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Selecting / Sizing Temperature Element

Selecting / Sizing Temperature Element

Selecting / Sizing Temperature Element

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An expression I use frequently is "they don't know they don't know"...so how can they know what questions to pose?  I too am in this category on some things (spouse will say "many"), but I have to purchase a temperature element that will be used with a PLC to determine when to open/close valves for hot water circulation.  The vessel is jacketed, and the product temperature is what will be measured.

I'm thinking a thermowell in the vessel bottom head would do the job...what size nozzle would I have to install in the bottom head, what would be the size of the thermowell and what would the instrument be?  Temperature of product will be, hopefully, held to 45 C +/- 5 C.

Again, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

Thanks,

JLD

RE: Selecting / Sizing Temperature Element

9751JLD
Look at www.texasthermowells.com.  They have a bunch of thermowell options to choose from.   I personally prefer the ones that are welded into the body of the vessel but that is not always an option.  I also prefer 1/4" three wire 100 ohm RTD's over Thermocouples to actually measure the temperature.  They cost about four times what a thermocouple costs ($125) but the accuracy is better.  I personally think the life expectancy of both are poor. (1-3 years many times)

Goodluck
StoneCold

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