Nature’s Temperature Control Processes
What you need to know about process control and stability.
You know us because of our temperature control units. These units stand for tight process stability and responsive process control. These topics interest us and we are always touched and interested by similar processes occurring in nature. Our fascination with these processes has led us to choose temperature control in nature as the theme for our current image campaign.
Here on our web site we would like to introduce you to the individual themes. Perhaps you share our fascination for nature's temperature control processes? You will also find a lot of interesting technical information on the topics of process stability and control on our web site if you wish to know more.
Back to our theme of nature's temperature control. As with everything new we start with something simple, an egg in a bird's nest. Most of us would immediately think of our favourite egg at breakfast time; soft, medium or hard boiled. How the heat is transferred from the stove to the egg to get it just right is what interests us!
0.1°C gives life
The ideal example of guaranteed process stability.We do not wish to concern ourselves here with the cooking of eggs, but with the incubation time of these eggs in the wild. [more]
Reacts lightning fast from 10°C
Found mostly in Northwest Africa or South and middle Europe to West Asia, the Fire Salamander (Salamandra Salamandra) was described by the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné for the first time in 1758. [more]
No honey without a temperature jump.
Only starts when the correct operating temperature has been reached
When zoologists speak of poikilothermic and homothermic organisms, this initially sounds somewhat confusing for laymen. But when looked at more closely, you can see that the scientists are only distinguishing between organisms whose body temperatures change (Greek: poikilos = variable) or remain relatively stable (Greek: homios = uniform).
[more]The 7th sence
See, but not be seen: This could be the motto of various snake species. The fact that most snake species are very difficult to detect in their natural environments thanks to their camouflaging scales is something that we already know from visits to zoos. But how these scaled reptiles perceive their environment remains a puzzle for many.
[more]Keep your head warm even with cool water.
Swordfish (zool.: Xiphias gladius) have their name due to their sword-like, elongated upper jawbone. They are found worldwide in moderately warm and tropical seas. But what is actually the special feature of this Acanthopterygii and what does it have in common with the temperature control technology of Huber?
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