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Overview of Temperature and Pressure Sensors

This document lists and describes various types of instruments used to measure process variables like temperature, pressure, level, flow, and position. It includes thermocouples, thermistors, RTDs, pressure transmitters, capacitive and ultrasonic level sensors, positive displacement and turbine flow meters, and position sensors like linear variable differential transformers, inductive proximity sensors, and rotary encoders. It also provides details on operating voltages, output voltages, and measuring ranges for some of the temperature and pressure measurement instruments.

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Overview of Temperature and Pressure Sensors

This document lists and describes various types of instruments used to measure process variables like temperature, pressure, level, flow, and position. It includes thermocouples, thermistors, RTDs, pressure transmitters, capacitive and ultrasonic level sensors, positive displacement and turbine flow meters, and position sensors like linear variable differential transformers, inductive proximity sensors, and rotary encoders. It also provides details on operating voltages, output voltages, and measuring ranges for some of the temperature and pressure measurement instruments.

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# Instrument

Thermocouple
Thermocouple
Thermocouple
Thermocouple
1 Thermocouple
Thermocouple
Thermistor
Thermistor
RTD (Resistance Temp. Detector)

Pressure Transmitter

Level

The Potentiometer
Inductive Position Sensors
Inductive Position Sensors
5
Inductive Position Sensors
Rotary Encoders
Rotary Encoders
Types (Conductors (+/-)

TEMPERATURE
J (Iron / Constantan)
K (Nickel Chromium /Nickel Aluminium)
T (Copper / Constantan)
E (Nickel Chromium /Constantan)
N (Nicrosil / Nisil)
U (Copper / Copper Nickel Compensating for"S" and "R")
Negative Temperature Coefficient /(NTC)
Positive Temperature Coefficient /(PTC)

PRESSURE
Capacitor

Ultrasonic
Radar

FLOW

Position Sensors

Linear Variable Differential Transformer


Inductive Proximity Sensors.
Rotary Encoders
Incremental Encoders
Absolute Position Encoders.
Operating voltage Output Voltage Mesuring Range

PERATURE
0 to 750 C
-200 to 1250oC
-200 to 350oC
-200 to 900oC
0 to 1250 C
0 to 1450 C

ESSURE

FLOW

on Sensors
Equations

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