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Pressurized Containers – Industrial Overpressure Devices
Perhaps you went out on a drive to enjoy a nice summer day. As you ventured into uncharted territory,…
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Sound and Exposure Standards
How many crickets clicking their legs together in unison would it take before we would suffer hearing loss at the…
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Sound and Its Control
How do they do it? Your teenager is busily doing his homework, the sound on their stereo speakers cranked up…
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Transformers – Electric Utility Power Savers
Each day millions of Americans start their mornings with coffee, brewed in a coffee maker, and a microwaved breakfast. They…
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Coal Power Plant Fundamentals – The Generator
When I was a kid I remember how cool it was to have a headlight on my bike. Unlike the…
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Industrial Control Basics – Manual Control
You’ve probably heard the saying, “asleep at the switch.” It’s usually associated with some sort of disaster, found later to…
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Heat Energy Within the Power Plant— Water and Steam Cycle
This clarified water is then fed to a boiler by the boiler feed pump as shown below. …
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Superheating
power plant boiler as presently designed doesn’t do a good job of producing ample amounts of superheated steam, the kind of steam…
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Condensation Inside the Steam Turbine
Did you know that water droplets traveling at high velocity can take on the force of bullets? It can happen,…
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The Make-up Valve in the Power Plant Steam to Water Cycle
This water is known as condensate, and after leaving the boiler feed pump at high pressure, it’s known as boiler feed water. …
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Vacuum in a Power Plant Condenser
As discussed previously, the condenser is a piece of equipment that turns turbine exhaust steam back into water. The water…
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Joule’s Dynamo – The Joule Heating Effect
Dynamo-Circa Early 19th Century In Joule’s Experiment With Electricity, the dynamo was powered by a steam engine, which enabled the dynamo’s shaft…
