Resistance thermometers offer the greatest benefits relative to other thermometer types in these situations:
- Accuracy and stability are the foremost goals of the Application.
- Accuracy must extend over a wide temperature range
- Area, rather than point, sensing improves control
- A high degree of standardization is desirable
The major application areas of RTDs are:
- Food processing Industry
- Plastic Industry
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Air, gas and liquid temperature measurement
- Textile industry
- Exhaust gas measurement
- Industrial electronics
- Military & Aerospace