MAE 3340 Instrumentation and Measurements

Lab 8: Using Thermocouples for Temperature and Lumped Mass Heat Transfer Measurements

• Lab 8 Notes: Using Thermocouples for Temperature and Heat Flux Measurements (Beckwith Chapter 16)
  • Thermocouple Types
  • Thermocouple Accuracies
  • J, K Thermocouples
  • Type J Calibration
  • Type K Calibration
  • TC Output Amplifier
    • Circuit Diagram
    • VI Programming
    • Comparing the Signal Levels
    • Calibrating against an Absolute Temperature Reference
  • Programming Thermocouple Read VI Scale Factor
  • INtroduction to Lumped-Mass heat transfer
  • Aproximate Time Constant Analysis
  • Lumped mass-TC measurements

• Laboratory 8 Procedure: Thermocouple and Heat Transfer Lab
  • Lab 8 VIs
  • Example Curve Fit, Unamplified TC
  • Example Curve Fit, Amplified TC
  • Example First Oder, Lumped-Mass Response

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