thermocouples
Voltage-producing heat sensors
Thermocouples is the plural of thermocouple, a device that measures temperature by exploiting the voltage produced when two different metals are joined and heated.
The junction generates a small electrical signal proportional to temperature, allowing precise readings across wide ranges.
Thermocouples are standard equipment in industrial processes, scientific instruments, and appliances: The furnace uses thermocouples to monitor heat levels.
Measured heat intensity
- sensorInput-detecting device
- junctionPoint where things meet
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- millivoltVoltage unit, very small
pyrometer · thermometry · calibration · reference · EMF · readout · probe · accuracy
Thin metallic conductor
- beadPierced ornament for threading
- weldHeat-fused metal joint
- junctionPoint where things meet
- sheathProtective blade covering
exposed · probe · connector · terminal · block · feedthrough · stainless-steel · crimp
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- exhaustUse up entirely
- HVACIndoor climate management
refinery · smelting · annealing · steelmaking · ceramic · combustion · turbine · engine
Element twenty-six
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- rhodiumPlatinum group element
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
sheath · grounded · ungrounded
Scottish hereditary name
- cryogenicExtremely low temperature
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- calorimetryMeasuring heat in reactions
physics · experiment · standard · uncertainty · traceability
temperature
Measured heat intensity
millivolt · pyrometer · thermometry · calibration · reference · EMF · readout · probe · accuracy · precision
wire
Thin metallic conductor
sheath · exposed · probe · connector · terminal · block · feedthrough · stainless-steel · crimp · splice
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
HVAC · refinery · smelting · annealing · steelmaking · ceramic · combustion · turbine · engine · monitoring
iron
Element twenty-six
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- rhodiumPlatinum group element
insulation · sheath · grounded · ungrounded
Thomson
Scottish hereditary name
- cryogenicExtremely low temperature
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
calorimetry · physics · experiment · standard · uncertainty · traceability
- analog technologyanalog clocks, analog clock, analog computers, film cameras, analog meter
- thermometer partsmercury, alcohol, glass, capillary tube, digital sensors
- heat transferconduction, convection, heat flow, heat transfer, conductors
- transducersmicrophones, speakers, hydrophones, pickups, sensors
- power systemsgenerators, turbines, power plants, power stations, electricity
- engine partspiston, valve, cylinder, crankshaft, camshaft
thermocouplesmercury thermometers
Liquid-metal temperature instruments