescence-based sensing
technology which enables engineers to
record past temperatures on previously
inaccessible components. The temperature
measurement capability reaches from around
150°C to 1400°C and will be pushed further
under this project. This makes the technology
very useful for the evaluation and design of
mission-critical components in harsh
environments such as gas turbines or internal
combustion engines.
www.sensorcoatings.com
About NPL
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is
the UK’s National Measurement Institute and
is a world-leading centre of excellence in
developing and applying the most accurate
measurement standards, science and
technology available.
http://www.npl.co.uk/
About UK Research
and Innovation
UK Research and Innovation is a new
organisation that brings together the
UK Research Councils, Innovate UK and
Research England into a single organisation
to create the best environment for research
and innovation to flourish. The vision is to
ensure the UK maintains its world-leading
position in research and innovation.
For more information visit www.ukri.org
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