Endaya, Lawrence M.

September 07, 2021

BSME – 3111 ME 415 – ME Laboratory 1

Temperature Measuring Instruments

Principle of
Instrument Illustration Definition
Operation
The standard
Electric
resistance
Developed after the thermometer
rise of liquid in glass uses extremely
type thermometer, this sensitive metals
instrument uses the such as
Electric electric current platinum,
Resistance traveling through the copper, or
Thermometer wires which causes nickel. It uses
the change in the principle
resistance which can wherein the
reflect the change in resistance of the
temperature. metals is
directly
proportional to
its temperature.
The principle
followed by the
radiation
thermometers
Developed to measure
rely on the
the temperature
emitted
without any physical
radiation’
contact, radiation
intensity of a
thermometry uses the
body which is
Radiation emitted radiation of
directly
Thermometry the body to measure
proportional to
the temperature.
the temperature.
Furthermore, it also
It also uses a
captures the
series of optics
temperature at a very
that focus
fast rate
infrared lights
onto a special
electronic
detector.
 The temperature
is measured
A type of thermometer when the change
that follows the in volume
principle of the ideal happens. As the
Constant gas equation. This thermometer has
Pressure Gas device isolated the a standard cross-
Thermometer pressure measured and sectional area,
relies on the change in the height of the
volume to determine fluid changes
the temperature. thus the
temperature can
be measured.
The temperature
is measured
A type of thermometer when the change
that follows the in pressure
principle of the ideal happens. Since
gas equation. On the gas pressure
Constant contrary to the is directly
Volume Gas Constant Pressure Gas proportional to
Thermometer Thermometer, the the temperature,
isolated component the increase or
here is the volume and decrease
pressure is the one detected in the
being measured pressure sensors
would indicate
the temperature.
This device uses
the principle of
expansion of
Commonly used in metals to
household thermostats determine the
and circuit breakers, temperature.
the bimetallic devices When heated,
Bimetallic use the expansion of one side of the
Devices metals to configure bimetallic strips
the temperature. This would expand
device can measure more than the
temperature from - other one which
80°C to +600 ° C. would cause the
pointer to
determine the
temperature.
 Following the
principle of
Seebeck effect,
the
A device commonly thermocouple
used in laboratories, uses the change
the thermocouple in the voltage to
measures temperature determine the
through the change in temperature. As
Thermocouple the voltage measured. the temperature
It is commonly rises or falls at
wrapped between the measuring
metals, ceramics, or junction a
glass to protect it from voltage is
the environment. generated within
the circuit which
is proportional
to the
temperature.
Commonly used for Designed with
measuring the an accordion-
temperature in like metal tube,
vacuum, transducers sealed bellows
Sealed and fuel, Sealed are designed to
Bellows bellows are relying on stretch and
the changes in volume compress with
and pressure to the help of a
determine the sliding stem on
temperature. a linear motion.
The process
starts with the
exact placement
Comprised of a bulb,
of the parts. The
capillary tube,
bulb is then
diaphragm and spring,
Bulb And inserted with a
this device measures
Capillary type of fluid
the movement
Sensor which is heated
generated due to the
which will
expansion of the fluid
expand and
inside the bulb.
release pressure
towards the
capillary tube.