Temperature transducers thermocouples

For most points requiring temperature monitoring, either thermocouples or resistive thermal detectors (RTD s) can be used. Each type of temperature transducer has its own advantages and disadvantages, and both should be considered when temperature is to be measured. Since there is considerable confusion in this area, a short discussion of the two types of transducers is necessaiy. 

Semiconductor based devices are the integrated circuit temperature transducers which, in a limited temperature range, may produce an easy-to-read output proportional to temperature and may also be used for thermocouple compensation. 

Thermocouples. In several temperature ranges, the thermocouple is usually one of the most useful instruments for the accurate determination of temperature it is probably the most versatile temperature transducer and, because of its small thermal capacity and ready response to changing temperatures, it is especially suitable for equilibrium diagram work (see also 2.4.1). For this reason, and considering also the special conventional codes generally used to identify the various thermocouple types, a few more remarks will be reported here on this subject. 

Another source of problems are the thermal losses induced by instrumenting a typical high-temperature system. Thermocouple wiring and metallic capillary tubing to pressure and flow transducers can easily double the thermal losses of the system. Therefore, nonmetallic and thermally insulating sensor leads are required at reasonable costs for reliable operation at 1200°C. 

Temperature transducers The most common temperature sensor is a thermocouple made from two different metal wires. As the temperature changes, so does the relative resistance of the wires, giving a signal proportional to the temperature. Thermistors are semiconductors with the property of changing resistance with temperature. 

Fig. 1 Exploded view of mold. (1) front plate, (2) frame plate, (3) back plate, (4) spacers, (5) cavity, (6) spacer hole, (7) fiber mat, (8) vacuum nozzle, (9) polymer feed nozzle, (10) temperature transducer, and (II) thermocouple.

Standard commercial iastmmentation and control devices are used ia fluorine systems. Pressure is measured usiag Bourdon-type gauges or pressure transducers. Stainless steel or Monel constmction is recommended for parts ia contact with fluoriae. Standard thermocouples are used for all fluorine temperature-measuriag equipment, such as the stainless-steel shielded type, iaserted through a threaded compression fitting welded iato the line. For high temperature service, nickel-shielded thermocouples should be used. 

Whereas it is no longer an iaterpolation standard of the scale, the thermoelectric principle is one of the most common ways to transduce temperature, although it is challenged ia some disciplines by small iadustrial platinum resistance thermometers (PRTs) and thermistors. Thermocouple junctions can be made very small and ia almost infinite variety, and for base metal thermocouples the component materials are very cheap. Properties of various types of working thermocouple are shown in Table 3 additional properties are given in Reference 5. 

The ARC is controlled by its own hardwired control module. The temperature is monitored by a set of seven thermocouples connected in series which measure the difference between the temperature of the sample and that of its surroundings. The temperature is maintained by heaters which receive their inputs from the control module. A pressure transducer is attached to the sample container, giving both an analog readout on a pressure gauge and a digital readout on the control module panel. It should be noted that pressure is monitored but it is not part of the control loop. 

Quartz probes fitted with thermocouples to measure the temperature, and follow the movement of the sample. Linked transducer, i.e. a linear variable density transformer to sense the probe movement and produce a related electrical signal. Sample furnace, programmers and various output devices. 

The compressed, heated air is supplied to the ramburner through the air injection ports. Two types of air-injection ports, forming a so-called multi-port, are shown in Fig. 15.14 the forward port (two ports) and the rear port (two ports). The multi-port is used to distribute the airflow to the ramburner 34% is introduced via the forward port and the remaining 66 % via the rear port. The combustible gas formed by the combustion of the gas-generating pyrolant is injected through the gas injection nozzle and mixed with the air in the ramburner, and the burned gas is expelled form the ramburner exhaust nozzle. The pressures in the gas generator and the ramburner are measured by means of pressure transducers. The temperatures in the gas generator and the ramburner are measured with Pt-Pt/13%Rh thermocouples. 

The view-cell reactor is made of titanium and has two sapphire windows, a gas inlet valve and an outlet valve, as shown in Figure 3. The view cell is interfaced with a pressure transducer, a thermocouple, and a pressure relief valve. The pressure and temperature are computer-monitored during the reaction. 0.6 ml of 50 wt% H2O2/H2O (10.41 mmoles), 0.20ml of pyridine (2.47 mmoles), or some other base, was dissolved in 5 ml of acetonitrile or methanol, and was added to the reactor. 2.2 ml of supercritical CO2 was charged after lOOmg of propylene (2.38 mmoles) had been added to the reactor. The reactor was heated with a band heater at 40 - 70°C for 3, 6, 12, and 24 hr reaction periods. Following a batch conversion experiment, the amounts of products formed were determined by GC and GC/MS. 

Figure 25 Integrated thermocouple and pressure transducer to measure temperature as well as pressure during extrusion. Source Photo courtesy of Heaster Industries.

Figure 12.1 Sketch of experimental set up. (1) High pressure stainless steel vessel, (2) power source for ignition, (3) temperature recorder, (4) TV monitor, (5) video, (6) pressure monitor, (7) thermocouple, (8) recording camera, (9) pressure transducer, (10) vacuum...

---