The percent deadtime losses for a paralyzable system are (Fig. F.2):
ρ À r
ρ
 100% ¼ 1 À e
Àρ t d
ð
ÞÂ100%
ðF:4Þ
Fig. F.2 Left: comparison of the output from (a) a purely linear system, (b) a non-paralyzable
system, and (c) a paralyzable system. Right: percentage deadtime losses for (a) a non-paralyzable
system and (b) a paralyzable system
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