The Advantages of Canvas Tarps

Tarpaulins (tarps) made of canvas are some of the most versatile tarps on the market today. These tarps can be flame retardant, water resistant, and

mildew resistant. Canvas tarps come in several fabric gauges, from 10-ounce to 17-ounce and up. (The higher the number, the heavier and more durable the…[Leia mais]

How battery chargers work

If you've read our main article on batteries, you'll know all about these portable power plants. An example of what scientists refer to as

electrochemistry, they use the power of chemistry to release stored electricity very gradually.

What happens inside a typical battery—like the one in a f…[Leia mais]

Cars that watch you watch them steer

The automobile, in American life, has long been a hallmark of freedom. A teenager’s first driver’s license offers freedom from Mom and Dad. A new car

and the open road bring the freedom to chase the American dream. But as more technology creeps in to help drivers, so, too, will systems that eav…[Leia mais]

Control Valve

This valve controls the expulsion of oil from the spring side of the second gear band servo piston at speeds in the region of 60 km/h. The time period

for oil to exhaust then depends upon the governor pressure varying the effective exhaust port restriction. Line pressure oil from the spring side of the

second gear band…[Leia mais]

How Cement Mixers Work

In addition to the mixing energy applied to the fresh concrete (i.e. shearing during mixing), the shear history after mixing is also important. This

applies especially to binder rich concretes like the different types of high performance concrete (HPC). With this in mind, the shear rate is analyzed inside

a drum of…[Leia mais]

Bus HVAC energy consumption test method based on HVAC unit

In this study, passenger comfort and the air pollution status of the micro-environmental conditions in an air-conditioned bus were investigated through

questionnaires, field measurements, and a numerical simulation. As a subjective analysis, passengers' perceptions of indoor…[Leia mais]

Introduction to Injection Mold Verification

Injection molding is one of the most commonly used production processes for plastics. This is rightly so as it offers a viable solution for the mass

production of high-quality injection automotive parts from a broad range of polymers. In the automotive industry, where consistency, safety, and…[Leia mais]

Beauty & Style

Earrings, ornaments decorating the ears, have been one of the principal forms of jewelry throughout recorded history. The term usually refers to

ornaments worn attached to the earlobes, though in the late twentieth century it expanded somewhat to include ornaments worn on other parts of the ear, such

as ear cuffs, and is…[Leia mais]

Can Liquid Nails Bond Wood To Metal?

It’s a common household problem. However, you have another problem. You have a wooden bathroom door and a metal knob. What’s the quickest way to

reattach the two surfaces? Can you trust your tube of liquid nails to do the job?

Liquid Nails can bond wood to metal. You can use some var…[Leia mais]

Basic electrical quantities: current, voltage, power

Voltage and current are the cornerstone concepts in electricity. We will create our first mental models for these basic electrical quantities. We will

also talk about power, which is what happens when voltage and current act together.

The concept of electricity arises from an…[Leia mais]

Preparation of activated carbon from biomass and its’ applications in water and gas purification

Due to its versatility and wide range of applications, activated carbon is widely used as contaminant removal media. Recent research have focused on

enhancing the effectiveness of activated carbon by modifying their specific properties in o…[Leia mais]

Auto-disable syringes are not for needle programmes

WHO and its partners recommend the use of auto-disable syringes, "bundled" with

the supply of vaccines when donor dollars are used, in all mass immunization campaigns, and also strongly advocate their use in routine immunization

programmes. Because of the relatively high price of…[Leia mais]