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Contrinex switch is a switch that can sense temperature and convert it into a usable output signal. Temperature switches are the core component of temperature measuring instruments, with a wide variety of types. They can be divided into two major categories based on the measurement method: contact and non-contact. Based on switch materials and electronic component characteristics, they are classified into resistance thermometers and thermocouples.

Contrinex switch classification

1) Contact type: The sensing element of a contact temperature switch makes good contact with the object being measured; it is also called a thermometer. The thermometer reaches thermal equilibrium through conduction or convection, so that its indication directly represents the temperature of the object being measured. Generally, the measurement accuracy is relatively high. Within a certain temperature measurement range, the thermometer can also measure the internal temperature distribution of an object. However, for moving objects, small targets, or objects with very small heat capacity, significant measurement errors will occur. Commonly used thermometers include bimetallic thermometers, glass liquid-in-glass thermometers, pressure-type thermometers, resistance thermometers, thermistors, and thermocouples. They are widely used in industry, agriculture, commerce, and other sectors. These thermometers are also frequently used in daily life. With the widespread application of cryogenic technology in national defense engineering, space technology, metallurgy, electronics, food, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, and other sectors, as well as research into superconducting technology, cryogenic thermometers for measuring temperatures below 120K have been developed, such as low-temperature gas thermometers, vapor-pressure thermometers, acoustic thermometers, paramagnetic salt thermometers, quantum thermometers, low-temperature resistance thermometers, and low-temperature thermocouples. Cryogenic thermometers require sensing elements that are small in size, highly accurate, and offer good reproducibility and stability. A carburized glass resistance thermometer, made by carburizing and sintering porous high-silica glass, is one type of sensing element for cryogenic thermometers and can be used to measure temperatures in the range of 1.6 to 300K. 2) Non-contact type: Its sensing element does not make contact with the object being measured; it is also called a non-contact temperature measuring instrument. This type of instrument can be used to measure the surface temperature of moving objects, small targets, objects with small heat capacity, or objects with rapid (transient) temperature changes, and can also be used to measure temperature field distributions. The most commonly used non-contact temperature measuring instruments are based on the fundamental laws of blackbody radiation and are called radiation thermometers. Radiation temperature measurement methods include the brightness method (see optical pyrometer), the radiation method (see radiation pyrometer), and the colorimetric method (see colorimetric thermometer). Various radiation temperature measurement methods can only determine the corresponding brightness temperature, radiation temperature, or colorimetric temperature. Only the temperature measured for a blackbody (an object that absorbs all radiation and reflects no light) is the true temperature. If the true temperature of an object is to be determined, correction for the material's surface emissivity is required. However, material surface emissivity depends not only on temperature and wavelength but also on surface condition, coating, and microstructure, making precise measurement difficult. In automated production, radiation temperature measurement is often used to measure or control the surface temperature of certain objects, such as the rolling temperature of steel strips in metallurgy, roll temperature, forging temperature, and the temperature of various molten metals in smelting furnaces or crucibles. In these specific cases, measuring the surface emissivity of the object is quite difficult. For automatic measurement and control of solid surface temperatures, an additional mirror can be used to form a blackbody cavity together with the measured surface. The influence of additional radiation can increase the effective radiation and effective emissivity of the measured surface. By using the effective emissivity to appropriately correct the measured temperature via the instrument, the true temperature of the measured surface can ultimately be obtained. The most typical additional mirror is a hemispherical mirror. Diffuse radiation from the measured surface near the center of the sphere is reflected back to the surface by the hemispherical mirror, forming additional radiation and thereby increasing the effective emissivity, where ε is the material surface emissivity and ρ is the reflectivity of the mirror. For radiation measurement of the true temperature of gaseous and liquid media, a method involving inserting a heat-resistant material tube to a certain depth to form a blackbody cavity can be used. The effective emissivity of the cylindrical cavity after reaching thermal equilibrium with the medium is calculated. In automatic measurement and control, this value can be used to correct the measured temperature at the bottom of the cavity (i.e., the medium temperature) to obtain the true temperature of the medium.

Contrinex switch usage precautions

1) Errors introduced by improper installation: For example, the installation position and insertion depth of the thermocouple cannot reflect the true temperature of the furnace chamber. In other words, the thermocouple should not be installed too close to the door or heating area, and the insertion depth should be at least 8 to 10 times the diameter of the protective tube; if the gap between the thermocouple's protective tube and the wall is not filled with insulating material, heat will escape from the furnace or cold air will enter. Therefore, the gap between the thermocouple protective tube and the furnace wall hole should be blocked with insulating materials such as refractory mud or asbestos rope to prevent convection of hot and cold air from affecting the accuracy of temperature measurement; if the cold end of the thermocouple is too close to the furnace body, the temperature may exceed 100℃; the installation of the thermocouple should avoid strong magnetic and electric fields as much as possible, so the thermocouple and power cables should not be installed in the same conduit to avoid introducing interference and causing errors; the thermocouple should not be installed in areas where the measured medium has little flow. When using a thermocouple to measure the temperature of gas in a pipe, the thermocouple must be installed against the flow direction and have full contact with the gas. 2) Errors introduced by poor insulation: If the thermocouple is insulated, excessive dirt or salt residue on the protective tube and pull plate can cause poor insulation between the thermocouple poles and the furnace wall, which is more severe at high temperatures. This not only causes loss of thermoelectric potential but also introduces interference, and the resulting error can sometimes reach hundreds of degrees. 3) Errors introduced by thermal inertia: Due to the thermal inertia of the thermocouple, the instrument's indication lags behind changes in the measured temperature, which is particularly prominent during rapid measurements. Therefore, thermocouples with thinner thermoelectrodes and smaller protective tube diameters should be used as much as possible. If the temperature measurement environment allows, the protective tube can even be removed. Due to measurement lag, the amplitude of temperature fluctuations detected by the thermocouple is smaller than the amplitude of furnace temperature fluctuations. The greater the measurement lag, the smaller the amplitude of the thermocouple's fluctuations, and the larger the difference from the actual furnace temperature. When using a thermocouple with a large time constant for temperature measurement or control, although the temperature displayed by the instrument fluctuates very little, the actual furnace temperature may fluctuate significantly. To accurately measure temperature, a thermocouple with a small time constant should be selected. The time constant is inversely proportional to the heat transfer coefficient and directly proportional to the diameter of the thermocouple's hot end, the density of the material, and the specific heat. To reduce the time constant, in addition to increasing the heat transfer coefficient, the most effective method is to minimize the size of the hot end. In use, materials with good thermal conductivity, thin-walled tubes, and small inner diameter protective sleeves are usually employed. In more precise temperature measurements, bare-wire thermocouples without protective sleeves are used, but thermocouples are prone to damage and should be calibrated and replaced promptly. 4) Thermal resistance error: At high temperatures, if there is a layer of ash or dust on the protective tube, the thermal resistance increases, hindering heat conduction, and the temperature reading will be lower than the true value of the measured temperature. Therefore, the exterior of the thermocouple protective tube should be kept clean to reduce errors.

Contrinex switch industry applications

Temperature switches are the earliest developed and most widely used type of switch. The market share of temperature switches far exceeds that of other switches. People began using temperature for measurement in the early 17 century. Supported by semiconductor technology, semiconductor thermocouple switches, PN junction temperature switches, and integrated temperature switches were successively developed in this century. Two conductors of different materials, when connected at a point and heated, will generate a potential difference at their unheated parts. The value of this potential difference is related to the temperature at the measurement point of the unheated part and the materials of the two conductors. This phenomenon can occur over a wide temperature range. If this potential difference is measured precisely and the ambient temperature of the unheated part is measured, the temperature at the heated point can be accurately determined. Because it requires two conductors of different materials, it is called a "thermocouple." Thermocouples made of different materials are suitable for different temperature ranges, and their sensitivities vary. Thermocouple switches have their own advantages and disadvantages; their sensitivity is relatively low, they are easily affected by environmental interference signals, and they are also susceptible to the temperature drift of preamplifiers, making them unsuitable for measuring minute temperature changes. Since the sensitivity of thermocouple temperature switches is unrelated to the thickness of the material.

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