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Author
Jones, J. C.
Title
Suggestions Towards Improved Reliability of Thermocouple Temperature Measurement in Combustion Tests.
Coporate
University of Aberdeen, UK
Report
ASTM STP 1427; ASTM Stock Number: STP 1427,
Book or Conf
Thermal Measurements: The Foundation of Fire Standards. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Proceedings. ASTM STP 1427. December 3, 2001, American Society for Testing and Materials, West, Dallas, TX, Gritzo, L. A.; Alvares, N. J., Editors, 16-31 p., 2003
Keywords
standards | thermocouples | temperature measurements | combustion | spontaneous heating | room fires | heat transfer | wall temperature | equations | algorithms
Identifiers
radiation error; laws of thermoelectricity: classical and modern interpretations; difficulties with oven temperature measurements in recently reported work; summary of calculations for convection coefficients at a thermocouple tip; comparisons of convection coefficients and radiation corrections from detailed and approximate approaches; examination of the effect of kinetic energy recovery on a thermocouple tip