How do you use Thermocouple in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like thermometer, plus the exact meaning.
Thermocouple meaning
A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)
Synonyms of Thermocouple
Using Thermocouple
- The main meaning on this page is: A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)
- Useful related words include: thermocouple junction, thermometer.
- In the example corpus, thermocouple often appears in combinations such as: the thermocouple, thermocouple junction, in thermocouple.
Context around Thermocouple
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thermocouple
- In this selection, "thermocouple" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, metal, type, standard, alloys, gas and instrumentation stand out and add context to how "thermocouple" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a thermocouple or resistance and a single thermocouple junction. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thermocouple" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thermocouple
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Also shown is the Pt–Pd pure-metal thermocouple. (9 words)
A thermocouple produces small signals, often microvolts in magnitude. (9 words)
K-type thermocouple ( chromel – alumel ) in the standard thermocouple measurement configuration. (11 words)
It may be possible to superimpose AC heating on the thermocouple directly, making the sensor a 2-wire device, but those on the market appear to all be 4-wire devices, with separate terminals for the heater and the thermocouple. (40 words)
Apart from testing the open circuit voltage of the thermocouple, and the near short-circuit DC continuity through the thermocouple gas valve coil, the easiest non-specialist test is substitution of a known good gas valve. (36 words)
For example, an extension wire may be in a different form, such as highly flexible with stranded construction and plastic insulation, or be part of a multi-wire cable for carrying many thermocouple circuits. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Apart from testing the open circuit voltage of the thermocouple, and the near short-circuit DC continuity through the thermocouple gas valve coil, the easiest non-specialist test is substitution of a known good gas valve.
A useful feature in thermocouple instrumentation will simultaneously measure resistance and detect faulty connections in the wiring or at thermocouple junctions.
For such cases, a number of thermocouple leads will be brought to a common reference block (a large block of copper) containing the second thermocouple of each circuit.
If the pilot light goes out, the thermocouple temperature falls, causing the voltage across the thermocouple to drop and the valve to close.
It may be possible to superimpose AC heating on the thermocouple directly, making the sensor a 2-wire device, but those on the market appear to all be 4-wire devices, with separate terminals for the heater and the thermocouple.
K-type thermocouple ( chromel – alumel ) in the standard thermocouple measurement configuration.
The Nicrosil and Nisil thermocouple alloys show greatly enhanced thermoelectric stability relative to the other standard base-metal thermocouple alloys because their compositions substantially reduce the thermoelectric instabilities described above.
Thermocouple as vacuum gauge seeAlso A thermocouple can be used as a vacuum gauge over the range of approximately 0.001 to 1 torr absolute pressure.
Thermocouple insulation Typical low cost type K thermocouple (with standard type K connector ).
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has urged people to contact Cadent Gas if they have any concerns regarding a cooker that may lack a thermocouple, which has been legally required since 2008.
A continuous transfer of heat is necessary because the current flowing through the thermocouple tends to cause the hot side to cool down and the cold side to heat up (the Peltier effect ).
Also shown is the Pt–Pd pure-metal thermocouple.
Although current flows very little, power can be generated by a single thermocouple junction.
A special case of thermocouple wire is known as "extension grade", designed to carry the thermoelectric circuit over a longer distance.
A thermocouple or Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) can then be used to measure the temperature of the filament.
A thermocouple or resistance thermometer (RTD) can then be used to measure the temperature of the filament.
A thermocouple produces small signals, often microvolts in magnitude.
Circuit construction The most common error in thermocouple construction is a circuit extension with dissimilar metals such as copper wires.
Even the sheath of a magnesium oxide insulating the thermocouple does not keep the hydrogen out.
For example, an extension wire may be in a different form, such as highly flexible with stranded construction and plastic insulation, or be part of a multi-wire cable for carrying many thermocouple circuits.
Common combinations with thermocouple
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the thermocouple 17×
- thermocouple junction 4×
- in thermocouple 3×
- of thermocouple 3×
- thermocouple wire 3×
- thermocouple alloys 2×
- single thermocouple 2×
- thermocouple or 2×
- thermocouple construction 2×
- by thermocouple 2×