Solids tend to expand when heated. The amount that a solid sample will expand with increased temperature…
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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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An extremely important topic in engineering is that of transfer functions. Simply defined, a transfer function…
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Much of our knowledge about atomic structure comes from experimental data relating the interaction between…
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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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The following animation shows how a radio-energy pulse travels down and then up the waveguide of a guided-wave…
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Most people reading this book have likely had the experience of adjusting water temperature using two hand…
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“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps…
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The very purpose of physics is to quantitatively describe and explain the physical world in as few terms as…
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Capacitors store energy in electric fields, proportional to the square of voltage. Inductors store energy in…
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The two “process variables” we rely on most heavily in the field of electrical measurement and…
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Some of the simplest types of digital communication networks found in industry are defined by the EIA…
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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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An electric motor is often used as a discrete control element in a control system if driving a pump, conveyor…
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The following animation shows how the “rotating” magnetic field of a three-phase AC induction…
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Lipták, Béla G. et al., Instrument Engineers’ Handbook – Process Measurement and Analysis Volume I,…
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The transformer is one of the most important components in all of AC circuitry. Principally used to…
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Nearly every technical course teaches and tests students on definitions, basic concepts, and at least some…
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Although it seems each model of PLC has its own idiosyncratic standard for programming, there does exist an…
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All substances are comprised of various elements in various combinations and proportions. Elements may thus be…
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A powerful mathematical concept useful for analyzing practically any physical system – electrical…
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