Patent · US Expired

Heater tube skin thermocouple

US5172979A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 1991
Grant dateDec 22, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N10/17
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A skin thermocouple assembly is formed by a mounting block profiled to be mounted on the device to be monitored and to receive an end of the thermocouple therein. A heat shield is received over the block to prevent it from becoming a fin for heat exchange causing an error in the reading of the thermocouple.

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