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Method and apparatus for measuring temperature in the high pressure furnace of a hot isostatic pressing

USRE33245E · kind E · reissue

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Filing dateJun 22, 1988
Grant dateJun 26, 1990
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC —)General

Abstract

A method of measuring the temperature in a high pressure furnace of a hot isostatic pressing apparatus, wherein a closed-end pipe having its inside communicated with the inside of the high pressure furnace and enabling a pressure medium to pass therethrough is disposed in the furnace, an incident top end of an optical fiber, a bundle of optical fibers or like other equivalent optical rod-like memeber is disposed to the open end of the closed-end pipe so as to be capable of receiving thermally radiated light from the inside of the closed-ended pipe and an exit rear end thereof is led out through a cover and to the outside of said high pressure vessel and a measuring system is connected to said exit rear end to detect heat radiation power from the top end of the closed-end pipe to thereby measure the temperature inside of the furnace.

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