Patent ID: 8926176
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B23K,G01K

Abstract:
1. A thermowell for positioning on a pipeline or tank to measure fluid temperature, comprising: a head for receiving a probe therein; a well having a closed end; an elongate hollow tubular interconnecting the head and the well; the tubular including one or more tubular parts each of a selected axial length joined by a friction weld to one or more of the head, the well, or another of the tubular parts; a passageway defined by the head, well, and tubular; and at least one containment area separated from the passageway and bounded on all sides between a radially outer portion of the tubular and a radially inner portion of the head or the well which is received in the radially outer portion of the tubular, wherein friction weld flash is contained in the containment area for preventing friction weld flash from entering the passageway.