IIT Indore and NASA-Caltech collaborate to develop a low-cost camera setup that captures multispectral imaging of chemical species in a flame.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore has created a low-cost camera configuration that can give multispectral imaging of four chemical species in a flame using a single DSLR camera in partnership with NASA-Caltech from the US and Sweden’s University of Gothenburg.
While earlier scientific imaging required a complex system with four cameras, it can simultaneously capture multiple spectral three-dimensional images of four chemical species in a flame using just a single DSLR camera, according to Devendra Deshmukh, a professor with the IIT Indore’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
It would be useful for the study of fuel combustion, which, in turn, might lead to improvements in combustion engines that would increase their efficiency and lower their carbon emissions.
The four chemical species that make up a flame may be captured in full detail with this smart camera, according to an IIT Indore professor engaged in the study, who spoke to PTI. Deshmukh said that the ‘CL-Flam’ low-cost DSLR camera technology was created after over three years of study in cooperation with NASA-Caltech and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
The gadget, which was created by a five-person research team, cost about Rs 50,000 to produce. Deshmukh claims that it is possible to study the substances emitted during the burning of fuel in industrial burners and engines, including those used in common automobiles, aircraft, and spacecraft, by studying the photographs the gadget has acquired. Such research permits essential engine and burner upgrades to ensure optimal and environment-friendly use of fuels during combustion, he said.
The efficiency of engines and burners will rise, which will lead to less petroleum fuel use and a decrease in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. It will thus assist us in achieving our objective of becoming carbon-neutral by 2070, he added.
According to Deshmukh, the product is being introduced to the market with the aid of a start-up. He explained, “We have employed structured lighting technology, which permits simultaneous imaging of numerous species.
Structure illumination makes it possible to use a DSLR camera to capture images of low-intensity species like CH*, which typically need enhanced CCD cameras. We intend to investigate the approach’s potential uses in biological imaging, ultrafast imaging, multidimensional, and other advanced combustion investigations,” he said.
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