Internal temperature compensation

Fig. 12. Temperature variation of the spontaneous magnetization in LRE-TM and HRE-TM alloys (qualitative), and principle of the internal temperature compensation in REPM. (After Strnat and Tauber...

Because of the wide range of the sensors, only four different sensor units are needed to cover the entire range of dp spans from 100 kN/m2 to 20 MN/m2 (4 in water to 3000 lb/in2) An internal temperature sensor monitors the temperature of the pressure sensor and is used to compensate the sensor output for the effects of temperature changes. The sensor temperature may also be transmitted digitally for monitoring, alarming, and for other appropriate applications. 

Other automatic instruments do not require the sample to be inserted between two prisms. These require the sample to be placed on a glass surface, and detection is of the critical reflection internal to the glass. In this type of instrument, the detection is electronic, and temperature compensation can be programmed into the operational procedure. 

Limitations of the Model. The internal supporting routines for the otherwise completely general model restrict the apppli-cabillty of this model to sodium chloride dominated brines of ionic strengths from 2 to 6 molal. Temperature compensations were included to make the model applicable to solutions in the 10 to 35°C temperature range, approximately. 

Some units have a temperature sensor attached by soft glue to one of the internal batteries for temperature compensation during charging. When you change batteries, carefully peel the sensor off the old battery and apply to the new battery. If the sensor needs to be replaced, most electronic supply houses carry them. 

Sodium and potassium in serum are determined in the clinical laboratory by atomic-emission spectroscopy, using an instrument designed specifically for this purpose [5]. Two filter monochromators isolate the sodium and potassium emission lines. A lithium internal standard is used, and the ratios of the Na/Li and K/Li signals are read out on two separate meters. The internal standard compensates for minor fluctuations in flame temperature, aspiration rate, and so forth. A cool flame, such as air-propane, is used to minimize ionization. Typically, the serum sample and standards are diluted 1 200 with a 100 ppm Li solution and aspirated directly. The instrument can be adjusted to read directly in meq/1 for sodium and potassium by adjusting the gain while aspirating appropriate standards. 

Calibration of a DTA involves adjustment of instrumental electronics, handling and manipulation of the data in order to ensure the accuracy of the measured quantities temperature, heat capacity and enthalpy [614,615,621]. Temperature sensors such as thermocouples, resistivity thermometers or thermistors may experience drifts that affect the mathematical relationship between the voltage or resistance and the absolute temperature. Also, significant differences between the true internal temperature of a sample with poor thermal conductivity and the temperature recorded by a probe in contact with the sample cup can develop when the sample is subjected to faster temperature scans. The important quantity measured in DTA experiments is the AT output from which enthalpy or heat capacity information is extracted. The proportionality constant must thus be determined using a known enthalpy or heat capacity - the power-compensated DSC requires lower attentiveness as it works already in units of power. The factors such as mass of the specimen, its form and placement, interfaces and surface within the sample and at its contact to holder, atmosphere... 

A polymer may be internally plasticized by random copolymerization with a monomer whose homopolymer is very soft (has a low Tg, see Chapter 6). There are obviously never any permanence problems when this is done. The composition of the copolymer can be adjusted to give the desired properties at a particular temperature. Above this temperature, the copolymer will be softer than intended and below this temperature, it wUl be harder. With external plasticizers, the same sort of temperature compensation as in the multiviscosity motor oils is obtained, giving materials that maintain the desired flexibility over a broader temperature range. 

When possible, quantitative analyses are best conducted using external standards. Emission intensity, however, is affected significantly by many parameters, including the temperature of the excitation source and the efficiency of atomization. An increase in temperature of 10 K, for example, results in a 4% change in the fraction of Na atoms present in the 3p excited state. The method of internal standards can be used when variations in source parameters are difficult to control. In this case an internal standard is selected that has an emission line close to that of the analyte to compensate for changes in the temperature of the excitation source. In addition, the internal standard should be subject to the same chemical interferences to compensate for changes in atomization efficiency. To accurately compensate for these errors, the analyte and internal standard emission lines must be monitored simultaneously. The method of standard additions also can be used. 

In some hydraulic systems, it is necessary to maintain the system pressure within a specific pressure range for long periods. It is very difficult to maintain a closed system without some leakage, either external or internal. Even a small leak can cause a decrease in pressure. By using an accumulator, leakage can be compensated for and the system pressure can be maintained within acceptable range for extended periods. Accumulators also compensate for thermal expansion and contraction of the liquid due to variations in temperature or generated heat. 

Intelligent transmitters have two major components (1) a sensor module which comprises the process connections and sensor assembly, and (2) a two-compartment electronics housing with a terminal block and an electronics module that contains signal conditioning circuits and a microprocessor. Figure 6.9 illustrates how the primary output signal is compensated for errors caused in pressure-sensor temperature. An internal sensor measures the temperature of the pressure sensor. This measurement is fed into the microprocessor where the primary measurement signal is appropriately corrected. This temperature measurement is also transmitted to receivers over the communications network. 

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