Hukseflux NF02 Heat Flux Sensor
The NF02 Miniature needle type heat flux and temperature sensor is a small version of model NF01, and is typically used in (injection) moulds. Measuring heat flux as well as temperature with one sensor is much more accurate and practical than using distributed temperature measurements. The same technology is used to manufacture heat flux sensors for different applications.
Suggested use
- studies of energy balance of industrial processes
- studies of the energy balance in moulds
NF02 measures temperature and heat fluxes
NF02 is used for monitoring the energy balance of industrial installations, in particular in steel moulds. The sensors inside NF02, a thermopile and a thermocouple, are protected by a fully sealed stainless steel “needle” body. The part of the cabling closest to the sensor is a special high temperature metal sheathed cable, with an interlocked spiral stainless steel armour. The sensor as well as the high temperature cable and armour withstand temperatures up to 450°C. Optionally the sensor and cable temperature range can be extended to 700°C. The low temperature extension cable is made of PTFE. The sensor outputs are heat flux (an analogue voltage signal in the millivolt range) and temperature (using a thermocouple type K). The user must know the thermal conductivity of the surrounding material to calculate the heat flux.
Advantages
The usual approach to measurement of heat flux is to estimate it from distributed temperature measurements. This leads to large measurement errors and is not practical.
- NF02 creates a single temperature difference signal. This is much more accurate than calculating a heat flux by subtracting two individual temperature measurements.
- NF02 sensors can be quickly installed; contrary to spatially distributed temperature sensors, the relative position of the sensors used for the temperature difference measurement is already determined during manufacturing. The exact depth of insertion is not a critical factor determining the accuracy of this relative position. Installation can be done quickly with little training.
- NF02 sensors are fully exchangeable. Contrary to spatially distributed temperature sensors, the sensors in the NF01 are “matched pairs”. This is essential to attain the best possible temperature difference measurement.
- NF02 has a fast heat flux response time: the high accuracy makes it possible to measure a temperature difference across a small distance.
| Measurand: | Heat Flux, Temperature |
| Measurement Range: | 0.05 to 50 x10³ W/m² (typical) |
| Heat flux sensor: | thermopile |
| Temperature measurement: | thermocouple type KX |
| Needle diameter: | 3 x10⁻³ m |
| Rated Operating Temperature Range | |
| -Sensor and high temperature cable: | -30 to +450°C |
| -Sensor optional (no spring): | -30 to +700°C |
| -Low temperature extension cable: | -30 to +240°C |
| Standard Cable Lengths | |
| -High temperature cable: | 0.1 m (see options) |
| -Low temperature extension cable: | 2.5 m (see options) |
| Product order code: | NF02/L1/L2/L3 L1 to L3 in x10⁻³ m |
| Standard version: | NF02/30/100/2500 |
| Design: | user-specific: in cooperation with the user for the specific application |
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