Designation:F2362−03(Reapproved2013)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforTemperatureMonitoringEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2362;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverstherequirementsforequip-mentintendedtoprovidecontrolinputandmonitoringoftemperaturesingeneralapplications.Equipmentdescribedinthisspecificationincludestemperatureindicators,signalcon-ditionersandpowersupplies,andtemperaturesensorssuchasthermocouplesandresistancetemperatureelementassemblies.1.2SpecialrequirementsforNavalshipboardapplicationsareincludedintheSupplementaryRequirementssection.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D3951PracticeforCommercialPackagingE344TerminologyRelatingtoThermometryandHydrom-etry3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Definitionsofterminologyshallbeinac-cordancewithTerminologyE344.4.Classification4.1General—Temperaturemeasuringdevicesaregenerallyclassifiedaseithertemperaturesensorsorthermometers.Ther-mometersarenotcoveredbythisspecification.Temperaturesensorsareclassifiedbydesignandconstruction.Sensorsmayalsobeclassifiedbythemannerofresponse,basicallyme-chanicalorelectrical,toachangeintemperature.Mechanicalresponseischaracterizedbysomemechanicalactionastem-peraturechanges.Electricalresponseischaracterizedbytheproductionorchangeofanelectricalsignalorpropertyastemperaturechanges.Thefollowingdescribesthemostcom-montypesofsensors:4.2Thermocouples—Thermocouplesareconstructedinavarietyofdesignstoprovidemeasurementofdirectordiffer-entialtemperature.Thermocouplesarecommonlyinstalledusingathermowellwhichprotectsthethermocoupleb...
