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What is Gear Box Backlash ?

The Gear box backlash is the clearance or gap between the two mating gear tooth. The backlash can be measured with dial gauge, feeler gauge or lead wire. The Dial…

Working Principle of Steam Ejector

Function of Ejector The main function of the ejector is to extract air and no condensate gasses from a closed system . It removes air from the condenser and provide…

PLC Based Industrial Conveyor Ladder Logic

This is a PLC Program to start a Belt Conveyor and also make it selectable from where you want to start a conveyor from Local or Remote. Design SCADA graphics…

How O-Ring Failure caused NASA’s shuttle to Blast ?

The "Technical" Story :- Below you can see Violet Part which is the Steel wall The Gray part is Fixed Propellant. In simple words these make the shuttle motor (Refer…

What is NAMUR NE 43?

Well NAMUR NE 43 is in trend to be mentioned with 4-20 mA output. It is said it increases diagnostic features ? But what can you do more in 4-20…

Facts on Thermowell Insulation Thickness

Can Insulation Thickness affect Thermowell U-Length ? Thermowell Tip must be at least 2 mm immersed in Liquid whose temperature is to be measured (As per API 551) In 2-phase service…

Why is Orifice Beta in between 0.3 to 0.7?

Why we must keep the Orifice Beta ratio between 0.3 to 0.7 values during orifice calculation, orifice design, and selection?

Transmitter Minimum Span, Accuracy & Turndown

Relation between Minimum span, accuracy & Turndown in Transmitters with a practical example Before explaining minimum span & Turndown, lets start by an example highlighting Maximum span of sensor. Suppose…

Scaling with Parameters (SCP) Instruction in PLC

To study the working of Scaling with Parameters (SCP) Instruction in Allen Bradley programmable logic controllers (PLC). Scaling with Parameters (SCP) Instruction Block Name: SCP – Scaling with parameters In…

What is Live Zero in 4-20 mA Current Loop?

The popular myth about 4-20 mA, debunked. A lot of C&I practitioners (including me) has long believed that the establishment of 4 mA as the lower range of the widely…