Model TC59-V

Tubeskin thermocouple

V-PAD ®

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Applications of the tubeskin thermocouple

  • Chemical industry
  • Superheated steam applications
  • Refineries
  • Heating furnaces and high-performance boilers
  • Heat exchangers

Special features of the tubeskin thermocouple

  • Special block design
  • Engineered block design
  • Application ranges from 0 ... 1,260 °C (32 ... 2,300 °F)
  • Flexible sheathed cable, mineral-insulated internal leads
  • High mechanical strength, shock resistant

Description of the tubeskin thermocouple

The V-PAD® model TC59-V provides accurate and reliable temperature readings of process tubes inside combustion furnaces. Through extensive testing at WIKA’s R&D centre in Houston, Texas, the V-PAD® has been designed to provide unmatched accuracies in varying process conditions.

At the heart of the V-PAD® thermocouple is a patent pending V-shaped block designed to enable a full penetration weld between the sensor and the process tube. The flexible part of the sensor is a mineral-insulated metal-sheathed cable. It consists of a metal outer sheath which contains the insulated internal thermocouple conductors compressed within a high-density ceramic composition. The materials of the thermocouple can be selected to match the application.

Inside the V-PAD® block, the internal conductors are welded together to form a non-insulated (grounded) measuring point. The other end of the mineral-insulated metal-sheathed cable provides a hermetically sealed platform for the electrical connection. Cables, plug-in connectors, or connector sockets can be connected here.

The V-PAD® thermocouple can also be fitted with a diagnostic junction which can be used for diagnostics of the measuring junction and environmental conditions.

Sensor design

This tubeskin thermocouple assembly is supplied with a non-insulated measuring point (grounded). Only in this way it is possible to ensure that the temperature-sensitive measuring point becomes part of the tube surface when welding the V-PAD® to the tube. This enables the most accurate measuring results.

Tubeskin thermocouple, model TC59-V

V-Pad Installation

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