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Wear-resistant Thermocouple (Thermal Resistor)

The wear-resistant thermocouple (thermal resistor) consists of a wear-resistant protection tube, temperature sensing element, mounting device, junction box, and other components. It is used for temperature measurement of flowing media and can be applied in coal mills and circulating fluidized beds in power plants, catalytic cracking units in the chemical industry, kiln heads and kiln tails in cement plants, and incinerators.

Wear-resistant thermocouple and thermal resistor with reinforced protection tube designs.

For a cut-off wear-resistant thermocouple, the cut-off valve supplied with the product can be closed promptly when protection-tube wear and leakage occur, preventing continued leakage. For measurement points with particularly high leakage-prevention requirements, a ferrule-type anti-internal-leak wear-resistant thermocouple may be used. Its fixed ferrule threaded connection provides good sealing performance to help prevent leakage of the measured medium.

  • Temperature measurement in coal mills, circulating fluidized beds, flue gas, coal ash, and other power-plant conditions.
  • Catalytic cracking units, coal liquefaction reactors, and hydrogenation reactors in the chemical industry.
  • Cement plant kiln heads and kiln tails exposed to high-temperature gas flow and particle scouring.
  • Temperature measurement of flowing media in boilers, paper mills, and incinerators.
  • The spray wear-resistant type uses a laser spray process to apply hard alloy to the protection tube and has a maximum operating temperature of 800 °C.
  • The surfacing wear-resistant type uses a laser surfacing process to form a cobalt-based alloy or nickel-based alloy layer on the metal protection-tube base.
  • The integral casting wear-resistant type is suitable for high-temperature gas flow and particle scouring, abrasion, and corrosion in cement kilns and circulating fluidized beds, with good thermal stability and high-temperature strength.
  • Cut-off and ferrule-type anti-internal-leak structures are available for leakage-prevention requirements.

The structure diagrams show flange connections, threaded connections, and fixed ferrule threaded connections. For measurement points with particularly high leakage-prevention requirements, a ferrule-type anti-internal-leak wear-resistant thermocouple may be used. For a cut-off wear-resistant thermocouple, the cut-off valve supplied with the product can be closed when protection-tube wear and leakage occur.

Wear-resistant Category and Material Selection

Section titled “Wear-resistant Category and Material Selection”
Wear-resistant Category Material Operating Temperature Service Place
Spray wear-resistant Ni60 coating; WC coating 800 °C Power plant flue gas, coal ash, boilers, paper mills, etc.
Integral casting wear-resistant Iron-based alloy; nickel-based alloy; cobalt-based alloy 1200 °C Power plant circulating fluidized bed boilers, boiling furnaces, coal mills, cement plant kiln heads, kiln tails, etc.
Surfacing wear-resistant Stearic alloy 1100 °C Chemical industry catalytic cracking devices, coal liquefaction reactors, hydrogenation reactors, etc.
  • Spray wear-resistant: Ni60 coating or WC coating.
  • Integral casting wear-resistant: iron-based alloy, nickel-based alloy, or cobalt-based alloy.
  • Surfacing wear-resistant: Stearic alloy.
  • Leakage-prevention structures: cut-off wear-resistant thermocouple or ferrule-type anti-internal-leak wear-resistant thermocouple.
  • WRN-440NQ (cut-off valve)
  • WRN-440 (with leakage prevention)
  • WRN-240NM
  1. Equipment, measurement location, and measured medium.
  2. Particle conditions in the medium and the gas-flow or medium-flow conditions.
  3. Actual operating temperature and the required wear-resistant category or material.
  4. Installation connection, such as flange, thread, or fixed ferrule threaded connection.
  5. Whether a cut-off valve or anti-internal-leak structure is required.
  6. Required insertion length, connection dimensions, and preferred model.