Case Sharing | Thermal Imaging Cameras Help Test Heat Dissipation Performance of 1 cm² Microcrystalline Materials

Materials science is an important part of modern science and technology, and its development has a leading role in scientific and technological progress in other fields. For example, some materials with strong heat dissipation performance, good thermal conductivity or ultra-high temperature resistance have broad application prospects in electronics, transportation, aerospace, and other fields.

The infrared thermal imaging camera is a non-contact temperature measurement device. By imaging and analyzing the thermal distribution on the surface of an object, it can quickly and accurately detect thermal defects in an object. In terms of power consumption design and material analysis in the electronics and semiconductor industries, the use of infrared thermal imaging cameras can help R&D personnel significantly improve the efficiency in material heat dissipation design and high-temperature resistant material research.

01 Project Background

An institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Xi'an is a comprehensive institute focusing on strategic high-tech innovation and applied basic research. The institute needs to test the heat dissipation performance of crystal materials with infrared thermal imaging cameras. The size of the crystal material to be tested is 1 cm². This test requires high temperature measurement accuracy and image quality performance of the thermal imaging camera.

02 User Pain Points

➤ High requirements for temperature measurement accuracy. In this test, it is necessary to continuously record the temperature of a 1 cm-sized crystal material, which requires high image quality and temperature measurement accuracy of the testing equipment so that the testers can obtain stable and accurate temperature information.

➤ Difficulty in knowing the temperature rise trend. The entire test process requires the use of lasers to heat the crystal material, and it is also necessary to master the data when the crystal material reaches its highest temperature point. This requires not only non-contact temperature detection, but also ensuring that the temperature measuring equipment can detect the temperature rise trend of the entire crystal material.

03 Solution 

After the crystal material to be tested is fixed, the crystal material is irradiated with a laser to heat it up. Then a thermal imaging camera is used to observe the temperature change of the material, a rectangular analysis object is added to observe the highest temperature, and photos are taken to record it after the temperature reaches the peak. After completing the experiment, the photos taken by the thermal imaging camera are imported into "ThermoTools", the infrared analysis software, for temperature analysis and comparison.

ThermoTools infrared analysis software processes images and exports analysis reports

04 Advantages of Thermal Imaging

➤ Non-contact temperature measurement

Infrared thermal imaging cameras can clearly and intuitively image the temperature distribution of products, helping R&D personnel accurately evaluate thermal distribution, locate areas with excessive heat load, and specifically help R&D personnel improve heat dissipation design.

➤ High-precision temperature measurement and high-resolution imaging

The infrared thermal imaging camera can detect small temperature changes of materials and generate high-definition temperature images, making the research process more intuitive and convenient for data recording and result presentation.

➤ Wide applicability‌

The infrared thermal imaging camera is applicable to research of a variety of materials, including metals, ceramics, composite materials, polymers, and so on, suitable for material testing under various environments and complex conditions.

➤ Evaluation and verification of heat dissipation solution

In the material development and design stage, infrared thermal imaging cameras can help R&D personnel quickly and intuitively evaluate the effects of different heat dissipation solutions to determine the technical solution for material design.

05 Recommended Products

The PT Series Flagship infrared thermal imaging camera is the world's first megapixel portable thermography camera. With a variety of optional lenses with up to one million pixels, advanced focusing technology, ultra-large temperature measurement range and ultra-high temperature measurement accuracy, and modular design, it helps R&D personnel clearly and intuitively image the temperature distribution of materials, accurately evaluate thermal distribution, capture subtle temperature differences, and specifically help R&D personnel improve heat dissipation performance testing.