‘Sticktion’: A dangerous failure mode
09.01.2012
| Goble, W., exida LLC, Sellersville, Pennsylvania
Keywords:
[safety]
[safety systems]
[valves]
[valve stroke testing]
[false trip]
I set a wet glass on the old wooden kitchen table at our home. It sat there all night. The next morning, when I went to grab the glass, it stuck to the table. Yes, this event has happened before. But, this time, it took a considerable yank to remove the glass from the wooden table. I do not know what type of finish was applied to this table; however, things do tend to “stick” to it.
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