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Uncertainty Budgets for Comparison Calibrations of Thermocouples

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Dean C. Ripple, K Garrity

Abstract

By means of concrete examples, we discuss the determination of an uncertainty budget for calibration of thermocouples by comparison techniques. In the first example, the calibration of a type T thermocouple (copper versus copper-nickel alloy) in a stirred liquid bath with a platinum resistance thermometer as a reference is considered. The second example is the calibration of a type K (a nickel-chromium versus nickel-aluminum alloy) thermocouple at temperatures up to 1200 C in a tube furnace, using a platinum-rhodium alloy thermocouple as a reference. Methods for determining the magnitudes of these uncertainties are given for each uncertainty component.
Proceedings Title
2005
Conference Dates
August 7-11, 2005
Conference Title
NCSL International Annual Workshop and Symposium
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

calibration, thermocouple, thermometer, uncertainty
Thermometry metrology and Calibration services

Citation

Ripple, D. and Garrity, K. (2005), Uncertainty Budgets for Comparison Calibrations of Thermocouples, 2005, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=830933 (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created August 7, 2005, Updated February 19, 2017
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