How to Avoid Arc Flash Accidents
Nowadays, arc flash accidents are very common. You should keep a few tips in your mind to prevent electric arc flash incidents, and those are what is …
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Work Done By a Reciprocating Compressor
This article discusses the work done by a single stage, single acting reciprocating compressor without clearance volume along with its PV diagram and …
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 …
Continue ReadingSmall 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 …
Continue ReadingWater 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 …
Continue ReadingI 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.
Continue ReadingMicrobial Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
There have been numerous suggestions made regarding sequestration of carbon dioxide, which range from storage in redundant offshore oil and gas …
Continue ReadingOptical Dynamic Detection of Bombs or ODD – An Explosive Detection Technique Superior to Ion Mobility Spectroscopy
Optical dynamic detection of bombs, or ODD, is the latest explosive detection technique. This article will discuss how the optical dynamic detection …
Continue ReadingAdvantages of Mini Nuclear Power Plants
Mini nuclear power plants are expected to be in service in the next few years. They have many advantages over large nuclear plants.
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