Learning the basics can ease loop tuning frustration and ensure stability. During plant operations, it seems that tuning control loops is an ongoing task, which can be a continual frustration to ...

Compressible fluid flow through control valves will inevitably cause some form of flow-induced vibration in the fluid system. Identifying the type and cause of the vibration requires detective work.

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Choked flow in control valves is a subject of serious concern for industrial users. The term is usually associated with destructive process conditions that can damage valve internals or expose ...

Moving thousands of tons of coal per hour at high speeds through a complex handling system is a main cause of airborne coal dust in a coal-fired plant. Depending upon the coal’s characteristics, that ...

For ages, Ethernet has been the backbone of networking — starting from simple web browsing to cloud computing, data centers, automobiles, and more. Ethernet has enabled countless innovations, and now, ...

Excitons are pairs of bound negatively charged electrons and positively charged holes that form in semiconductors, enabling ...

Windows 10 security: 'So good, it can block zero-days without being patched' Systems running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update were shielded from two exploits even before Microsoft had issued patches ...

Figure 1: Energy supply, usage and blood flow regulation in the brain. In this Review, we focus on the control of cerebral blood flow by local neuronal activity. We pay less attention to ...