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A rotary thermometer is a type of thermometer that uses a metal coil or bimetallic strip to measure temperature. The coil or strip expands or contracts with changes in temperature, causing the pointer on the dial to move. This movement indicates the temperature on the scale displayed on the dial. Rotary thermometers are commonly used in industrial applications and in cooking to measure high temperatures.

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How does the rotary thermometer work?

A rotary thermometer works by using a metal coil that expands and contracts with temperature changes. As the coil expands or contracts, it rotates a pointer on a scale or dial to indicate the temperature. This movement is due to the principle of thermal expansion, where materials expand or contract when heated or cooled.


How do you tell how hot or cold something is?

use a thermometer.We can feel how hot or cold something is. However, sometimes things are just too hot or cold for us to feel safely. At other times we need to know exactly how hot or cold something is. When we need to measure temperature correctly we need to use an instrument called a thermometer. This measures temperature in degrees Celsius [sometimes called centigrade] or degrees Fahrenheit. There are different types of thermometers for different situations. A medical thermometer, for example, needs to be very accurate. It measures in fractions of degrees. When we are ill, even tiny changes in temperature are important. Some thermometers use a liquid that moves up a very fine glass tube. Most room thermometers, and outdoor thermometers are like this. The liquid is either mercury [ which is poisonous] or coloured alcohol. As liquids get warmer they expand [get bigger], and move up the tube. Water expands too, but not as much as alcohol and mercury. Thermometers that might be used by small children are not made of glass. They use a digital display which lights up the temperature. Inside the displays are chemicals that change colour according to the temperature.


Explain why a bimetallic strip is used in a rotary thermometer instead of a strip with only one kind of metal.?

A bimetallic strip is made from two different metals that expand at a different rates. Two strips of these metals are bonded together, and when the temperature changes, one side expands more than the other, forcing the bimetallic strip to curl (the longer side would be on the outside of the curl). So if one end is clamped, the other moves. This motion is used to turn the dial of the thermometer.


What is the plural of thermometer?

The plural of thermometer is thermometers.


What do you call an ear thermometer?

An ear thermometer is commonly referred to as a tympanic thermometer.

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How does rotary thermometer work?

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How does the rotary thermometer work?

A rotary thermometer works by using a metal coil that expands and contracts with temperature changes. As the coil expands or contracts, it rotates a pointer on a scale or dial to indicate the temperature. This movement is due to the principle of thermal expansion, where materials expand or contract when heated or cooled.


How do you tell how hot or cold something is?

use a thermometer.We can feel how hot or cold something is. However, sometimes things are just too hot or cold for us to feel safely. At other times we need to know exactly how hot or cold something is. When we need to measure temperature correctly we need to use an instrument called a thermometer. This measures temperature in degrees Celsius [sometimes called centigrade] or degrees Fahrenheit. There are different types of thermometers for different situations. A medical thermometer, for example, needs to be very accurate. It measures in fractions of degrees. When we are ill, even tiny changes in temperature are important. Some thermometers use a liquid that moves up a very fine glass tube. Most room thermometers, and outdoor thermometers are like this. The liquid is either mercury [ which is poisonous] or coloured alcohol. As liquids get warmer they expand [get bigger], and move up the tube. Water expands too, but not as much as alcohol and mercury. Thermometers that might be used by small children are not made of glass. They use a digital display which lights up the temperature. Inside the displays are chemicals that change colour according to the temperature.


Different kinds of thermometer and their uses?

Different types of thermometer and their uses 1. liquid-in-glass thermometer: weather recording and laboratory uses. (Temperature sensor: laboratory uses.<--this may not count as one of the thermometers XD ) 2. infra-red thermometer: measuring body temperature. 3. rotary thermometer: measuring the temperature of ovens and freezers. 4. resistance thermometer: measuring temperatures from -200 degree C to 1000 degree C, e.g. engines and ovens, etc. 5. thermistor thermometer: measuring the temperature of human body and electrical appliances. 6. liquid crystal thermometer: measuring the temperature of human body and fish tanks. ( the color of liquid crystal changes with temperature.)


What is the difference between rotary and tropical rotary compressors?

Tropicalized Rotary means


What is rotary camera function?

function of rotary camera


What are the types of thermometer?

Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin.


Is rotary a motion?

rotary motion is movement that goes in a circle


What did the rotary engine do?

did the rotary engine (Hargrave lawrence) help


When was Rotary International created?

Rotary International was created in 1905.


Can you explain what a rotary system does?

A rotary system can be used to calibrate flowmeters. Unless you are refering to a rotary telephone system, in which that works differently.


What is different between sawing and broaching?

Rotary Broaching is a method of producing both internal and external forms fast and accurately on the end of a workpiece. Rotary broaching makes it possible to very accurate forms within 0.0005 inches within seconds. With rotary broaching not only can you produce standard shapes such as hexagons and squares but also shapes such as Double Hex Rotary Broaches, 6-Lobe Rotary Broaches, Serration Rotary Broaches, J500 Rotary Broaches, Spline Rotary Broaches, Involute Rotary Broaches, Torx Rotary Broaches, Double D Rotary Broaches and any other Special Design Required. Rotary broaches can be made to just about any size, English or Metric. Some of the material that can be rotary broached is brass, aluminum and steel and can go as much as 2 inches deep.