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In FSE temperature is nearly always measured with thermocouples as described in Sect. 9.1. Heat flux measured in different ways is most commonly measured as the sum of the net heat flux by radiation and convection to a cooled surface. The principles are briefly outlined in Sect. 9.2. Alternative methods incident radiation heat flux as well AST using so-called plate thermometers has also been developed as a practical alternative to heat flux meters as outlined in Sect. 9.3.
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Wickström, U. (2016). Measurements of Temperature and Heat Flux. In: Temperature Calculation in Fire Safety Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30172-3_9
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