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Nuclear Technology | Volume 67 | Number 1 | October 1984 | Pages 178-181
Technical Note | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT84-A33540
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Environmental effects of temperature and pressure on the set point of a Bourdon-tube-type pressure switch are studied. Data show that an increase in pressure increases the set point linearly while an increase in temperature decreases the set point in a nonlinear way. Design engineers should consider both effects.
