Method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of a molten metal

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PATENT NO 9726545
APP PUB NO 20140321504A1
SERIAL NO

14264510

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A method, device and apparatus are provided for measuring the temperature of a melt, particularly of a molten metal, with an optical fiber, fed into the melt through a disposable guiding tube. The optical fiber and an immersion end of the tube are immersed into the melt and have feeding speeds which are independent from each other. An elastic plug is arranged within the tube or at an end of the tube opposite the immersion end. The optical fiber is fed through the elastic plug, and the elastic plug reduces a gap between the optical fiber and the tube, which has a larger inner diameter than the outer diameter of the optical fiber. The apparatus includes a fiber coil and a feeding mechanism for feeding the optical fiber and the tube, including at least two independent feeding motors, one for feeding the optical fiber and one for feeding the tube.

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HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N VCENTRUM ZUID 1105 HOUTHALEN 3530

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Neyens, Guido Jacobus Opoeteren, BE 15 86
Stevens, Frank Hasselt, BE 11 89
Thys, Michel Koersel, BE 6 27

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