Yes, safety should be the governing criteria, rather than cost. If your regulator will be located in an enclosed area, you must start looking for equipment that will not be able to cause inhibition of the propane while operating. The safest thing to do is to buy a regulator from a knowledgeable...
Have you thought of using a Pitot tube or an orifice? How critical is the pressure drop caused my the measurement device? I would imagine if you are measuring pulmonary air flow, the lower delta p the very better.
A boss once told me that when one works with processes that use vacuum, the entire world is one big leak.
I thought of a variation on freeze-drying. Flash freeze the clothes and them bring them to a temperature where the ice undergoes sublimation. The process would be energy-intensive, but if...
Hi. I am happy to find these forums. I am an engineer with a physics fetish, especially particle physics. While browsing the site, I will probably be listening to early Renaissance choral music, glancing from time-to-time at my cat sleeping on the table.
I am also giving video sessions to...