Jacob

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What’s a Prime Mover?

Our power generation system is based on prime movers. This article describes…

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Swept Back Wings and Stability

What is meant by swept wings? Why was this technology developed? Who…

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8640 Alloy Steel

Background 8640 alloy steel is a special alloy of steel which was…

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Basic Design Calculations for Flue Gas Stack Design for a Diesel Genset

A flue gas stack or chimney is typically a vertical tubular structure…

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Compression Spring Calculations

Various compression spring calculations are required now and then by engineers. This…

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Optical Dynamic Detection of Bomb Materials

Optical dynamic detection of bombs, or ODD, is the latest explosive detection…

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Modern Steam Turbines

There are two basic types of steam turbines: Impulse and Reaction turbines.…

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What’s the Biggest Machine in the World?

The world's biggest machines are behemoths so large that the biggest dinosaurs…

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Boiler Efficiency Calculation Simplified

A practical and simple method for calculating the efficiency of coal fired…

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The OPOC Engine – Greener Internal Combustion?

New OPOC engine developments are causing a resurgence in interest in the…

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