Pressurized Containers – ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
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Mechanical Engineering, Focus on Statics
Statics is the study of how forces are transmitted to and throughout…
Kinematics of Machines in Mechanical Engineering
When we refer to the study of the kinematics of machines, we’re…
More Pulleys Increase Mechanical Advantage
Last time we saw how compound pulleys within a dynamic lifting scenario…
Rope Length Tradeoff in a Compound Pulley
We’re all familiar with the phrase, “too much of a good thing.” As…
Mechanical Overkill, an Undesirable Tradeoff in Compound Pulleys
We’ve been discussing the mechanical advantage that compound pulleys provide to humans during lifting…
Friction Reduces Pulleys’ Mechanical Advantage
The presence of friction in mechanical designs is as guaranteed as conflict…
Friction Results in Heat and Lost Work Within a Compound Pulley
Last time we saw how the presence of friction reduces mechanical advantage…
Work Input Does Not Equal Work Output
We left off Previously with an engineering analysis of energy factors within a compound pulley scenario, in our…
Da Vinci’s Tribometre; a Historical Look at Pulleys and Friction
In our series on pulleys we’ve been discussing the effects of friction,…
