Temperature Measurement (Diagram)
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TemperatureMeasurement
Changes in temperature isconsidered a sign of illness thermometer
Quantities
Kelvin
= 1/273.16 of the thermodynamictemperature of the triple point of water
The triple point is the temp. at whichicewatervapor are in equilibrium. 273.16K
We express this temperature by 273.15
Celsius
Most frequent scale in medicine
2 referencepoints
0 C freezing point atatmospheric pressure
100 C boiling point atatmospheric pressure
normal body temperature = 37 C
Fahrenheit
water freezes at 32 F and boils at 212 F2 categories: contact measurement+ contactless measurement
Contactless temperaturemeasurement
based on detection ofelectromagnetic infrared radiationemitted by the human body
Radiation thermometers are mainlybased on absorption of totalradiation energy E , that isconnected to temperature byStefanBoltzmann law
T = (E/ ) ^ (1/4)
ContactThermometricMethods
Most frequently usedthermometric methods.
based on 3physicalphenomena
Thermal volumeexpansion of liquids
liquid commonly used is mercuryMercury situated in cylindrical reservoirfrom which the mercury can expandinto a thick walled capillary
Temperature : the volume of the mercuryexpands and rises in the graduated capillary.
the greater the reservoir volume, the smaller thecapillary diameter, the greater the sensitivity
Thermalexpansionof metals
Bimetallic thermometer
uses metals with different expansion coefficientsAccuracy of about 1°C
the application in medicine is limited
Changes inelectricalpropertiesof matters
Changes inelectricresistanceof metals
Platinum and nickel are most frequently used
resistance of these metals increaseswith temperature linearly
Rt = Ro ( 1 + t )R = resistance correspond to t+0 degree C
= thermal change coefficient
Changes inelectricresistance ofsemiconductors
With increasing temp. the free electrondensity of semiconductors increase rapidly
thermistors: Semiconductor componentswith thermal dependence of resistance
R = A × T^ × e^(B/T)R = R of a thermistor in thermal equilibrium
A, B, = material constants
T = thermodynamic temp
Thermallyinduced voltage
Junction of two identical conductorswith another conductor having othercharacteristics, forms two thermoelectriccouples, thermocouplesTwo contacts are held with two differenttemperatures, a thermoelectricvoltage U arises between the junctions
U = ( 2 – 1) (t2 – t1)The voltage depends on the temperaturedifference of thermoelectriccoefficients of the metals used
Temperature Measurement.mmap 2005/2/10 MuHsun (Teresa) Chen