5 Sheet Metal Design Tips for Easy Manufacturing
Design for manufacturability is a very useful concept in today’s sheet metal design industry. A sheet metal design should ideally take care about all …
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Sheet Metal Design Guide: Calculate Bending Allowance Accurately
Taking accurate sized developed sheet metal initially is extremely important to reach the accurate final sheet metal product. This sheet metal design …
Continue ReadingBasics of Rocket Propulsion
This article will review the basic characteristics of rocket propulsion, including the application of Newton’s Third Law of Motion, types of …
Continue ReadingApplications of Thermodynamics Laws. Carnot, Stirling, Ericsson, Diesel cycles
Thermodynamics is considered to be one of the most important parts of our daily life. Whether you are travelling in any vehicle, sitting comfortably …
Continue ReadingThermal Expansion and the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion - Explanation and Examples
The theory of thermal expansion is important to industrial design and engineering. Here we provide an introduction to how it works and give examples …
Continue ReadingHigh Pressure Boilers Long Term Over-heating Tube Failures
Long term overheating tube failures are due to operating metal temperature of the boiler tubes going above the allowable limit. These types of failure …
Continue ReadingHow to Design a Valve Spring: Guide to Compression Spring Design Calculation
The valve springs are a critical component for any engine’s performance. This article will talk about how to design a valve spring.
Continue ReadingPrinciples Of Powder Metallurgy and the Powder Metallurgy Process
This article reviews basic characteristics concerning powder metallurgy, including the processes involved and properties of powder that influence the …
Continue ReadingPredicting Fly Ash and Bottom Ash Combustibles in Pulverized Coal Fired Boilers
Predicting the percentage of combustibles in fly ash in a tangential fired boiler using proximate analysis of coal gives boiler designers an edge …
Continue ReadingCoal Fired Boilers having Direct Tangential Firing System: Combustion Tuning in High Ash Pulverized Coal Fired Boilers having Direct Tangential Firing System
Combustion tuning in boilers will lead to optimizing the performance more so in high ash coal fired boilers. In high ash coal fired boilers having …
Continue ReadingBest Practices in Cleaning Internal Surfaces of High Pressure Boilers
High pressure boilers need very clean internal surfaces. The pre-commissioning cleaning involves Alkali boil out to remove any oily materials, Acid …
Continue ReadingHow an Engine's Lubrication System Works
What is a lubricating system of an engine and how does it work? Let us read more to learn about the purpose and operation of this important system.
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