Measuring and controlling temperature can the most important parameter in many production processes. It's not only the temperature sensors that are important, but how they are protected by thermowells. Wikipedia has a good definition of what thermowells are:...
Let's continue our series of posts on the educational temperature measurement videos from Emerson's team managing the Rosemount brand of products and services. You can find the complete set of videos on the Temperature Insights page. Thermowells shield thermocouples...
Back in 1974, the ASME (founded as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) published a performance technology standard for thermowell calculations as well as overall temperature measurement best practices, PTC 19.3. Based on decades of industry and research...
A few weeks ago, I highlighted the issue of resonance and thermowells in a post, New Thermowell Calculations Help Avoid Damaging Resonance. Thermowells are the circular cylinder installed like a cantilever into process piping. The temperature sensor goes into the...
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