Questions tagged [gas]
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3 pin Gas Discharge Tube (GDT) - pinout order
I would like to know the reason behind the pinout order of a 3 pin GDT.
GDTs are designed to prevent damage from transient disturbances by acting as a “crowbar” in creating a short-to-ground circuit ...
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Spark gap breakdown voltage vs gap area
I've been trying to design a 1 MV hydrogen gas spark gap.
I found the resistance of such to be in the range of 7 Ω/cm, not suitable for a target 40 kA current. Can I make the spark gap shorter without ...
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How to control gas discharge rate? [closed]
I need to electronically control discharge of very small air volume over a reasonably large period. Something like discharging 33ml over 15 seconds. I have tried a needle prick hole but it discharges ...
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How can I read a thermocouple situation with an ESP32
The thermocouple has two pins (a ground, a 0 to -0.0004 when activate the bobbin to run the gas.) I want know how can I detect whether the gas is open or not without adding a sensor to the system. ...
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Reactive power fluctuation
We have 6 Caterpillar gas generators 3520c.
One of them when synches with the grid. Its kVAR fluctuates over wide range and the aux voltage too and the excitation volt and current. We checked AVR and ...
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Electrochemical Gas Sensor Potentiostat Circuit
I guess this is more of a review request than a specific question, but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with electrochemical sensors and the required circuits for gaining accurate ...
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Can anyone identify this component? B08 55L
This is on a gas solenoid control circuit. Glorified on and off switch, the only significant other bit in the circuit is a NAND switch dual Schmidt trigger IC.
The right leg is connected to ground, ...
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How to calculate the pressure and velocity of an ionised gas that is being impelled with magnetic pressure
Calculating the velocity and pressure of an ionised gas based on magnetic pressure and magnetic force.
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Based on magnetic pressure expressed on an ionised gas, how do I calculate the ...
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(cantilever) gas sensor with MOS technology - How does it work?
I'm having trouble understanding how the gas sensor with MOS technology works. I cannot find a study material with the basic principles of operation. I can find some subjects, but with information ...
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Gas discharge tube load type
I can not find any information about the type of load of neon lamps, for example neon probe or wall contact plug or extension cord with switch with small red lamp. I think this is a passive capacitive ...
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H2S Sensor with 1 PPB Lower Detection Limit
We're trying to create an IoT device that can detect/mesaure H2S in ambient air with a
lower detection limit of 1 ppb or 0.001 ppm
However, checking Digikey and other similar suppliers, I haven't ...
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Surface oxidation rates in CO2 vs Nitrogen vs Air?
Is there a difference in surface oxidation and formation of electrical arcs on electrical contacts in ambient CO2 and N2 and Air? Can the surface oxidation difference be quantified?
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MQ Gas sensors - can heater coil be run 24/7?
I am building a Hydrogen Sulphide gas detector for battery charging rooms using a MQ-136 sensor. I have searched everywhere for the answer to this question:-
Can the sensor be powered continuously? I ...
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Power plant cost accounting
For a 300 MW power plant, 14.5 MJ / kWh of heating capacity must be provided. For this you can use coal with a heating value (hW) of 29 MJ / kg and a price (P) of 35 € / t or gas with a calorific ...
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Using MQ-4 Sensor without heating [closed]
Is there any way to correctly measure increase of methane in the air using MQ-4 without heating (Not linking heater legs to GND and V). It is needed to save power. MQ-4 is methane sensor, datasheet: ...
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