Callendar-Van Dusen equation
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The Callendar-Van Dusen equation is an equation that describes the relationship between resistance (R) and temperature (t) of platinum resistance thermometers.
For the range between -200 °C to 0 °C the equation is
- R(t) = R(0)[1 + A(t) + B(t)2 + (t − 100)C(t)3].
For the range between 0 °C to 661 °C the equation is
- R(t) = R(0)(1 + A(t) + B(t)2).
These equations are listed as the basis for the temperature/resistance tables for platinum resistance thermometers and are not intended to be used for the calibration of individual thermometers.
The coefficients for individual thermometers (A(t) and B(t)) can be obtained by calibration.
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