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| Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 15:18 | ||||||
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4 +2 | determining the size required |
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determining the size required Explanation: 'size' of course in the broadest sense — not just the physical dimensions, but for example, the cross-sectional area (i.e. current carrying capacity) of a conductor, etc. So sometimes this can be calculated, using formulæ that are standard in the industry; or soemtimes it may be based on empirical experience: "Last time we made it 10 cm and it broke, so this time we'd better make it 20 cm!" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 43 minutes (2015-08-05 16:53:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Well, it all depends on what the actual 'capaity' means in your wider document — you haven't given us much context to work from! It could mean the 'capacity' (= volume) of a container; or then again, it might means the 'capacity' in terms of output (so many parts per hour, etc.); or then again, it could even mean some other capacity, like 'current-carrying capacity'? My understanding is that there may be a difference between the theoreticl capaicty, as planned during the sizing operation, and the actual capacity, as observed during testing; but of course other scenarios are also possible. So I would understand 'sizing capacity' as being 'the capacity according to the design process used to determine the size' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 56 minutes (2015-08-05 17:06:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Right, so that's a big help, we now know what KIND of capacity is involved; I don't think it changes the underlying meaning of 'sizing', though: it seems to me what they may be highlighting here is any potential discrepancy between design (= sizing) capacity and actual measured (= tested) capacity. |
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