Temperature measurement taken to extremes
Gareth Monkman
(Fachhochschule Regensburg, Fachbereich Elektrotechnik, Regensburg, Germany. Tel: +49 941 943 1108/1285/1148; Fax: +49 941 943 1424; E‐mail gareth.monkman@e‐technik.fh‐regensburg.de)
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Abstract
Discusses the various sensors that can be used to measure temperatures at the high and low extremes of industrial processes. These include: mechanical sensors such as bimetal and expanding liquid thermometers; electrical sensors including resistance, thermistors, thermocouples and semiconductor; and optical pyrometers. Also describes the error effects that can be experienced and how these can be overcome.
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Citation
Monkman, G. (2001), "Temperature measurement taken to extremes", Sensor Review, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 177-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005604
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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