Many hygroscopic (moisture absorbing) materials can be used as relative-humidity sensors. Such materials absorb or lose moisture until a balance is reached with ..
A boiler is called a high-pressure boiler when it operates with a steam pressure above 80 bars. The high-pressure boilers are widely used for power generation ..
An automobile is a vehicle that is capable of propelling itself. Since the 17th century, several attempts have been made to design and construct a practically operative ..
Merits of Water Tube Boiler over Fire Tube Boiler: Generation of steam is much quicker due to the small ratio of water content to steam content. This also helps ..
High-Speed Steels (HSS) are the cutting tool materials used for machining of materials. The HSS will be used for machining of materials. The General use of HSS is 18-4-1. ..
The process of welding and cutting of metals involve the application of high heat energy to the objects being welded or cut. This high amount of heat energy for welding ..
A dynamometer is a device used for measuring the torque and brake power required to operate a driven machine. Dynamometers can be broadly classified into ..
In a sliding joint, contact force always acts perpendicular to the surface in contact. This contact force is commonly referred to as a normal force because it acts ..
Sleeve bearings are also known as journal bearings. It is a simple device for providing support and radial positioning while permitting rotation of a shaft. ..
Crater Wear: The wear taking place on the rake face of a single point cutting tool like crater is called crater wear. The crater wear is mainly caused due to The presence ..
Water hand pumps are manually operated pumps; They are used for bringing water from earth underground to earth surface and is used in every country for a variety ..
Any device which violates first law or second law of thermodynamics is called a perpetual motion machine (PMM). These devices operate under the principle of sustained ..
A machine tool is defined as one which while holding the cutting tools, would be able to remove metal from a workpiece in order to generate the requisite job of given ..
Some general safety precautions that are to be taken care in carpentry shop while working with carpentry tools to avoid injuries and accidents are covered in this ..