Thermometer installation location
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In chemical process design, hot and cold fluids meet at a tee; what distance should the thermometer installed behind the tee be from it, without affecting the accuracy of temperature measurement?
In chemical process design, it is generally recommended to install the thermometer at a distance of 10 times the pipe diameter from the tee, to ensure that it can provide accurate temperature readings. Because mixing and turbulence occur in the fluid at the junction of the tee, if the thermometer is placed too close to the tee, it may be affected by these fluid turbulences, resulting in inaccurate temperature readings. Therefore, to ensure the accuracy of temperature measurement, it is necessary to choose a location far enough away from the tee to install the thermometer. .
Thank you for your explanation. For pipes with a relatively large diameter of 10d, it is difficult to achieve this due to limited installation space. If a diameter 10 times larger cannot be used, what is the minimum required distance?