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1National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
Abstract:
Two sets of high-temperature platinum resistance thermometers of different design have been tested in the temperature range 0 to 1100 °C. One set was constructed at the National Institute of Metrology, in the People's Republic of China, and the other at the National Bureau of Standards. The results of the tests provide information on long- and short-time thermometer stability, and on other characteristics such as temperature coefficient, immersion, self-heating effect, electrical leakage, and durability. The results also show that the behavior of the two sets is similar enough to allow them to be considered as a single set of thermometers, and that the sets perform as well as, or better than, other sets of thermometers tested earlier. It is expected that this information will aid in the evaluation of the high-temperature platinum resistance thermometer as an interpolating instrument for a practical temperature scale up to the gold point.
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