Campbell TCAV Product Manual Download Page 2

Limited Warranty 

“Products manufactured by CSI are warranted by CSI to be free from defects in 

materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve months 

from the date of shipment unless otherwise specified in the corresponding 

product manual. (Product manuals are available for review online at 

www.campbellsci.com

.) Products not manufactured by CSI, but that are resold 

by CSI, are warranted only to the limits extended by the original manufacturer. 

Batteries, fine-wire thermocouples, desiccant, and other consumables have no 

warranty. CSI’s obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or 

replacing (at CSI’s option) defective Products, which shall be the sole and 

exclusive remedy under this warranty. The Customer assumes all costs of 

removing, reinstalling, and shipping defective Products to CSI. CSI will return 

such Products by surface carrier prepaid within the continental United States of 

America. To all other locations, CSI will return such Products best way CIP 

(port of entry) per Incoterms ® 2010. This warranty shall not apply to any 

Products which have been subjected to modification, misuse, neglect, improper 

service, accidents of nature, or shipping damage. This warranty is in lieu of all 

other warranties, expressed or implied. The warranty for installation services 

performed by CSI such as programming to customer specifications, electrical 

connections to Products manufactured by CSI, and Product specific training, is 

part of CSI's product warranty. 

CSI EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND 

EXCLUDES ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY 

OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE

CSI hereby disclaims, 

to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, any and all warranties and 

conditions with respect to the Products, whether express, implied or 

statutory, other than those expressly provided herein.

” 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TCAV

Page 1: ...TCAV Averaging Soil Thermocouple Probe Revision 7 18 Copyright 1990 2018 Campbell Scientific Inc ...

Page 2: ...ducts to CSI CSI will return such Products by surface carrier prepaid within the continental United States of America To all other locations CSI will return such Products best way CIP port of entry per Incoterms 2010 This warranty shall not apply to any Products which have been subjected to modification misuse neglect improper service accidents of nature or shipping damage This warranty is in lieu...

Page 3: ...ping address is CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC INC RMA _____ 815 West 1800 North Logan Utah 84321 1784 For all returns the customer must fill out a Statement of Product Cleanliness and Decontamination form and comply with the requirements specified in it The form is available from our website at www campbellsci com repair A completed form must be either emailed to repair campbellsci com or faxed to 435 227 9...

Page 4: ...e beginning work Wear a hardhat and eye protection and take other appropriate safety precautions while working on or around tripods and towers Do not climb tripods or towers at any time and prohibit climbing by other persons Take reasonable precautions to secure tripod and tower sites from trespassers Use only manufacturer recommended parts materials and tools Utility and Electrical You can be kil...

Page 5: ... this document Use the PDF reader bookmarks tab for links to specific sections 1 Description 1 2 Using the TCAV with Soil Heat Flux Plates 1 2 1 Installation 2 2 2 Calculating Soil Heat Flux 3 Figures 1 1 TCAV Thermocouple Probe 1 2 1 Placement of Thermocouples and Heat Flux Plates 2 ...

Page 6: ...stored energy The probe is constructed with type E thermocouple wire chromel constantan and can be measured with one of the datalogger thermocouple measurement instructions TCSe or TCDiff TCDiff is recommended because it reduces noise and ground loop problems FIGURE 1 1 TCAV Thermocouple Probe 2 Using the TCAV with Soil Heat Flux Plates The TCAV is used in conjunction with soil heat flux plates to...

Page 7: ...ovel to cut a vertical slice in the soil and remove the soil to one side of the cut Try to keep the soil that is removed intact so that it can be replaced with as little disruption as possible The sensors are installed in the undisturbed face The depths are measured from the top of the soil A horizontal cut is made with a knife to install a heat flux plate The stainless steel tubes encasing the th...

Page 8: ...depth to heat flux plate m Cs is the soil heat capacity J m 3 C 1 and T is the time interval s One method of calculating Cs is to add the specific heat of the dry mineral soil Csd to that of the soil water Cw 4190 J kg 1 C 1 The values used for Csd and Cw are on a mass basis J kg 1 C 1 Cs the heat capacity of the moist soil on a volume basis J m 3 C 1 is Cs BD Csd W Cw This calculation requires si...

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