Tut - You've come to the right place. This group of professionals is helpful, knowledgeable, and patient. I was in your shoes not too long ago, and reading posts on this site continues to enlighten me.
Switchgear is not as complicated or mysterious as it seems as a new engineer. It is...
Does it really matter what the failure mode is in the scenario you describe? It will be a motor load on the system rather than a generator and will fail very badly. You will incur significant downtime and in my experience it's not worth trying to stock spare parts in anticipation of this...
I don't know about you guys, but in NYC you cannot sneeze without stamped drawings from our buddies in the consulting engineering firms. My job working for the manufacturer is to educate the CE's on the hardware so they can spec the right stuff. Good arrangement, as the engineers get paid for...
That is great info. Thank you all for the thorough explanation. I enjoy this forum because you get such a complete answer to all angles of the posted question, and the resulting questions that arrise. The wealth of knowledge on this site is humbling.
I became an engineer because I wanted...
Hello All -
I'm a sparky, but am starting a job that will require me to know about cooling cycles. I've re-read my college thermo book to get somewhat up to speed, and looked for answers to this question on the forum -- but I haven't gotten the full story yet.
How do you choose a refrigerant...
