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Domestic Hot Water Heating, ‘Wat-er’ Waste of Energy. Part 3: Cool-down

Domestic Hot Water Heating, ‘Wat-er’ Waste of Energy. Part 3: Cool-down

Horror vacui, Natura abhorret vacuum, Resintenza del vacuo; from Aristotle to Galileo, it has long been known that here on…

Domestic Hot Water Heating, ‘Wat-er’ Waste of Energy. Part 2: Warm-up

Domestic Hot Water Heating, ‘Wat-er’ Waste of Energy. Part 2: Warm-up

Sure, most modern homes have much more advanced water heating systems than a big tank with an electric heater element….

Domestic Hot Water Heating, ‘Wat-er’ Waste of Energy. Part 1: Pun Intended

Domestic Hot Water Heating, ‘Wat-er’ Waste of Energy. Part 1: Pun Intended

Human technical prowess relies heavily on the conversion of energy from one form to another, to meet our needs. Physiological…

If You’re Going to Lose it, You Might as Well Use it!

If You’re Going to Lose it, You Might as Well Use it!

A lot of engineering involves the management of energies, converting them from one form to another, channeling off useful work…

Thermal Bottlenecks. This is Hot, This is Why.

Thermal Bottlenecks. This is Hot, This is Why.

There are 475,000 Google search hits for ‘thermal bottleneck’. It’s a well recognised phrase playing on a very obvious analogy….

Blue LEDs. Since When is Improvement Invention?

Blue LEDs. Since When is Improvement Invention?

Lighting accounts for ~20% of the world’s total energy consumption. This is a staggering statistic. Why so much? Historically a…

Leg Hair? What a Drag

Leg Hair? What a Drag

“How thick is a leg hair” is not a question I thought I’d be posing when I woke up today….

The Electronics Cooling Metaphorical Drinking Game

The Electronics Cooling Metaphorical Drinking Game

There are a handful of quoted and re-quoted drivers, concepts and technologies in the electronics cooling industry.  Be it a…

Xilinx Patent for Critical Tj Prediction

Xilinx Patent for Critical Tj Prediction

A recently issued patent describes a process by which the critical IC temperature (junction temperature, Tj) can be determined in…