HOW A TURBOCHARGER WORKS
A significant difference between a turbocharged diesel engine and a traditional naturally aspirated gasoline engine is the air entering a diesel engine is compressed before the fuel is injected. This is where the turbo…
History of steam turbine technology
Early precursors
The first device that can be classified as a reaction steam turbine is the aeolipile proposed by Hero of Alexandria, during the 1st century CE. In this device,…
Valves 101: Types of Ball Valves
Ball valves are a type of piping equipment that shuts off or controls the flow in a pipeline by using a hollow sphere and round seats held in a valve body. There are two basic technologies for the design of ball…
The RS-232 protocol
Rs232 protocol transmission involves the sending of data one bit at a time, over a single communications line. In contrast, parallel communications require at least as many lines as there are bits in a word being transmitted (for…
How Modern Kitchen Appliances are affecting our lives?
We are living in an era where everything is getting smarter. From gadgets to kitchen appliance, everything has become smarter. Now you no longer need to depend on just a single stove and make a…
Industry Developments: Extrusion Profile Heat Sinks
Extruded metal heat sinks are among the lowest cost, widest used heat spreaders in electronics thermal management. Besides their affordability, extruded heat sinks are lightweight, readily cut…
Industry Developments: Extrusion Profile Heat Sinks
Extruded metal heat sinks are among the lowest cost, widest used heat spreaders in electronics thermal management. Besides their affordability, extruded heat sinks are lightweight, readily cut…
Narrow UD tapes to bridge the ATL-AFP gap
It is well understood that automated tape laying (ATL) and automated fiber placement (AFP) were the enabling technologies in the application of carbon fiber composites in major aerostructures for the Boeing…