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Cylinder reheat and recovery time (worked example)

Turning a coil or element power rating into how long a cylinder takes to recover.

How fast does the store recover

Recovery or reheat time tells you how quickly a cylinder is ready again after a big draw-off. The method is the same energy idea as before: find the energy needed, then divide by the heat input power. The numbers here are chosen to show the method.

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