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A thermopile is constructed with chromel-alumel materials. Five junctions are maintained at 400°C
and five junctions are maintained at 100°C. The output of the thermopile is connected to a
potentiometer. Answer the following questions:
a) Draw the equivalent circuit and indicate all the given information.
b) What is the voltage induced by the potentiometer?
Given:
Table 8.3a
Temperature,
°C
-150
-100
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
150
200
300
400
500
600
800
1000
1200
1500
1750
Thermal emf in absolute millivolts for commonly used thermocouple combinations, according to ITS(90)
(Reference junction of 0°C)¹
Copper vs.
Constantan (7)
-4.648
-3.379
-1.819
-0.940
0
0.992
2.036
3.132
4.279
6.704
9.288
14.862
20.872
Chromel vs.
Constantan (E)
-7.279
-5.237
-2.787
-1.432
0
1.495
3.048
4.657
6.319
9.789
13.421
21.036
28.946
37.005
45.093
61.017
76.373
Iron vs.
Constantan (J)
-6.500
-4.633
-2.431
-1.239
0
1.277
2.585
3.918
5.269
8.010
10.779
16.327
21.848
27.393
33.102
45.494
57.953
69.553
Platinum vs.
Chromel vs. Platinum-10%
Alumel (K)
Rhodium (S)
-4.913
-3.554
-1.889
-0.968
0
1.000
2.023
3.059
4.096
6.138
8.139
12.209
16.397
20.644
24.906
33.275
41.276
48.838
-0.236
-0.127
0
0.143
0.299
0.467
0.646
1.029
1.441
2.323
3.259
4.233
5.239
7.345
9.587
11.951
15.582
18.503
Nicosil vs.
Nisil (N)
-1.530
-1.222
-0.698
-0.368
0
0.402
0.836
1.297
1.785
2.826
3.943
6.348
8.919
11.603
14.370
20.094
26.046
32.144
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Transcribed Image Text:A thermopile is constructed with chromel-alumel materials. Five junctions are maintained at 400°C and five junctions are maintained at 100°C. The output of the thermopile is connected to a potentiometer. Answer the following questions: a) Draw the equivalent circuit and indicate all the given information. b) What is the voltage induced by the potentiometer? Given: Table 8.3a Temperature, °C -150 -100 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 150 200 300 400 500 600 800 1000 1200 1500 1750 Thermal emf in absolute millivolts for commonly used thermocouple combinations, according to ITS(90) (Reference junction of 0°C)¹ Copper vs. Constantan (7) -4.648 -3.379 -1.819 -0.940 0 0.992 2.036 3.132 4.279 6.704 9.288 14.862 20.872 Chromel vs. Constantan (E) -7.279 -5.237 -2.787 -1.432 0 1.495 3.048 4.657 6.319 9.789 13.421 21.036 28.946 37.005 45.093 61.017 76.373 Iron vs. Constantan (J) -6.500 -4.633 -2.431 -1.239 0 1.277 2.585 3.918 5.269 8.010 10.779 16.327 21.848 27.393 33.102 45.494 57.953 69.553 Platinum vs. Chromel vs. Platinum-10% Alumel (K) Rhodium (S) -4.913 -3.554 -1.889 -0.968 0 1.000 2.023 3.059 4.096 6.138 8.139 12.209 16.397 20.644 24.906 33.275 41.276 48.838 -0.236 -0.127 0 0.143 0.299 0.467 0.646 1.029 1.441 2.323 3.259 4.233 5.239 7.345 9.587 11.951 15.582 18.503 Nicosil vs. Nisil (N) -1.530 -1.222 -0.698 -0.368 0 0.402 0.836 1.297 1.785 2.826 3.943 6.348 8.919 11.603 14.370 20.094 26.046 32.144
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