We had an analog computer at the Sequoyah Nuclear plant that simulated reactor core dynamics. It had several banks of Nixie tube readouts, several strip chart recorders, probably 75 precision 10-turn pots with vernier dials and a big patch board. The patch board allowed different sections to be patched together - programmed - for different simulations. It was a quick-release affair so that several could be kept pre-programmed.
There are no sensors. The unit is programmed with a set of initial conditions, on this unit using punch cards, and then started. The only things missing from these units are the patch cables - and the thick instruction manual on how to set them up. What is interesting is that Sequoyah now has a mainframe dedicated to calculating core dynamics - what a desktop analog computer could do faster. John On 02/03/2014 09:55 AM, Nick wrote: > Fantastic... boat anchors! > > What on Earth would you do with them? They're missing all the external > sensors etc. > > Nick > -- John DeArmond Tellico Plains, Occupied TN http://www.fluxeon.com <-- THE source for induction heaters http://www.neon-john.com <-- email from here http://www.johndearmond.com <-- Best damned Blog on the net PGP key: wwwkeys.pgp.net: BCB68D77 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/52EFCC6D.9060806%40neon-john.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
