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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................. - 1 2. MODEL 1.3 THERMOCOUPLE SENSOR BOARD................................. - 2 2.1 Overview................................................................................................................................................... - 2 2.2.1 Power and Output Connections ...................................................................................................... - 4 2.2.2 Temperature Reference...................................................................................................................... - 4 2.2.3 Thermocouple Status.......................................................................................................................... - 5 2.2.4 Thermocouple Connections.............................................................................................................. - 5 2.2.5 Placement of the Model 1.3............................................................................................................... - 5 2.2.6 Mounting the Model 1.3 .................................................................................................................... - 6 -
3. THERMOCOUPLE BASICS................................................................... - 6 3.1 What is a Thermocouple? ..................................................................................................................... - 6 3.2 Thermocouple Types ............................................................................................................................. - 7 3.2 Making a Thermocouple ...................................................................................................................... - 7 3.3 Mounting a Thermocouple on a Rocket ........................................................................................... - 8 3.4 Converting Thermocouple Output Voltage to Temperature...................................................... - 9 3.5 Examples of Rocket-borne Temperature Profiles ........................................................................ - 11 -
APPENDIX A: CALIBRATION PROCEDURE......................................... - 13 APPENDIX B: DISPLAYDATA SOFTWARE........................................... - 15 B1. DISPLAYDATA PROGRAM............................................................. - 15 B1.1 Loading the DisplayData Program................................................................................................ - 15 B1.2 Loading Data....................................................................................................................................... - 16 B1.3 Select Thermocouple Type.............................................................................................................. - 16 -
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