(Editor’s Note: This story originally ran in November 2008 and has proved a perennial favorite of Power Engineering readers. With the New Year we thought we’d share it again. Click here to see the ...

Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and researcher who has assisted thousands of clients over a more than two-decade career. She is the CEO of ...

The word “thermodynamics” conjures up visions of complex mathematics to many people, even some with technical backgrounds. Yet, relatively simple formulas from thermodynamics can be used explain much ...

Table I. (Click to See Full Table) A sampling of time-temperature relationships for steam sterilization. The use of steam for sterilization is fairly widespread; however, steam is seldom used as a ...