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Temperature strips for 1000F +

Temperature strips for 1000F +

Temperature strips for 1000F +

(OP)
Does anyone know of a temperature strip that can be used to estimate temperatures over 1000F and last for 3 years. I know...long shot.

RE: Temperature strips for 1000F +

(OP)
The problem is it must last for 3 years and be intact. It will be attached to a gas turbine rotor, under the heat shields. We tried temperature indicating paints (like tempil) and they just oxidize away in that time.

RE: Temperature strips for 1000F +

They make more than paints...

RE: Temperature strips for 1000F +

(OP)
I contacted Tempil directly. Here is their response:

Hello,

Thank you for the inquiry. We do not offer temperature labels with ratings above 554F. The reason is the paper used to produce the labels will not withstand the higher temperatures.

Regards,
Lorraine Keenan
Tempil
Customer Service

RE: Temperature strips for 1000F +

(OP)
I was kind of thinking that there may be a calibrated metal strip that has an oxide thickness that correlates to time@temperature. Anyone know of such an animal?

RE: Temperature strips for 1000F +

Is the application show temperature especially if it exceeds 1000F then oxide layer thickness isn't going to show you that? A thermocouple would do that but it would require some power.

RE: Temperature strips for 1000F +

I have seen closed metal foil packages that had low melting point elements inside them.
There are alloys that melt very near 1000F making this practical.

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RE: Temperature strips for 1000F +

McMaster-Carr is showing a "Tight-Joint Silver" brazing rod with a melting temp of 1125-1145 degrees F.
Maybe you could fix a cup to the turbine and put the brazing rod in it.
Best regards, David

RE: Temperature strips for 1000F +

Ed's and gibson's suggestions are good, but only give an answer to the question "did the temperature ever exceed x", and not the added question " and for how long". Along the same idea as theirs, imagine a cup/vial with a very small vent hole (perhaps piped to a location deemed safe), and the cup is filled with a precise volume of, for example, tin. Based on the known vapor pressure of tin vs. temperature, and the size of the vent hole, one could (by measuring the mass left in the cup after some temperature-time exposure), estimate the temperature vs. time profile. Would likely work better with an array of these devices, with different temperature vs. mass loss rate characteristics. Patent pending :)

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