The 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, …
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Electric 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 …
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Horse 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 …
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How 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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Small High Precision Drill Presses
This article describes how to buy a small precision drill press. It also describes some popular models and links to the companies that are …
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The Hardy Cross Method
The Hardy-Cross Method comprises an assumption of flow in the municipal water network so that the code of stability is fulfilled at each junction. …
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Thermographic Surveys - Types and Terminology
A thermographic survey is a useful tool to protect your expensive equipment, plants, and buildings. Here some important points regarding hiring a …
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Water Coolers - How to Select an Office Water Cooler
The water cooler is one piece of equipment that we find in our day to day life. Water coolers are used to reduce the temperature of drinking water …
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Appliances and their Use of Electricity
Do you want to know how much energy your household appliances consume? Read on to check, monitor and calculate the energy consumption by your …
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I Learned from That: Opening Drain Valve Leads to Catastrophic Failure of Boiler Tubes in new Power Plant
A wrong operational procedure leads to boiler tube failure and furnace damage. What went wrong? Read this to find out.
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