Thanks for your thoughts and reply. I agree with your point that this faucet is deliberately designed to mix together hot and cold water to obtain warm water of suitable temperature. However, you didn’t give the underlying mechanism controlling the water temperature. Moreover, what I observed does not agree with your analysis. Actually, at the beginning of a shower, what comes out first from the faucet is warm water of a temperature barely higher than human body temperature, and then cold water, and then warm water of a comfortable temperature suitable for shower. All through the process of the shower, you don't need to turn the faucet handle to adjust the temperature at all, unless the tank is running out of hot water, in which case you have to turn the faucet to the right to raise the water temperature. However, in this case you have to hurry up... as you won't get much warm water even if you turn the faucet to the very right... You know, you are running out of hot water. www.ddhw.com While taking a shower, if you turn off the faucet for some while, say, some seconds, and then turn it on again, you will get scalding water first, then cold water, and then warm water good for your shower. Again, you don't need to adjust the position of the handle to obtain and maintain suitable temperature. I tried again and again, and this never fails. Interestingly, you will get really hot water as soon as you turn it on again even if you have kept it off for only one or two seconds. www.ddhw.com www.ddhw.com I guess the faucet automatically controls the temperature by balancing the pressure of the hot/cold water. At first, the hot water can not mix in unless cold water gives way and forms a vacuum, therefore what first comes out is lukewarm water (the part of water originally stayed in the vicinity of the hot water tank) and cold water from the cold water pipe, and then warm water as a result of balanced mixture of hot and cold water. Then when you turn off the faucet, the warm water flows out. Because at this point no cold water is allowed to get in, while on the other hand no valve exists to stop hot water from flowing into the shower pipe, the shower head is filled with very hot water. If you wait long enough, the water might cool down and you won’t scream when you re-open the faucet; however, generally you can’t wait that long, therefore you will get scalding water… The above is just a guess, which is subject to further tests and open to discussion. www.ddhw.com You answer is a good description of your reasoning process; however, it is not a complete essay. A scientific essay features a thorough review of past research and relevant theories, a keen analysis of the current developments and identification of possible gaps in the field, statements of your research question and your method, design of your experiment or case study and analysis of your data if applicable, then your discussion of the results so far, and then your conclusion. It also needs to begin with a good introduction connecting your research to a broader theoretical context and possibly your statement about why the research is important. If you are interested, you could pick a good question which has not been tackled and make an investigation in related theories, analyse them, and see how further you can advance. If you can propose anything novel or completely solve the problem, you can get it published. I think you are good at mathematics. So, why not? www.ddhw.com
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