Power Industry - Temperature Measurement

Temperature Measurement

Conventional Power Thermocouples

Learn more about Conventional Power Thermocouples

With a range of standard and thick wall we can take cable and manufacture heavy duty thermocouples for power stations. We have provided these for over 30 years to the UK's conventionally fuelled power stations both at new build and during regular outages.

Nuclear Power Thermocouples and Assemblies

Learn more about Nuclear Power Thermocouples and Assemblies

Thermocouples and assemblies for the nuclear industry are manufactured in our two European factories to the highest standard. Our cable - custom designed to the industries standards - provides a high quality starting point for those units.

Neutron Moderation Cables

Learn more about Neutron Moderation Cables

A nickel-chromium alloy tubular ring, sealed at both ends and containing a carefully mixed and controlled blend of powders. Manufactured in our Washington site, these assemblies are sited on the fuel cells that sit within the heart of the UK's Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors. They help to moderate the initial energy output from fresh nuclear fuel cells and remain there for the fuels life of some 3 years.

Temperature measurement in the power industry has been a feature of our work since the 1930's when we developed the first mineral insulated thermocouples for fossil-fuelled power stations. This was done to eliminate the main failure mode of the original wire/ceramic thermocouples. In the 1950's, we developed high accuracy/low neutron absorption thermocouples for use in the first nuclear-fuelled stations.

Pyrotenax thermocouples provide a robust solution to thermal sensing in high vibration environments, and our recent development of the UK's now obsolete GDCD16 standard & thermocouple specification shows our commitment to market innovation.

We have been providing similarly innovative solutions to many power generation partners worldwide since then. We have considerable expertise of designing and supplying thermocouple for new power stations. Maintenance spares for outages are provided to those same high standards.

Our core capabilities for the power industry include the manufacture of heavy duty cables, manufacture of probes, and testing to the rigorous demands of the fossil and nuclear-fuelled stations.