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Gas Turbine Parts

06/18/2013
posted in Mechanical Engineering
by cyclo
How do I get a replacement New Twin Disc Hydraulic Torque Converter for my Gas turbine Machine, manufacturer have been contacted (twin disc USA ) it i...
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Motor Signals Considered for Integrating to Control/ Safegaurding System

06/18/2013
posted in Instrumentation
by rudrasree
We are consider Start and Stop of motor from PLC (IPS), running indication and tripped indication (Electrical fault) for LV Motors. where as for HV mo...
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Full Steam Ahead

06/18/2013
posted in Transportation
by Usbport
I saw a TV show recently that talked about steam engines and which visited Jay Leno's Garage, and talked to Jay about his many steam-powered engines a...
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Air Compressor

06/18/2013
posted in General Discussion
by conntaxman
I need an idea to make a small air compressor that will be able to fill a scuba tank to 3000 psi. I use the term " scuba " tank "as an example. I wont...
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Hydraulic Hose Operating Pressure

06/18/2013
posted in Mechanical Engineering
by Gone Coastal
I've been trying to google as much as possible but I'm still not really certain what is acceptable for hydraulic hose ratings regarding operating pres...
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Magnetic Flow Transmitter Data Sheet

06/18/2013
posted in Instrumentation
by nsandeepn101
What is the difference between Measuring Rage, Calibration range and Min & Max Range Limits in Magnetic Type Flow Transmitter
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Duct Tape Festival

06/18/2013
posted in General Discussion
by SavvyExacta
How did we miss this? The 10th annual Duct Tape Festival was held last week. Did you attend? What's the craziest thing you've made of duct tape? htt...
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Fixture Design

06/18/2013
posted in Mechanical Engineering
by anurag1
hello, I want to design a fixture for reducing the job set up time of big jobs eg.: turbine casings..could anyone suggest any innovative fixture desig...
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Strain Energy Density Function

06/18/2013
posted in Mechanical Engineering
by mhisham
what are strain energy density functions? how are they useful in hyperelastic models?can't the same function be used in linear models in analysis ?
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CR4 Down for Some Tidying Up.

06/18/2013
posted in General Discussion
by Kris
Yep, read it and weep. Does anybody have a coping strategy planned ? The proposed times may make it easier for the American crowd, but think of us po...
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Common ESD Trip

06/18/2013
posted in Electrical Engineering
by vinsue
Hi friends, please can someone enlighten me with a solution to this. I am having a 6.6 kV switchgear with 2 incomer feeders with bus section and 4 nos...
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Earth Conductor Sizing as Per IS 3043

06/18/2013
posted in Electrical Engineering
by saraswata1981
The earth fault current dissipates throuh earth conductor surface area for which we also check necessary dissipation area . Please inform then why we...
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Why WTG Has No Effect on This Circuit?

06/18/2013
posted in Electrical Engineering
by Shanders
I have made a simple circuit WTG,WTG on the circuit but this does not affect the current, voltage, and power generated.although WTG is disconnected fr...
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Is This the Right Room For an Argument

06/11/2013
posted in General Discussion
by rashavarek
Since many of my posts seem to go over folks heads or the intent gets lost in translation and result in folks feeling its necessary to attempt a littl...
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Water Disinfection - Massive UV Source and Exposure System Design

06/15/2013
posted in New Technologies & Research
by Shyam
Friends, UV source is well known to kill the Pathogen in water and other food items. Now challenges are in generating high UV flux and to find a pro...
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Table Mount PVC Pipe Vice and PVC Cutter

06/12/2013
posted in General Discussion
by netmaker
I am now having to build ballast tanks made from Scedule 40 and 80 , 2" PVC. I have an extra heavy wooden work table 4x8 and weighs about 200 lbs. pl...
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Pink Slip

06/11/2013
posted in Engineering Careers
by kvsubramanyam
Job cuts. Some call it recession, steps to increase profit by 5.1%, and so on. In most cases employees are taken by surprise. Shock, dismay, feeling a...
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Plant ID

06/14/2013
posted in General Discussion
by Pj3ns3n
Hi all Another plant ID question. Saw this growing and don't remember planting it. Am I nurturing a monster or will it surprise me? What is it?
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Chipper Vac - Need Some Ideas

06/11/2013
posted in General Discussion
by Tom_Consulting
I purchased a new toy tool recently and would like to make a modification/addition to it. It's a chipper vacuum (see photo) and I'd like to design/dev...
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    Multiple Solutions, Custom Tooling, And Your Precision Machining Shop

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    The Value in Payload Management Systems for Mining & Industrial Weighing Operations

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    Visiting a 'Makerspace'

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    The One-way Speed of Light Controversy

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