Open Design Engine

04/02/2013

09:17 pm Shepard Test Stand Discussion: RE: Future Design Discussion - v2.0

Aaron Harper wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>
> While I would see the wisdom of going the whole range to destructive, the troub...

03:00 pm Shepard Test Stand Discussion: RE: Future Design Discussion - v2.0

Quote:
"2. The temperature sensor must be able to read 50% or more of the temperature which would destroy the motor ...

01/14/2013

02:59 pm Pyrometer General: RE: Project Inception

I found an interesting data sheet here:
http://www.melexis.com/Assets/MLX75006--75007-CMOS-Camera-IC-4752.aspx
This...

01/13/2013

10:43 pm Pyrometer General: RE: Project Inception

Next question for the pyrometer:
What wavelengths are needed to determine the temperature of the exhaust stream? Do...

04:52 pm Shepard Test Stand Discussion: RE: Initial budget discussion

Interesting indeed!
But I think not applicable to the current discussion. Note the top of the temperature range a...

02:22 pm Shepard Test Stand Discussion: RE: Initial budget discussion

Re: Thermocouple response time - is entirely dependent upon the thermocouple and the medium being measured. Fine-wir...

01/12/2013

08:34 pm Shepard Test Stand Discussion: RE: Initial budget discussion

Thermocouples are something that (unfortunately) I do understand. First, use thermocouple wire that is stiff enou...

02:53 pm Shepard Test Stand Discussion: RE: Future Design Discussion - v1.1

The most general case of "spring" is a member on which the load remains well within the elastic limit of the material...

01/11/2013

10:27 am Shepard Test Stand Discussion: RE: Future Design Discussion - v1.1

Jeremy,
Last thing first: No, I haven't found a vendor for qty. 1. ...but Omega has less expensive strain-gauges...

01/10/2013

09:45 pm Shepard Test Stand Discussion: RE: Future Design Discussion - v1.1

Regarding J's No. 1 above:
How about a strip of spring steel and a couple pieces of steel music wire to replace th...