Comparison of temperature measurements in fire test furnaces using aspirated thermocouples

Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 695-699

  Mammoser III, John H ^a   Jimenez, Aldo ^a  

^a UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATED THERMOCOUPLES; FIRE TEST FURNACES; GAS TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; FURNACES; THERMOCOUPLES;

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 29744462056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/HT2005-72548     Document Type: Conference Paper

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