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Steam power plant water is used primarily for the condensing unit. The cooling alternatives, once through cooling, wet cooling tower, air cooled …
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For the last two decades the power industry standard material for high temperature applications is the P91 or T91 grade material. What is this …
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Metals used in engineering must be tested for their mechanical properties of strength, ductility, hardness, toughness and impact resistance. Various …
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Though the reciprocating air compressor is the most commonly used one, there are also many different types of air compressors which are used in …
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Hydropower plants are a form of renewable energy. They operate using stored water in a dam; the water falls by gravity through penstocks to water …
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Concrete, like all materials, will expand or contract with the raising or lowering of temperature. To prevent the surface cracks in concrete with …
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Commonly seen as a load bearing header over windows and doors, the deceptively simple post and lintel system can require non-trivial design analysis. …
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Using just a single IC and few other passive components, a beautiful LED Christmas tree decoration can be built. Find out more about it here.
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