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time constant,

a mathematic term of fixed value used in expressing the rate of change of some variable, such as air-flow in the airways, as a function of time.

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No references found			Changing the time constant In the circuit of Figure 1, if the reference Sine wave signal [V. Delta modulation with PI controller--a comparative study by Maswood, A.I.; Anjum, S. / Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications (JEMAA) They presented an analytical equation for predicting the fully developed flow sensible effectiveness of an energy wheel that only depends on the wheel speed and time constant and includes corrections for entrance, axial conduction, carry-over, sorption phase change, and manufacturing effects. Performance and design of dehumidifier wheels by Shang, Wei; Besant, Robert W. / HVAC & R Research [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Rapid Heating Previously, we have derived the following expression for the mold time constant as an indicator of the thermal response rate of the mold to the external energy change (25). Rapid thermal cycling with low thermal inertia tools by Xu, Ronald X.; Sachs, Emanuel / Polymer Engineering and Science			tikshna TIL TIL therapy Tilade Tilapia niloticus TILE Assessment tiletamine Tilia Tilletia tritici tilmicosin tilt tilt after-effect tilt table Tilt Table Test tilt test tilt-table tiludronate tiludronate disodium timber milk vetch timber tongue timbo de Palmeira timbre time time agnosia Time Bomb time constant time delay time distortion time gain compensation time manual performance test time modality time to thrombolysis time trade-off metric time trigger time-out time-sampling method time-sharing time/dose timed collection timed cycling timed release timed vital capacity timed-release timeless Timentin timer Times Beach TIMI classification TIMI studies timid timidity			Time Code Display Time Code Division Multiple Access Time Code Generator Time Code Reading Time Code Translator Time Code Unit Time Code Vinyl time codes time codes Time Compensated Crystal Oscillator Time Complex Simulator Time complexity Time Compliance Data Time Compliance Directive Time Compliance Network Order Time Compliance Technical Directive Time Compliance Technical Manual Time Compliance Technical Order Time Compliant Technical Instruction Time Compliant Technical Order Supplement Number Time Compression Display System Time Compression Multiplexed Integrated Services Digital Network Time Compression Multiplexer Time Compression Multiplexing Time Compression Technologies time constant time constant of optokinetic after nystagmus time constants time constants time constants Time Constrained Search Time Constraint Petri Net time consumed to obtain quantification time correlation Time Crisis Time Crisis II Time crisis planning sequence is initiated by a Warning Order Time Critical Data Link Layer Time Critical Manufacturing Time Critical Report Time Critical Risk Management Time Critical Strike Time Critical Target Decision Support System Time Critical Targeting - Communications Suite Time Critical Targeting Aid Time Critical Targeting Function Time Critical Targeting/Dynamic Targeting Time Critical Units Time Critical, Unspecified Area Time Cube time current curve time curve

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