REFRACTO-PAD^™  &  XTRACTO-PAD^™

Tube Skin Thermocouples

GAYESCO has taken Tube Skin Thermocouple (TSTC) design to the next level.  This has been accomplished by listening to our customers and evaluating our own field experience in the installation of these critical temperature sensors.

Experience has proven to field personnel who install TSTC's, that a consistent, repeatable, easy method of installing the sensor and its radiant heat shield provides:

• Improved performance

• Better accuracy

• Decreased need for specially trained personnel

GAYESCO has now added these design features to our TSTC's; this is all due to the fact that a new moldable insulation is now offered in place of the blanket type refractory traditionally used in the heat shield.

In the past it was possible for the insulation to be removed from the heat shield causing the TSTC to read higher than the actual tube temperature.  This often occurs when personnel, who do not understand the critical nature of this material, remove it believing it to be packing material.  With the moldable insulation the geometry of the shield locks in the insulation so that it cannot be removed.  

A second possibility for creating error occurs when the shield is located incorrectly over the thermocouple/weld pad.  The Refracto-Pad^™ and Xtracto-Pad^™ design relies on specific orientation of these two pieces for its high accuracy reading.  This typically is the responsibility of the welder, in the field.  With the molded impression of the new insulation material it greatly reduces the possibility of installing the two components incorrectly in relation to each other.  This results in easier to achieve consistency in installation.

The dependability of the Refracto-Pad^™ basic design has been proven over time.  Industry has helped to verify the accuracy of the moldable insulation and the new Xtracto-Pad^™.  Combining these enhancements has increased the value to our customers.