What are Reduction Gears? What is Gear Reduction?
What is a reduction gear and why it is used? What are the applications for gear reduction? To find answers to these questions, read this article.
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What is Thermal Conduction? Introduction to Heat Transfer: Part One
By what process is heat transferred when your hands become cold when you make a snowball or hot when you wrap them around a mug of coffee? Why are …
Continue ReadingShaft Keys - Types and Their Design
This article about shaft keys describes the types of keys and the design or selection procedures to be adopted.
Continue ReadingThe 3-2-1 Principle of Jig Fixture Design – Learn the Basic Concepts for Design of Drilling and Milling Fixtures
Jigs and fixtures are used extensively for mass production. This article will explain what the 3-2-1 principle is and how it is important for jig and …
Continue ReadingThe Secrets of Correct Mechanical Design - Tolerance Chain Calculation Methods
Tolerance chains are very important when designing a part or an assembly. In this article we overview 2 methods of tolerance chain calculations: Worst …
Continue ReadingGas Charging in Split Air Conditioners (AC)
In the previous articles we was the factors affecting the location of indoor and outdoor units of split AC, the installation of the indoor unit, the …
Continue ReadingLow Temperature Corrosion in Boiler and Its Prevention
Using fuels with sulfur in steam generating units yields a potential hazard of sulfur corrosion at the cold end of the boiler. The severity depends on …
Continue ReadingMaterial Properties Affecting Solids Blending and Blender Selection: Flowability
Since blending involves the flow of materials, blending mechanisms are affected by the properties that affect flow. This article discusses in detail …
Continue ReadingThe 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 - …
Continue ReadingBoiler 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 …
Continue ReadingInstallation 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 …
Continue ReadingInstallation of Outdoor Unit of Ductless Split Air Conditioners (ACs)
During installation of the outdoor unit of split AC, selecting the proper location of the unit is very important the rest of the things are not too …
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