For you electricians and wannabes

hot_rod

I had to order one of these. They have tees, sweatshirts, aprons available.

We need a hydronics version!

JUGHNE

And not all people realize that all those electrical terms refer to "Dead Men".

Solid_Fuel_Man

Dead Men paved the way for all the trades. Mr. Volta, Mr.Ampère, and Mr. Ohm. The Italians, French, and Germans.

mattmia2

or that there are thermodynamic equivalents of those

hot_rod

mattmia2 said:

or that there are thermodynamic equivalents of those

That's what we need to come up with!

Larry Weingarten

Ok. I’ll bite. Volt is pressure. Ohm is friction and amp is flow... or something like that
Yours, Larry

mikeg2015

Yup. Pressure, flow, Head loss. Then you have temperature drop/rise.

Would be better done with minions i thumbnails.

Bob Harper

High pressure to low pressure; hot to cold, path of least resistance, vena contracta, WRT, etc.

ChrisJ

Bob Harper said:

High pressure to low pressure; hot to cold, path of least resistance, vena contracta, WRT, etc.

Except that electrons flows - to +.

Also current will more often than not take every path, not just the lowest resistance.

Intplm.

I for one miss my old "Carpe Hydronicom" tee shirt.
Any one else remember those shirts.

Erin Holohan Haskell

We've got some shirts here and may get working on some new ones: https://teespring.com/stores/heatinghelpcom-store

Thanks for the inspiration!

mattmia2

ChrisJ said:

Bob Harper said:

High pressure to low pressure; hot to cold, path of least resistance, vena contracta, WRT, etc.

Except that electrons flows - to +.

Also current will more often than not take every path, not just the lowest resistance.

Fluids and heat will take every path proportionally exactly the same way electricity will...

In fact usually they teach all engineers either basic circuits or thermodynamics at most universities to teach them the theory of how to solve that type of problem in all sorts of applications.

JUGHNE

My kids got this for me a few years ago.
Maybe good for some ideas for hydronics?

Yes, I really am an electrician.
That is a plugging/jogging diagram for reversing 3 phase motors.

HomerJSmith

"Electricity is really just organized lightning."-- George Carlin

Hap_Hazzard

mattmia2 said:

ChrisJ said:

Bob Harper said:

High pressure to low pressure; hot to cold, path of least resistance, vena contracta, WRT, etc.

Except that electrons flows - to +.

Also current will more often than not take every path, not just the lowest resistance.

Fluids and heat will take every path proportionally exactly the same way electricity will...

Not exactly. Electrons tend to flow at the surface of a piece of wire instead of going through the center.

ChrisJ

> @Hap_Hazzard said:
> (Quote)
> Not exactly. Electrons tend to flow at the surface of a piece of wire instead of going through the center.

That's pretty much AC only.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_effect

mattmia2

Also, more the abstract idea of a schematic more than the specific physics of it in the components. Just the idea that electricity follows the path of least resistance is wrong. It follows all paths in proportion.

ChrisJ

> @mattmia2 said:
> Also, more the abstract idea of a schematic more than the specific physics of it in the components. Just the idea that electricity follows the path of least resistance is wrong. It follows all paths in proportion.

Can you imagine if it was true? Only the building with the highest load "lowest resistance" would get power from the grid. All others would get nothing.