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Guide on Secondary Thermometry: Industrial Platinum Resistance Thermometers

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Jonathan Pearce, Richard Rusby, Kazuaki Yamazawa, Stefan Rudtsch, L Iacomini, Giuseppina Lopardo, D Rodney White, Weston L. Tew

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This document is a part of guidelines, prepared by the Consultative Committee for Thermometry, on the techniques for approximating the International Temperature Scale of 1990. It collates information on industrial platinum resistance thermometry. The information includes: working principles and construction; associated instrumentation; limitations in performance; and maintenance measures such as annealing and calibration procedures. Particular attention is given to typical performance and sources of uncertainties.
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International Bureau of Weights and Measures
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Platinum Resistance Thermometers, Temperature, Industrial Temperature Measurement
Thermometry metrology, Process measurement and control and Infrastructure

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Pearce, J. , Rusby, R. , Yamazawa, K. , Rudtsch, S. , Iacomini, L. , Lopardo, G. , White, D. and Tew, W. (2022), Guide on Secondary Thermometry: Industrial Platinum Resistance Thermometers, International Bureau of Weights and Measures, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=932587, https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/41773843/BIPM_CCT_Guide_to_IPRTs.pdf/b3bd8bba-3b0b-ab46-481f-29ceddf7bb31?version=1.1&download=true (Accessed October 14, 2025)

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Created January 18, 2022, Updated November 29, 2022
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