Sensing method for cylindrical surfaces
US12352633B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K13/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus and method for sensing the temperature of a tubing wall, and inferentially the temperature of a fluid within the tubing. The apparatus includes first and second clamp bodies, the first clamp body comprising a heat transfer element and a first and a second electrical connection connected thereto, the second clamp body connectable to the first clamp body to form a clamping cavity therebetween within which a clamped element having a wall is securable, the heat transfer element configured to contact an outer surface of a clamped element therebetween. The heat transfer element may include a thermally conductive compliant element extending through one of the clamp bodies and inwardly of the clamping cavity.
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