engineering recuitment GATE IN Test Series 2023-24 Mock Test Sensors and Industrial Instrumentation Measurement of Temperature Thermocouple
The table provides the thermo-emf sensitivity of five materials with reference to platinum around 273 k.
|
Material |
Constantan |
Nickel |
Copper |
Iron |
Nichrome |
|
Sensitivity (μv/K) |
-35 |
-25 |
+6 |
+18.5 |
+25 |
Two copper constantan thermocouples are connected such that the two constantan wires are joined together. The two copper wires are connected to the input of a low noise chopper stabilized differential amplifier having a gain of 1000. One of the thermocouple junctions is immersed in a flask containing ice and water in equal proportion. The other thermocouple is at a temperature T. If the output of the amplifier is 2.050 V, the temperature T is
1
250°C
2
102.5°C
3
51.25°C
4
50°C