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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Fisher Controls International Llc, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Mark Byer, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Fisher Centrols International LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Abstract
Example field instrument temperature apparatus and methods for affecting or regulating a temperature of a field instrument are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vortex tube having an inlet to receive a fluid, a first outlet to dispense a first portion of the fluid at a first temperature and a second outlet to dispense a second portion of the fluid at a second temperature, the second temperature being greater than the first temperature. The example apparatus also includes a first passageway fluidly coupled to the first outlet to direct the first portion of the fluid to an electronic device in a process control system to affect a temperature of the device.