Patent ID: 6595686
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G01W

Abstract:
A device for measuring an average felt temperature corresponding to a felt temperature of a gas located externally to a wall of the device, the device comprising:a housing having a wall formed with a material that conducts heat and electricity, the wall having an inner surface defining a cavity; a heating element positioned in the cavity; and a thermocouple positioned in the cavity, the thermocouple having at least first and second wires, the first wire having an end in electrical contact with the inner surface of the wall at a first location, the second wire having an end in electrical contact with the inner surface of the wall at a second location, the first location being spaced from the second location, wherein the thermocouple outputs a signal corresponding to the average value of the felt temperatures at the first location and the felt temperature at the second location; wherein the felt temperatures at the first location and the second location are influenced by the ambient temperature, velocity and humidity of the gas located externally to the wall, and wherein said average value corresponds to the felt temperature of said gas located externally to the wall; said device further including means for simultaneously adjusting the felt temperatures at the first location and the second location by the ambient temperature, velocity and humidity of said gas located externally to the wall.