
VW2100 Vibrating Wire Piezometer
RST Instruments Ltd.
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T
HERMISTOR
T
EMPERATURE
D
ERIVATION
Thermistor Type: YSI 44005, Dale 41C3001 B3, Alpha #13A3001 B3
Resistance to Temperature Equation:
E
QUATION
E-1
C
ONVERT
T
HERMISTOR
R
ESISTANCE TO
T
EMPERATURE
where:
T
= Temperature in °C
Ln(R) = Natural Log of Thermistor Resistance
A
= 1.4051 x 10
-3
(coefficient calculated over the -50 to +150°C span)
B
= 2.369 x 10
-4
C
= 1.019 X 10
-7
F
IGURE
E-1
T
HERMISTOR
R
ESISTANCE VERSUS
T
EMPERATURE
T =
1
- 273.2
A + B(LnR) + C(LnR)
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