Question

A thermocouple behaves approximately as a first-order system. The element is initially at a temperature of 40°C and suddenly subjected to a temperature of 80°C. The thermocouple indicates a temperature 60°C after 3 s. How long will it take for the system to reach 99% of steady-state?

Answer 1

the time it will take for the system to reach 99% of steady-state , that is

t = 19.93 seconds

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