2025 SMSI Bannerklein

P2.1 Explosion Pressure Measurement and Thermal Shock

Event
SMSI 2020
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(did not take place because of Covid-19 virus pandemic)
Band
SMSI 2020 - Sensors and Instrumentation
Chapter
P2 Sensors and Measurement Systems for Physical Quantities
Author(s)
T. Krause, D. Markus - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig (Germany), M. Meier - Kistler Instrumente AG, Winterthur (Switzerland)
Pages
226 - 227
DOI
10.5162/SMSI2020/P2.1
ISBN
978-3-9819376-2-6
Price
free

Abstract

Transient thermal loads on piezoelectric pressure sensors as a result of an explosion lead to a heat flux which results in a reduction of the measured pressure amplitude as well as an increase of the scatter of the measurement results. The effects of this so-called thermal shock depend on the type of sensor and can be reduced by suitable measures, e.g. thermal protection layers of RTV (Room-Temperature-Vulcanizing) silicone.

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