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An Inefficient Fin Non-Dimensional Parameter to Measure Gas Temperatures Efficiently

TBMG-13546

05/01/2012

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A gas containment vessel that is not in thermal equilibrium with the bulk gas can affect its temperature measurement. The physical nature of many gas dynamics experiments often makes the accurate measurement of temperature a challenge. The environment itself typically requires that the thermocouple be sheathed, both to protect the wires and hot junction of the instrument from their environment, and to provide a smooth, rigid surface for pressure sealing of the enclosure. However, that enclosure may also be much colder than the gas to be sensed, or vice-versa. Either way, the effect of such gradients is to potentially skew the temperature measurements themselves, since heat may then be conducted by the instrument.

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"An Inefficient Fin Non-Dimensional Parameter to Measure Gas Temperatures Efficiently," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2012.
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May 1, 2012
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TBMG-13546
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English