Fuel strainer assembly explained - What are these strainers used for on board ships?
The quality of fuel oil flowing in a ship’s fuel oil system play a vital role on the overall efficiency of a ship’s engine. Strainers help …
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How to Measure the Height of Tall Buildings and Skyscrapers - Part 1 - Shadow Reckoning
A tall building like the “Burj” in Dubai is almost 818 meters (2684 feet) above the ground level, which is currently the world’s tallest …
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Oil deaerators explained - Construction and working of a de-aerator
Learn how remove dissolved oxygen is removed from the feed water going to the boiler
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The Secrets of Correct Mechanical Desing - Tolerance Chain Overview
Every dimension has a tolerance, every part has several dimensions, and every assembly has numerous parts. All this leads to a tolerance chain - …
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Boiler Pressure Parts Remaining Life Expectancy
Remaining life estimation in boiler pressure parts is a very important tool towards predictive maintenance of boiler pressure parts. Boilers are made …
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Flexible Displays and E-paper: New Technology For Enhanced Cell Phone Applications
Flexible displays and e-paper? The time is drawing near when you will be using this technology to surf the web and carry on your day-to-day business …
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Fuel oil filter study - Construction and working of these filters on ships
Learn about the importance of filtering the fuel oil going to the ship’s main engine. What is used for the filtering process? Understand the …
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History and Facts about Nikola Tesla - Inventor of AC current and Marshall to the Second Industrial Revolution.
The credit for inventing alternating electric current (AC), which is used in everyday life, goes to Nikola Tesla, an inventor beyond compare. He not …
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Installation of the Refrigerant Tubing in Ductless Split Air Conditioners
In the previous articles of this series on installation of the ductless split AC we saw the installation of the indoor unit and the outdoor unit. In …
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Introduction to Pile Foundations
Pile foundations consist of piles that are dug into the soil till a layer of stable soil is reached. Pile foundations transfer building load to the …
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