Miscellaneous Hydraulic Machines
Information about different hydraulic machines like hydraulic press, hydraulic ram, hydraulic accumulator, hydraulic intensifier, hydraulic crane and hydraulic lift. The following are the miscellaneous hydraulic machines: (a) Hydraulic press. It is…
Air Vessels
Air vessel is a closed chamber containing compressed air in the top portion and liquid (or water) at the bottom of the chamber. At the base of the chamber, there…
Inward flow turbine vs. Outward flow Reaction Turbine
Inward Flow Reaction TurbineOutward Flow Reaction turbine01. Water flows the outer periphery of wheel towards the wheel centre and discharges at the inner periphery.01. Water enters the wheel centre (inner…
Cavitation
What is cavitation and how is it formed and how to prevent/ avoid cavitation in a hydraulic machine? The formation, growth and collapse of vapour filled cavities or bubbles in…
Centrifugal Pumps
What is a centrifugal pump and its manometric head? How to calculate discharge, efficiency and power required for a centrifugal pump using formula? A centrifugal pump is a machine which converts the…
Comparison of Impulse turbine and Impulse-reaction turbine
Impulse turbineImpulse reaction turbine01. Steam expands completely in the nozzle.01. Steam expands partially in the moving blades and partially in the fixed blades.02. Pressure of steam remains constant during its…
Draft Tube in Turbine
Draft Tube is a connecting pipe which is fitted generally at the outlet or exit of turbines which and convert kinetic energy of water at outlet of turbine to static…
Nanoplatform Based on Vertical Nanographene
It is well known that sp2 carbon can lead to various kinds of layered structures. Among these structures, graphene (monolayer and few layers) is an actual two-dimensional material with the large…
Compton Effect in Graphene and in the Graphene-LikeDielectric Medium
The Compton effectis the light-particle interaction where the wavelength of scattered photon is changed. The difference between The Compton effect and the E instein photo effect consists in the fact…
Photoactive Graphene — From Functionalization to Applications
Graphene, a monolayer of graphite, has attracted intense interest in recent years because of its unique two-dimensional structure and excellent physical and chemical properties such as high electronic and thermal…
