Hydrostatics or Fluid Statics: Pressure Variation with Depth
Fluids at rest have pressure as the major physical quantity to be considered, no flow behavior nor any shear forces. The fluid pressure results in the …
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Marine stuffing box - What is its importance on a ship?
Stuffing box, a vital components of many machineries on board a ship. This article explains what is a stuffing box and why it is so important on naval …
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What are Hydraulic Accumulators? How do They Work?
Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. But it can be transformed from one from to another. This energy can also be stored in a device or …
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What are Oil Seals? What are Shaft Seals?
This article is about Shaft seals or popularly known as Oil Seals. The seals tend to play a major part in all assemblies in both rotary and axially …
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What is a Hydraulic Press? How do Hydraulic Press Works?
A hydraulic press is a device which is used for lifting a heavy or large load by the application of a comparatively much smaller force than is …
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Comparison of Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plants (IGCC) & Coal Fired Power Plant
IGCC is the highly efficient method of producing power from coal. What are the advantages of an IGCC? What are its drawbacks ? Read on…
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P&ID in AutoCAD – Creating Piping and Instrumentation Diagram using AutoCAD
Piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) is used extensively in process industries. This article will describe the procedure for creating …
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Types of Concrete pumps
Learn about the various types of concrete pumps and their advantages in the article inside.
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Uses of Concerete to Help Fight the Affects of Climate Change
Global warming is a reality. Despite the agreements made under the Kyoto Protocol, which are designed to mitigate the causes associated with climate …
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What is Coupling? Types of Shaft Couplings
This article is about Couplings, the need for couplings and the various types of couplings that are available.
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