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What factors does the time constant of a thermocouple depend on?
It depends on the mass (m), specific heat (c), convective heat transfer coefficient (h) and the surface area (As) In other words, Time Constant = (m * c) / ( h * As)
How does a thermocouple function?
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Example of coefficient?
coefficient
What is an example of coefficient?
2X 2 is the coefficient
What is the coefficient of n plus 3?
The coefficient is the number that multiplies a value. For example, the coefficient of 4x is 4. If n+3 is in brackets in the form (n+3) then the coefficient is one. If not the the coefficient of n is also 1.
What is a Peltier diode?
answer by engr ZOHAIB MUSHTAQ WHEN EMF APPLY AT TWO DIFFERENT ENDS OF METALLIC PLATE HAVING COMBINE JUNCTION HERE ONE END IS HOT AND OTHER END IS COLD THIS EFFECT IS PELTIER EFFECT
Do you need to use TC extension wire to connect a thermocouple or can you use shielded cable?
You must use thermocouple wire (of the same type as the thermocouple) to extend the circuit. If you switch to a different wire the point of connection between the two becomes a thermocouple junction itself, and the resulting voltage from that junction will skew your reading. You can use any wire to extend a thermocouple connection if you know the temperature of the junction where the thermocouple wire ends--this becomes the reference junction.
What role does the reference junction play in thermocouple readings?
The reference junction, also known as the cold junction, serves as the point where the thermocouple temperature is compared to the known temperature of the reference junction. This comparison helps to accurately determine the temperature at the measurement point. The reference junction compensation is required because the output voltage of the thermocouple is dependent on the temperature difference between the measurement point and the reference junction.
Can copper wire be used for thermocouple extention?
No. A thermocouple is made from two dissimilar wires. At the junction of these two wires, an electrical signal is generated that is measured in millivolts. If you insert another type of wire, such as copper, then you have introduced another electrical junction. Your signal will be (millivolt from junction 1 + millivolt from junction 2). <><><> Maybe. A thermocouple measures the temperature difference between the sensing junction (where the two different metal wires meet) and the other end of the wire, the reference junction. If you extend a thermocouple with copper wire, you will measure the temperature difference between the junction and the location where the copper extension is spliced on. If the copper splice is the same temperature as the reference junction, or if you can measure the temperature at the splice, then it will be fine. In general, it is better to run the thermocouple wire to the reference junction.
What happens if power is supplied to thermocouple?
Thermocouples convert a delta-temperature to electricity and electricity to a delta-temperature. Passing current through the junction will make one side hot and one side cold. Conversely, applying a delta-T across the junction will make a current flow. Thermo-electric. This is called the Peltier-Seebeck effect.
Does neutral temperature depend up on temperature of cold junction?
No, the neutral temperature in a thermocouple circuit does not depend on the temperature of the cold junction. The neutral temperature is the temperature at the point where the net electromotive force of the thermocouple is zero, and it is determined by the characteristics of the thermocouple materials and the temperatures at the two junctions.
Thermocouple instruments are also known as?
The thermocouple is a sensore used to measure temperature. The thermocouple are made with two wires of different metals. joined together at one end to from a junction the thermocouple outputs in a a Milli volts .
What is a peltier heat sink?
A Peltier junction is the same as a thermocouple junction, except instead of using heat to generate electric current an electric current is forced through it to move heat. Thus in a heatsink unit one junction (on the hot IC) gets cold removing heat and the other junction (on the heatsink fins) gets very hot. Thus it acts like a electric refrigeration system for the IC.It has no moving parts (except maybe a fan) like the compressor and coolant in mechanical refrigerators. It is even reversible to make a heater by just reversing the electric current. Portable electric food cooler/heater units are available, these typically plug into a car cigarette lighter outlet.
A thermal electric cooler uses the?
Peltier effect to create a temperature difference by passing an electric current through a junction of two different materials. One side of the junction becomes cold while the other side becomes hot, allowing for heat transfer and cooling.
What is temperature cofficient in pn junction?
Temperature coefficient of the PN intersection voltage to balance the temperature coefficient of the warm voltage.
Does a thermocouple have to touch at the tip or sides to operate correctly?
All thermocouples (whether type J, type K, type T, etc.) measure the difference in temperature between the Tip (junction between two different metals), and the other end of the thermocouple wire, often referred to as the "cold junction." There must be two such junctions somewhere for the thermocouple to operate correctly; typically the measurement junction is at the tip. To measure the temperature of some thing, try to put that junction as close as possible to that thing. However, since the thermocouple is metallic and the measurement relies on detecting tiny voltages, connecting the tip electrically to a metallic surface could affect the measurement. For that reason thermocouples often have insulated tips.
What is a thermocouple thermometer?
Thermocouple is made up with the junction of two different metals(e.g. antimony and bismuth). This is the device used to measure the temperature due to the fact that when two junctions are placed at different temperature a potential difference developed (thus electrical signal) which is proportional to the difference in the temperature of the two junction. This is very sensitive device.
