Contact temperature measurement using selected thermoelements for studies of heat transfer during fluid flow in minichannels – metrology investigations

Abstract

This work describes metrology investigations that include uncertainty estimation of contact temperature measurements performed using K- and T-type thermoelements. Temperature measurements were essential in experiments on heat transfer during fluid flow in minichannels. The data acquisition station was used as the main system for collecting temperature data. For metrology investigations of temperature measurement by selected thermoelements, a dry well calibrator was applied. The temperatures measured by the thermoelements were statistically compared using the reference temperature preset on the calibrator. Corrections to the temperature measurement performed by the tested thermoelements were calculated. The relative experimental error and the method accuracy for the thermoelement measurement were determined. The uncertainty of the difference in the temperature measurement for the thermoelements tested with respect to the reference temperature was also provided. The results differed depending on whether the temperature increased or decreased. It confirmed the hysteresis phenomenon.