This document discusses temperature measurement and different types of thermometers. It describes the dynamic characteristics of liquid-in-glass thermometers, including how they respond to step changes in temperature over time. The document presents equations to model the heat transfer and response of the thermometer based on factors like the thermal capacitance of the glass. It also briefly mentions other types of thermometers like mineral insulated thermocouples and different varieties of thermocouples for industrial temperature measurement applications.
38. Dynamic characteristic of liquid-in-glass thermometer (thermal capacitance of
glass wall is not included)
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43. Figure A - shows a dynamic response of this thermometer to a step change in temperature.
Dynamic Response of a Liquid-in-Glass Thermometer to a Step Change in
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44. Figure A. Dynamic response of liquid-in-glass thermometer to a step change in temperature. From equation (12) we can
get:
Using a block diagram in Figure B we can get the following expression for a transfer function:
Figure B. Block diagram of a thermometer.
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45. Dynamic characteristic of liquid-in-glass thermometer (thermal capacitance of glass
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53. Let: A = 10oC and 龍 = 85,s . Then we can plot a transient response of this thermometer to a step change in the input
variable (see Figure D).
Figure D. Transient response of liquid-in-glass thermometer.
Transient response of Liquid-in-Glass Therm om eter
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