Modern Pyrometry

Contents - Foreword - CHAPTER 1. - Types and Uses of Thermocouples, Lead Wire, and Protection Tubes - Thermoelectric Effects - Requirements and Types of Thermocouples - Thermocouple Calibration - Types and Insulation of Lead Wire - Protection Tubes - High-Temperature Thermocouples - CHAPTER 2. - Temperature Indicators, Recorders, and Controllers - Millivoltmeter-Type Indicators - Potentiometer-Type Indicators - Electronic Balancing Mechanisms - Automatic Recording - Automatic Temperature Control - Program Controls - CHAPTER 3. - Other Methods of Temperature Measurement and Control - Resistance Thermometers, Mercury and Bimetallic - Systems - Radiation Pyrometers - Photoelectric Instruments - Optical Pyrometers - CHAPTER 4. - Applications, Care and Maintenance of Pyrometers - Thermocouples - Radiation Unit - Photoelectric Cell - Optical Pyrometers - Millivoltmeters - Potentiometers - Automatic-Control Terminology - References - Appendix - Index -