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Prabhu TL is a SenseCentral contributor covering digital products, entrepreneurship, and scalable online business systems. He focuses on turning ideas into repeatable processes—validation, positioning, marketing, and execution. His writing is known for simple frameworks, clear checklists, and real-world examples. When he’s not writing, he’s usually building new digital assets and experimenting with growth channels.

Mechanics of Machines

Balancing of Rotating Masses

BALANCING  INTRODUCTION:  Balancing is the process of eliminating or at least reducing the ground forces and/or moments. It…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

PARTIAL BALANCING OF LOCOMOTIVES

Variation of Tractive force:  The resultant unbalanced force due to the cylinders, along the line of stroke, is…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

BALANCING OF SINGLE CYLINDER ENGINE

A single cylinder engine produces three main vibrations. In describing them we will assume that the cylinder is…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Static And Dynamic Balancing

Definitions Primary Balancing describes the process where  primary  forces caused by unbalanced mass components in a rotating object…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

BELT

The belt or ropes are used to transmit power from one shaft to another shaft by means of…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Types of friction

1.     Static friction: It is experienced by a body, when at rest.  2.     Dynamic friction: It is friction experienced by…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Epicyclic gear trains

1.      If the axis of the shafts over which the gears are mounted are moving relative to a fixed…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL