One of the marks of a successful problem-solver is a habit of applying general principles to every new problem…
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Regulating the electric power sent to an electric motor is a task performed by high-speed switching…
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As a general rule, high achievement only takes place in an atmosphere of high expectations. Sometimes these…
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Imagine a liquid-level control system for a vessel, where the position of a level-sensing float sets the…
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Those familiar with industrial instrumentation will find much within the electric power industry remarkably…
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Temperature measurement devices may be classified into two broad types: contact and non-contact. Contact-type…
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A chemical reaction resulting in a net release of energy is called exothermic. Conversely, a chemical reaction…
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When I began teaching full-time in 1998, most of what I thought I understood about good teaching was actually…
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A flow switch is one detecting the flow of some fluid through a pipe. Flow switches often use…
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Certain types of nuclear radiation easily penetrates the walls of industrial vessels, but is attenuated by…
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The Law of Mass Conservation states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed. The Law of Energy…
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Recall that an exothermic chemical reaction is one that releases a net sum of energy, as opposed to an…
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A variety of technologies exist to measure the quantity of stored material in a vessel. For liquid…
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I remember first learning about the world-wide Internet, and wondering what it actually looked like. The first…
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Measuring the flow rate of liquid through an open channel is not unlike measuring the flow rate of a liquid…
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Few areas of mathematics are as powerfully useful in describing and analyzing the physical world as calculus:…
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Self-balancing mechanisms consisting solely of a baffle/nozzle detector coupled to a feedback bellows, while…
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To summarize some of the key points and concepts for teaching: Do not waste class time transmitting facts to…
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Data-processing modules within FF systems are known as function blocks. Sometimes these blocks serve merely to…
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