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I'm surprised this page doesn't mention the automotive thermostat which uses the same principle to control the flow of coolant between the engine block and radi

• jammaloo 17d ago
  Perhaps you would consider adding that information? That's would be an interesting addition!
  • Terr_ 17d ago
    The "See Also" has "Wax thermostatic element" [0] which seems focused on automotive applications, so perhaps it was there and grew large-enough that it got split off. > Its principal application is in automotive thermostats used in the engine cooling system. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_thermostatic_element https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_thermostatic_element
• alnwlsn 17d ago
  Seems as though it's been filed under a different page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_thermostatic_element https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_thermostatic_element
• flyingfences 16d ago
  They were also used for cold-start idle air control in at least some cars before throttle-by-wire.