Thermostats explained

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How Does A Thermostat Work?  
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'''HOW DOES AN AUTOMOTIVE THERMOSTAT WORK?'''
  
 
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The thermostat then opens as required in response to changes in coolant temperature to keep the engine's temperature within the desired operating range.(1.)  
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'''The thermostat then opens as required in response to changes in coolant temperature to keep the engine's temperature within the desired operating range.(1.)'''
  
 
This clearly suggests that the thermostat does, indeed, control the temperature by the amount it is open, not that the temp is controlled by an "OFF and ON" cycle.
 
This clearly suggests that the thermostat does, indeed, control the temperature by the amount it is open, not that the temp is controlled by an "OFF and ON" cycle.
  
It is fully open about 15-20 degrees above its rated temperature.(2.)  
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'''It is fully open about 15-20 degrees above its rated temperature.(2.)'''
  
 
Previously, it was erroneously suggested that a "true" industrial valve would behave differently than an automotive thermostat, that an automotive thermostat could only control the coolant temp in one direction and that an industrial valve would be in a "centered" position at "normal" temps so it can both increase AND decrease the coolant temp.  
 
Previously, it was erroneously suggested that a "true" industrial valve would behave differently than an automotive thermostat, that an automotive thermostat could only control the coolant temp in one direction and that an industrial valve would be in a "centered" position at "normal" temps so it can both increase AND decrease the coolant temp.  

Revision as of 16:46, 10 March 2010

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