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Mechanical Engineering · Q42

Heat And Mass Transfer

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 42

Q42

Temperature of steam at around 540°C can be measured by

A.
Thermometer
B.
Thermistor
C.
Thermocouple
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Thermocouple can easily sense temperature of 540°C or even upto 1200°C.
For measuring any temperature above 1200°C a radiation pyrometer type thermometer is generally used because this type of temperature sensors is not required to be brought in touch with the object whose temperature to be measured.