Abstract
Experience with Type C thermocouples operating for extended times in the 1400–1600 °C temperature range indicates that significant decalibration occurs, often leading to expensive downtime and material waste. As part of an effort to understand the mechanisms causing drift in these thermocouples, the Idaho National Laboratory conducted a long duration (3000 h) test at 1500 °C containing eight Type C thermocouples. As reported in this paper, results from this long duration test were adversely affected due to oxygen ingress. Nevertheless, results provide important insights about the impact of precipitate formation due to material phase changes on thermoelectric response. Post-test examinations indicate that the thermocouple signal was not adversely impacted by the formation of precipitates detected after 1000 h of heating at 1500 °C and suggest that the signal would not be adversely impacted by these precipitates for longer durations.
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