Instruments & Controls White Papers

Enclosures: The Heart of Speedy Telecommunications Products and Services
Description: Emphasizing the need of an enclosure for providing the latest, fastest, and highest-quality telecommunications products and services, this paper elucidates the process of choosing enclosure manufacturers and presents Buckeye Shapeform as the right... More
Publisher: Buckeye Shapeform
Release Date: 2011-12-19

Pitot-Tube Technology Helps Maintain Proper Airflow in Fitness Facility
Description: Discussing the effects of airborne particulates on the performance of HVAC equipment especially at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, this paper explains how Paragon airflow-measurement sensors, which use Pitot-tube... More
Publisher: Paragon Controls, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-12-14

Cost of Poor Indoor Air Quality
Description: Detailing the significance of Indoor air quality (IAQ), this paper discusses how IAQ affects the prevalence of several very common health effects including communicable respiratory illnesses, influenza, adenovirus infections, and measles; allergies... More
Publisher: Paragon Controls, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-12-13

Human and Environmental Threats from Coir Products
Description: Discussing about the various human and environmental threats of coir industry, this paper urges people to shift to non-coir products. It draws attention to a process called retting, which is causing extensive biotic damage to costal estuaries in the... More
Publisher: American Excelsior Co.
Release Date: 2011-10-20

The Not-So-Simple A/B Copper Network Switch
Description: This paper evaluates the elements required to design an A/B copper network backup switch that allows the users capability of sharing devices or networks connected to the common port/s. It outlines these switches' various design elements such as the... More
Publisher: Electro Standards Laboratories
Release Date: 2011-07-29

On-Site Ethanol in Gasoline Blend Analysis Is an Investment That Saves Money and Eliminates Uncertainty in Fuel Blends
Description: Highlighting how essential a quick check of the fuel blend can be, this paper presents common reasons for incorrect fuel blends. It signifies the advantages and cost savings for on-site analysis with a portable mid-infrared based analyzer, such as... More
Publisher: Wilks Enterprise, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-07-21

Biological Corrosion of Metals
Description: Detailing the annual cost statistics of corrosion in the U.S economy, this paper presents the corrosion concept as the most common and costly failure mode affecting engineered and structural materials. It states that Microbiologically Induced... More
Publisher: Metallurgical Associates, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-07-20

Brittle Fracture Elasticity, Toughness and Liberty Ships
Description: Detailing the causes of brittle fracture due to the affects of the ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT), this paper explains how brittle single cycle overload fractures resulted from high DBTT are the main root cause of this fracture... More
Publisher: Metallurgical Associates, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-07-20

Fatigue Failure
Description: Detailing fatigue failure, and its impact on railroad accidents, this paper presents that fatigue failures can occur in the normal service conditions and explains that these are the most common type of fractures in engineered components. The three... More
Publisher: Metallurgical Associates, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-07-20

Hydrogen Embrittlement High Strength Steel's Achilles Heel
Description: Detailing the several aspects of hydrogen embrittlement, this paper highlights the fact that hydrogen embrittlement reduces ductility till the metal starts behaving like ceramics. It illustrates the details of the hydrogen embrittlement failures... More
Publisher: Metallurgical Associates, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-07-20