Research and Development

Examples are given of two of our areas of research and development:

Ceramic Thermocouples

Rowan Technologies is currently working in collaboration with a large world-wide manufacturing company on the development of ceramic-based thermocouples (CT's) - both legs of the thermocouples are fabricated from ceramics as compared with metals for conventional thermocouple sensors.

These are capable of measuring temperatures in excess of 1600°C in aggressive gaseous environments for extended periods and to a high degree of accuracy.

The thermocouple technology was originally developed and patented by Rowan Technologies in the 1990s. The project includes trials in large industrial boilers and gas turbines. See Publications

Remote Sacrifical Anodes

Rowan Technologies developed remote sacrifical anodes (RSAs) for cathodic protection systems in 2002. The RSAs (magnesium or zinc) are buried in the ground away from the structure to be protected and the current is carried by copper cables to where it is required. RSAs can be coupled in series to increase the driving voltage to the embedded CP system. These have been successfully used on embedded iron in stonework and steel reinforcements in concrete.



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		Research and Development
		Examples are given of two of our areas of research and development: Ceramic Thermocouples Rowan Technologies is currently working in collaboration with a large world-wide manufacturing company on the development of ceramic-based thermocouples (CT's) - both legs of the thermocouples are fabricated from ceramics as compared with metals for conventional thermocouple sensors. These are capable of measuring temperatures in excess of 1600°C in aggressive gaseous environments for extended periods and to a high degree of accuracy. The thermocouple technology was originally developed and patented by Rowan Technologies in the 1990s. The project includes trials in large industrial boilers and gas turbines. See Publications Remote Sacrifical Anodes Rowan Technologies developed remote sacrifical anodes (RSAs) for cathodic protection systems in 2002. The RSAs (magnesium or zinc) are buried in the ground away from the structure to be protected and the current is carried by copper cables to where it is required. RSAs can be coupled in series to increase the driving voltage to the embedded CP system. These have been successfully used on embedded iron in stonework and steel reinforcements in concrete.