Locating Underground Power Lines
If you are planning to carry out a landscaping or construction project involving digging up the yard, then the first thing you have to do is to locate …
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Structures become dilapidated due to old age just like an ordinary human being. The reasons have to be studied properly and solutions arrived at, and …
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There are some plastics with polar molecules like polyamides, acetates and PVC, which can be heated using high frequency electromagnetic waves. RF …
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Pressure valves in the Chunnel involve an important design concept. The designers of the Chunnel have optimized the air dynamics inside the tunnel so …
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Installing an energy management system can get really painful, and one of the easiest ways to overcome this problem is to consider the wireless …
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This article discusses the work done by a single stage, single acting reciprocating compressor without clearance volume along with its PV diagram and …
Continue ReadingElectric Heat Pump Water Heaters
Hybrid electric, or heat pump, water heaters supply hot water and do it more economically (and ecologically) than other types of water heaters.
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Understanding logic gates can be perhaps more easier than transistors. Here we go through a step by step analysis of the various characteristics of …
Continue ReadingThe World's Biggest Machine
This article provides a description of the world’s largest machines, including record-holders such as the largest truck and the largest rocket, …
Continue ReadingElectric Arc Furnace Design Operation and Working Principle
Electric arc furnaces are almost exclusively used for recycling of metals and alloys such as steel and aluminum. An EAF has three vertical electrodes …
Continue ReadingHorse Power vs Torque - Can Torque to Horsepower be Calculated?
At first glance, torque-power charts seem to show that at a certain engine speed, the two curves cross. Does this really happen? Is it a magic point …
Continue ReadingHow is the Large Hadron Collider Cooled?
The LHC requires a unique cooling system to meet its immense energy needs. This provides an engineering perspective on the challenges and innovations …
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