Thermocouple assembly
Abstract
A thermocouple assembly includes a thermocouple; a plurality of lead wires extending from the thermocouple; an insulating jacket extending along and enclosing the plurality of leads; and at least one internally sealed area within the insulating jacket to prevent fluid leakage along and within the insulating jacket. The invention also provides a method of preventing leakage of a fluid along and through an insulating jacket of a thermocouple including the steps of a) attaching a plurality of lead wires to a thermocouple; b) adding a heat sensitive pseudo-wire to extend along the plurality of lead wires; c) enclosing the lead wires and pseudo-wire inside an insulating jacket; d) locally heating axially spaced portions of the insulating jacket to a temperature which melts the pseudo-wire and fuses it with an interior surface of the jacket.
- Inventors:
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- Greer, SC
- Easley, SC
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874272
- Patent Number(s):
- 6354735
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-95MC31176
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- thermocouple; assembly; plurality; lead; wires; extending; insulating; jacket; enclosing; leads; internally; sealed; prevent; fluid; leakage; provides; method; preventing; including; steps; attaching; adding; heat; sensitive; pseudo-wire; extend; inside; locally; heating; axially; spaced; portions; temperature; melts; fuses; interior; surface; interior surface; wires extend; /374/136/277/
Citation Formats
Thermos, Anthony Constantine, and Rahal, Fadi Elias. Thermocouple assembly. United States: N. p., 2002.
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@article{osti_874272,
title = {Thermocouple assembly},
author = {Thermos, Anthony Constantine and Rahal, Fadi Elias},
abstractNote = {A thermocouple assembly includes a thermocouple; a plurality of lead wires extending from the thermocouple; an insulating jacket extending along and enclosing the plurality of leads; and at least one internally sealed area within the insulating jacket to prevent fluid leakage along and within the insulating jacket. The invention also provides a method of preventing leakage of a fluid along and through an insulating jacket of a thermocouple including the steps of a) attaching a plurality of lead wires to a thermocouple; b) adding a heat sensitive pseudo-wire to extend along the plurality of lead wires; c) enclosing the lead wires and pseudo-wire inside an insulating jacket; d) locally heating axially spaced portions of the insulating jacket to a temperature which melts the pseudo-wire and fuses it with an interior surface of the jacket.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2002},
month = {1}
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