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Bimetallic strip

Index Bimetallic strip

A bimetallic strip is used to convert a temperature change into mechanical displacement. [1]

54 relations: Anaesthetic vaporizer, Autovent, Balance spring, Balance wheel, Bimetal, Bimetallic, Breguet's thermometer, Brushed DC electric motor, Cigarette lighter receptacle, Clutch, Dishwasher, Fan clutch, Fluorescent lamp, Four-dimensional printing, Gas-discharge lamp, Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering, Glow switch starter, History of longitude, History of watches, Holiday lighting technology, Hygroscopy, In situ chemical reduction, Index of electrical engineering articles, Index of physics articles (B), Infinite switch, Inlet manifold, Instrumentation, John Arnold (watchmaker), John Harrison, List of How It's Made episodes, List of sensors, List of temperature sensors, Marine chronometer, Measuring instrument, Metal pair, Mirror, Morphy Richards, Motor controller, Nickel–metal hydride battery, Positive feedback, Relay, Russell Hobbs, Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle, TBM, Thermal cutoff, Thermal expansion, Thermostat, Thermotime switch, Timeline of heat engine technology, Timer, ..., Tipping point (physics), Toaster, Traditional handheld refractometer, Yorkshire and the Humber. Expand index (4 more) »

Anaesthetic vaporizer

An anaesthetic vaporizer is a device generally attached to an anaesthetic machine which delivers a given concentration of a volatile anaesthetic agent.

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Autovent

An autovent is a device for maintaining a greenhouse or conservatory within a range of temperatures.

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Balance spring

A balance spring, or hairspring, is a spring attached to the balance wheel in mechanical timepieces.

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Balance wheel

A balance wheel, or balance, is the timekeeping device used in mechanical watches and some clocks, analogous to the pendulum in a pendulum clock.

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Bimetal

Bimetal refers to an object that is composed of two separate metals joined together.

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Bimetallic

Bimetallic or bi-metallic may refer to.

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Breguet's thermometer

Breguet's thermometer, also called a spiral thermometer, is a type of thermometer which uses the expansion of metal under heat to produce a measurement more sensitive, and with a higher range, than both mercury and air thermometers.

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Brushed DC electric motor

A brushed DC motor is an internally commutated electric motor designed to be run from a direct current power source.

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Cigarette lighter receptacle

The cigarette lighter receptacle (also called a cigar lighter receptacle or cigar lighter socket) in an automobile was initially designed to power an electrically heated cigarette lighter, but became a de facto standard DC connector to supply electrical power for portable accessories used in or near an automobile.

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Clutch

A clutch is a mechanical device which engages and disengages power transmission especially from driving shaft to driven shaft.

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Dishwasher

A dishwasher is a mechanical device for cleaning dishware and cutlery.

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Fan clutch

A fan clutch is a thermostatic engine cooling fan that can freewheel at low temperatures when cooling is not needed, allowing the engine to warm up faster, relieving unnecessary load on the engine.

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Fluorescent lamp

A fluorescent lamp, or fluorescent tube, is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light.

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Four-dimensional printing

4-dimensional printing (4D printing; also known as 4D bioprinting, active origami, or shape-morphing systems) uses the same techniques of 3D printing through computer-programmed deposition of material in successive layers to create a three-dimensional object.

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Gas-discharge lamp

Gas-discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electric discharge through an ionized gas, a plasma.

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Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering

Most of the terms listed in Wikipedia glossaries are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself.

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Glow switch starter

A glow switch starter is a type of preheat starter used with fluorescent lamp.

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History of longitude

The history of longitude is a record of the effort, by astronomers, cartographers and navigators over several centuries, to discover a means of determining longitude.

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History of watches

The history of watches began in 16th century Europe, where watches evolved from portable spring-driven clocks, which first appeared in the 15th century.

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Holiday lighting technology

Holiday lighting technology has been subject to considerable development and variation since the replacement of candles by electric lights.

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Hygroscopy

Hygroscopy is the phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules from the surrounding environment, which is usually at normal or room temperature.

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In situ chemical reduction

In situ chemical reduction (ISCR) is a new type of environmental remediation technique used for soil and/or groundwater remediation to reduce the concentrations of targeted environmental contaminants to acceptable levels.

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Index of electrical engineering articles

This is an alphabetical list of articles pertaining specifically to electrical and electronics engineering.

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Index of physics articles (B)

The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size.

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Infinite switch

An infinite switch, simmerstat, energy regulator or infinite controller is a type of switch that allows variable power output of a heating element of an electric stove.

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Inlet manifold

In automotive engineering, an inlet manifold or intake manifold (in American English) is the part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinders.

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Instrumentation

Instrumentation is a collective term for measuring instruments used for indicating, measuring and recording physical quantities, and has its origins in the art and science of scientific instrument-making.

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John Arnold (watchmaker)

John Arnold (1736 – 11 August 1799) was an English watchmaker and inventor.

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John Harrison

John Harrison (– 24 March 1776) was a self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker who invented a marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea.

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List of How It's Made episodes

How It's Made is a documentary television series that premiered on January 6, 2001 on the Discovery Channel (now known as Discovery Science in Canada, and Science in the UK and US.) The program is produced in the Canadian province of Quebec by Productions MAJ, Inc.

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List of sensors

This is a list of sensors sorted by sensor type.

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List of temperature sensors

No description.

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Marine chronometer

A marine chronometer is a timepiece that is precise and accurate enough to be used as a portable time standard; it can therefore be used to determine longitude by means of celestial navigation.

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Measuring instrument

A measuring instrument is a device for measuring a physical quantity.

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Metal pair

Metal pair may refer to.

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Mirror

A mirror is an object that reflects light in such a way that, for incident light in some range of wavelengths, the reflected light preserves many or most of the detailed physical characteristics of the original light, called specular reflection.

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Morphy Richards

Morphy Richards is a brand of electrical appliances, headquartered in the Swinton Meadows Industrial Estate, Swinton, near Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England.

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Motor controller

A motor controller is a device or group of devices that serves to govern in some predetermined manner the performance of an electric motor.

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Nickel–metal hydride battery

A nickel metal hydride battery, abbreviated NiMH or Ni–MH, is a type of rechargeable battery.

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Positive feedback

Positive feedback is a process that occurs in a feedback loop in which the effects of a small disturbance on a system include an increase in the magnitude of the perturbation.

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Relay

A relay is an electrically operated switch.

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Russell Hobbs

Russell Hobbs is a manufacturer of household appliances based in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.

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Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle

A nautical chronometer made by Thomas Earnshaw (1749–1828), and once part of the equipment of HMS ''Beagle'', the ship that carried Charles Darwin on his voyage around the world, is held in the British Museum.

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TBM

TBM may refer to.

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Thermal cutoff

A thermal cutoff is an electrical safety device that interrupts electric current when heated to a specific temperature.

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Thermal expansion

Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change in shape, area, and volume in response to a change in temperature.

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Thermostat

A thermostat is a component which senses the temperature of a physical system and performs actions so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired setpoint.

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Thermotime switch

A thermotime switch, or TTS, is a sensor used to control the cold start enrichment process in some older fuel injection systems.

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Timeline of heat engine technology

This Timeline of heat engine technology describes how heat engines have been known since antiquity but have been made into increasingly useful devices since the 17th century as a better understanding of the processes involved was gained.

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Timer

A timer is a specialized type of clock used for measuring specific time intervals.

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Tipping point (physics)

A tipping point is an example of hysteresis in which the point at which an object is displaced from a state of stable equilibrium into a new equilibrium state that is qualitatively dissimilar from the first.

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Toaster

A toaster, or a toast maker, is an electric small appliance designed to toast sliced bread by exposing it to radiant heat, thus converting it into toast.

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Traditional handheld refractometer

A traditional handheld refractometer is an analog instrument for measuring a liquid's refractive index.

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Yorkshire and the Humber

Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimetallic_strip

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