High temperature resistors

Figure 7.10 Sublimation rate of graphite. Calculated Experimental. Source Adapted from Larsen HL, Graphite elements for high temperature resistor furnaces, Union Carbide Reprint Part 2, industriai...

Table 9.7. Upper temperature limits in degrees Celsius for selected high-temperature resistors in various furnace atmospheres ...

Chrome—nickel alloy heating elements that commonly ate used in low temperature furnaces are not suitable above the very low end of the range. Elements commonly used as resistors are either silicon carbide, carbon, or high temperature metals, eg, molybdenum and tungsten. The latter impose stringent limitations on the atmosphere that must be maintained around the heating elements to prevent rapid element failure (3), or the furnace should be designed to allow easy, periodic replacement. 

Nonferrous alloys account for only about 2 wt % of the total chromium used ia the United States. Nonetheless, some of these appHcations are unique and constitute a vital role for chromium. Eor example, ia high temperature materials, chromium ia amounts of 15—30 wt % confers corrosion and oxidation resistance on the nickel-base and cobalt-base superaHoys used ia jet engines the familiar electrical resistance heating elements are made of Ni-Cr alloy and a variety of Ee-Ni and Ni-based alloys used ia a diverse array of appHcations, especially for nuclear reactors, depend on chromium for oxidation and corrosion resistance. Evaporated, amorphous, thin-film resistors based on Ni-Cr with A1 additions have the advantageous property of a near-2ero temperature coefficient of resistance (58). 

Temperature detectors embedded in the motor winding give close, accurate indication of motor temperature. Both conventional resistance temperature detec tors (RTD) and special thermistors (highly temperature-sensitive nonlinear resistors) are used. With appropriate auxiliaries these devices can indicate or record motor temperature, alarm, and/or shut down the motor. 

Ohm s law, V=J R (voltage equals current times resistance), electricity has the same form as equation 9.1-14 which may be written as equation 9.1-15, where AP is the pressure differential, Q is the flow rate and resistance is given by equation 9.1-16, where t] is the viscosity of the fluid. Table 9.1-2 shows that the viscosity of liquids is highly temperature-dependent. Gases are much less temperature dependent because of the greater separation between molecules. If there are multiple discharge paths the equivalent resistance is the same as electrical resistors in... 

The limit for the operating temperature of CMOS-microhotplates can be extended by using the microhotplate that was presented in Sect. 4.3. We now detail high-temperature microhotplates with Pt-resistors that have been realized as a single-chip device with integrated circuitry. While the aluminum-based devices presented in Sect. 4.1 were limited to 350 °C, these improved microhotplates can be heated to temperatures up to 500 °C. As the typical resistance value of the Pt-resistor is between 50 and 100 Q, a chip architecture adapted to the low temperature sensor resistance was developed. The system performance was assessed, and chemical measurements have been performed that demonstrate the full functionality of the chip. 

The coefficients for Pt are A = 4 x 10 3, B = 5.8 x 10 7, and po = 1 x 10-5 Q cm. With these parameters, the sensitivity, expressed as the temperature coefficient, is 0.4%°C 1 over a wide range of temperatures. Resistivities of other metals, as well as their temperature coefficients, are tabulated in standard reference tables (e.g., the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 2006). Because the geometry of the resistor does not change with temperature, (3.8) is often written in terms of change of resistance R. Because of their chemical inertness and high temperature coefficient, platinum resistors are most common. They are the key part of the most successful thermal sensors, pellistors, which are discussed in Section 3.6.2. 

Tin oxide (Sn04) has found applications in high-temperature conductors, ohmic resistors, transparent thin-film electrodes and gas sensors. 

P and I are shown as functions of U in Fig. 4.16 and R is shown as a function of U in Fig. 4.17. The curves represent equilibrium conditions, and it is evident that no equilibrium can exist above a certain maintained maximum voltage. If a higher maintained voltage is applied, the current will go on rising indefinitely until the accompanying high temperature destroys the unit. In practice there must always be a temperature-insensitive resistor in series with a thermistor if sufficient power to raise its temperature appreciably is to be applied. 

In the case of thermal IJ print heads, where the surface of the firing resistor is briefly heated to a very high temperature, no deposition on the resistor should take place. Such a deposit is thermally insulating and usually damages the resistor irreversibly. Preventing this phenomenon adds additional requirements to the ink purity and composition. 

A variety of enzyme-based biosensors have been tested using thermistors as the means of signal transduction. Thermistors are similar to electrical resistors, but possess highly temperature dependent resistance values. Since many enzymatic... 

Use Electron tubes resistor cores windows in klystron tubes transistor mountings high-temperature reactor systems additive to glass, ceramics, and plastics preparation of beryllium compounds catalyst for organic reactions. 

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