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Fast surface‐temperature measurement for fire tests
Author(s) -
Chitty R.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810080407
Subject(s) - thermocouple , temperature measurement , fire test , simple (philosophy) , environmental science , materials science , nuclear engineering , automotive engineering , forensic engineering , engineering , composite material , physics , philosophy , epistemology , quantum mechanics
A method of increasing the speed of measurement of surface temperature is described. This would possibly be suitable for improving the determination of temperature of the unexposed face of specimens subjected to a British 476 (part 8) fire‐resistance test. A simple electronic circuit used in conjunction with a disc‐mounted thermocouple allows ‘hot spots’ to be quickly identified. The technique may also find application in other similar standards such as ISO 834.