Vapor Pressure All solids and liquids have a tendency to evaporate into gaseous form, and all gases have a tendency to condense back into their liquid or solid form. In other words, all materials have a characteristic vapor pressure that varies with temperature.
by Daniel H.Herring
2009 Feature Article Bibliography This is a comprehensive look at every feature article that appeared in the pages of Industrial Heating throughout 2009. The articles are broken down by month and by subject matter.
How to Manually Tune a Three-Mode PID Controller You may be one of the operators now responsible for keeping the process running as well as taking care of the instrumentation. The ability to manually tune a process loop is an art that is quickly becoming scarce.
Eternally Indebted As I write this, legislators just approved an increase to the country’s debt limit to the highest level ever. The vote raised the cap on federal borrowing to $14.3 trillion
by ReedMiller
The Role of the Heat Treater in Reverse Engineering One of the challenges that all engineers in this field face is how the components they are reverse engineering were heat treated. It’s time to understand more about this technique and how our industry can contribute to its success.
by Daniel H.Herring
Political Arrogance and Election Reform I have been a “government watcher” since coming to Washington in 1959. I’ve been doing it as a regular job since 1968 as a writer, lobbyist and representative for industrial America.
The Nuts and Bolts of … Bolts Heat treatment is the key difference from one bolt to another, and understanding that difference is key to correct assembly design.
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