Any directly connected sensor may be unreliable and erratic because of the production of intense RG radiation especially in a reactor without RF shielding.
The only way to get good temperature data is through remote sensing, On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > *From:* Jed Rothwell > > > > The discussion of color and temperature only mask the glaring reality that > an inexpensive way to be certain of thermal gain in the TP2 device is flow > calorimetry. > > > > I think flow calorimetry with this device at these temperatures would be > problematic. For one thing, you could not see the device, which might even > be dangerous. I think the present method is better, although it may not > have been done right. It should be confirmed with the internal > thermocouples. > > > > Well, catch-22 they used an internal thermocouple - and apparently took > data from a perfect location, which could “see” down the axis of the tube, > presumably the hottest place in the system, but chose not to release the > data. > > > > What excuse can they have - other than the thermocouple data does not > support the thermography (therefore the thermocouple failed)? > > > > Ahern proposed a calorimeter which would not compromise the integrity of > the ceramic tube. > > > > Jones > > > > > > >
