A peristaltic pump is one of the most frequently used pumps for transferring liquids from one point to another. Mostly it is used in medical applications and laboratory applications. In medical applications like dialysis, it proves very useful to transfer blood from one part to another part. The best thing in this pump is the liquid to be transferred does not comes in contact with the pump. It remains in the pipe which is used to carry or transfer the … [Read more...]
What is a Variable Resistor : Working Principle & Its Applications
The variable resistor is an element that offers variable resistance to the circuit. By adjusting its internal configuration, we can obtain variable resistance at the load side. This element is frequently used in electrical and electronic circuits to vary the current flowing in the circuit. Apart from varying current, this element is also used to control some basic parameters like speed, temperature for commonly used electrical loads. A simple example would … [Read more...]
What is a Steam Turbine : Working, Types & Its Applications
Steam turbines are available from the past 100 years and these are manufactured and used in different plants like the combined cycle, fossil power, nuclear plants. The first steam turbine was designed in the year 1884 by Sir Charles A. Parsons. This turbine was simply generated 7.5 KW of energy and used in Newcastle, England for lighting an exhibition. At present, steam turbines can generate above 1,000 MW of energy which is used in major power plants. The … [Read more...]
What are Welding Types : Working and Their Applications
Well, we are no more in the bewilderment of how metals or thermoplastics are joined or attached, because we live in the era of extensively implementing various welding types. So, welding is one of the most prominent employment that was born several millions of years back. The only welding process that was in evolution until the 19th century was forge welding. The advancements in technology have shown multiple progressions in this welding and allowed us to … [Read more...]
What is Cascode Amplifier : Circuit, Working & Its Benefits
Well, We all know that the prominent usage of an amplifier is to amplify the signal strength whether the signal may be amplitude, frequency or other. So, the initial device which came into evolution to amplify the signal was the triode vacuum tube in the year 1906. The enhancements in digital electronics from the 20th century onwards offered modern approaches that are being added to the conventional amplifiers through digital switching so that … [Read more...]
What is a Surge Protector : Types & Applications
We might often come across situations of facing damage to electronic devices. This happens because of multiple scenarios like atmospheric changes (lightning and thunders), voltage breakdowns, and utilization of heavy devices such as compressors. These all interruptions might enforce destruction to the electric equipment. And the one device which comes into a scenario to protect from this condition is Surge Protector which is also termed as a surge … [Read more...]
What is a Piston Pump : Construction, Working and Its Applications
Piston pump has versatile applications due to robustness and highly efficient. Hydraulic pumps, processing technology, drilling, etc. are a few of the applications which use piston pumps. It is configurable for any kind of liquid and having a linear performance curve. Piston pumps are used to move liquids or compressed gasses. It is categorized as one type of hydraulic pump with robust and efficient performance. This article discusses an overview of the … [Read more...]
What is an Inductive Transducer : Types and Its Applications
It will not be an exaggeration to call transducers the backbone of instrumentation due to their widespread use. In other words, we can say that a transducer is a panacea for the instrumentation/electrical industry. The flexibility in input and output that a transducer offers not only connects us to the real world of physical movement also helps us controlling these. Many kinds of transducers can be classified in many ways. If classified on the operating … [Read more...]
What is an Overload Relay : Types & Its Working
All equipment has a limit to their operating range, a crane that is meant to lift 10 tones cannot lift 20 tones and if we try to do it, it will not only be unsafe, it will damage the crane itself. This analogy can exactly be applied to electrical equipment. Every electrical equipment is designed to specified load (current) and any overloading will meet the same fate as the crane. A tendency to increase output unknowingly increases the load beyond its … [Read more...]
What is Simple Proximity Sensor : Working & Its Applications
The advancements in technology have shown the invention of multiple devices and tools in the engineering and science domain. And the one device which ruled many industries and domains is the “sensor”. The progression of a sensor started in the year 1860 and has no end. We observe multiple kinds of sensors in our day-to-day life such as pressure sensors, temperature sensors, and many others. The one which we are going to discuss today is on “Proximity … [Read more...]