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radiation pyrometer

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radiation pyrometer [‚rād·ē′ā·shən pī′räm·əd·ər]
(engineering)
An instrument which measures the temperature of a hot object by focusing the thermal radiation emitted by the object and making some observation on it; examples include the total-radiation, optical, and ratio pyrometers. Also known as noncontact thermometer; radiant-energy thermometer; radiation thermometer.


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The Sniper handheld infrared radiation pyrometer has been designed to provide non-contact temperature measurements for high temperature measuring applications.
Lia Paschalidou, research manager at Frost & Sullivan, states: "A low rate of growth is predicted in all sectors of the European temperature sensor and instrumentation market into the next century, although growth in the thermocouple market will be weakest and radiation pyrometers are expected to gain market share.
The Sniper handheld infrared radiation pyrometer is said to provide non-contact temperature measurements for high temperature measuring applications.
 
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