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Testing ProcedureTesting Procedure

Three Different Three Different PansPans

Laser Laser ThermometerThermometer

Temperature ProfileTemperature Profile

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Distance from Center (in)

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pera

ture

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Normalize Temperature Normalize Temperature ProfileProfile

Temperature Difference Normalized to the Center Temperature

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Distance from Center (in)

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emp.

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ter

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Average TemperatureAverage Temperatureand Temperature and Temperature

DistributionDistribution

Average Temperature of the Pan

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ture

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Variation in Temperature Distribution

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