One important factor in power plant control system performance is the response time of the process measurement used in the control system. The response time of boiler steam temperature sensors and ...

I've been looking for a while, and the FP article on what Ars folks use at home jogged it forward. Samuel Axon uses the Breville BKE720BSS temperature controlled kettle. Great, but I want the water to ...

If you wanted to, say, control a temperature you might think you could just turn on a heater until you reach the desired temperature and then turn the heater off. That sort of works, but it is ...

Proper thermal dissipation is an essential rule for nowadays electronics. The best operating temperature for the electronic components is 25 degrees (standard room temperature). Thermal dissipation in ...

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(See “ Thermocouple Response Time Study for Steam Temperature Control ” in the February 2011 issue of POWER, available in our archives at https://www.powermag.com.) Plans were made to replace the ...