Heavy-duty industrial applications require heavy-duty temperature sensors. Base metal protection tube thermocouple assemblies manufactured by Durex Industries are the most common answer to this problem.
These units feature large 8 gauge or 14 gauge thermocouple elements of type J or type K with ceramic insulators and housed in protection tubes that typically have a wall thickness of schedule 40 or schedule 80. The protection tube can be made of various stainless steels or nickel alloys depending on the specific application service requirements. Termination of the protection tube assembly is typically a cast iron or cast aluminum screw cover head for enclosure of the thermocouple connections
| Durex Industries | |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Thermocouple Temperature Probes |
| Product Number | TPTC |
| Product Name | Base Metal Protection Tube Assembly |
| Base, Noble and Refractory Metal Type | E (optional feature); J (optional feature); K (optional feature); T (optional feature) |
| Element Configuration | Single Element; Double Element (optional feature) |
| Probe Configuration | Straight Probe |
| Diameter or Width Range | 0.2500 to 1.25 inch (6.35 to 31.75 mm) |
