Temperature Measurement

Thermowell Design Guidelines
  • Instrumentation Design
  • Temperature Measurement

Thermowell Design Guidelines

When fluid flows past a thermowell inserted into a pipe or duct, vorticies form at both sides of the well. These vorticies…

6 years ago
  • Software
  • Temperature Measurement

RTD Calculator Software

PRTCalc is a utility for those involved with PT100 platinum resistance thermometers. It allows for the accurate conversion of resistance…

8 years ago
  • Temperature Measurement

Thermistor Working Principle

Thermistors Thermistors are temperature sensitive semiconductors that exhibit a large change in resistance over a relatively small range of temperature.…

7 years ago
  • How It Works
  • Temperature Measurement

Resistance Temperature Detectors Working Principle

Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTD) Working Principle Thermo-resistive Temperature Measuring Devices A change in temperature causes the electrical resistance of a…

6 years ago
  • How It Works
  • Temperature Measurement

Thermocouple Working Principle

THERMOCOUPLES A thermocouple is made up of two dissimilar metals, joined together at one end, that produce a voltage (expressed…

7 months ago
  • How It Works
  • Temperature Measurement

Mechanical Temperature Measuring Sensors

Temperature can be measured via a diverse array of sensors. All of them infer temperature by sensing some change in…

6 years ago
  • Temperature Measurement

Basics of Thermocouples and RTD

Thermocouples What are Thermocouples? Thermocouples are temperature sensors. They operate under the principle that the junction of two dissimilar metals…

7 years ago
  • How It Works
  • Switches
  • Temperature Measurement

Temperature Switch Working Principle

Temperature is a measure of the average heat or thermal energy of the particles in a substance. Since it is…

7 years ago
  • Temperature Measurement

How to calculate Thermocouple Temperature by measuring the output millivoltage

HOW TO DETERMINE TEMPERATURE BY MEASURING THE OUTPUT MILLIVOLTAGE OF A THERMOCOUPLE THERMOCOUPLE REFERENCE TABLES The N.I.S.T. (National Institute of…

4 years ago
  • Temperature Measurement

Calculate Temperature Transmitter Output

An electronic  temperature transmitter is ranged  50 to 140 degrees  Fahrenheit and  has  a 4-20 mA output  signal.   Calculate  the …

5 years ago