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Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways. An industrial engineer studies industrial productivity and makes and implements recommended changes.
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What are the most common practical applications of the combined gas law?
The most common practical applications of the combined gas law are the following: Combustion engines (cars), Breathing, Projectiles (guns, cannons, missiles), Cooking, Balloons.
A box column is a type of building column that is hollow and usually has a cross-section that is rectangular. They are often used in the construction of building additions like porches.
A cold draw bench is a machine that is used (or can be used) for forming metal profiles. Rollers are usually at one cnd and the head of the machine is pulled along with a chain normally. Once the material has been attached through the rollers to the head, the machine drags the material through and that's it.
What is section of classification of the steel?
Section of classification of steel are Plastic, Compact, Semi compact and slender. Also steel undergoes a process called local buckling.
It can be left in there without any immediate issues. It will not effect the operation of the boiler. Depending on it's location in the boiler it may burnout eventually but if it is near the last pass it will more than likely stay intact as the heat in this section of the boiler is not hot enough to burnout a tube. The tube will start to change color and normally the metal will begin to delaminate and show visible signs of stress before it lets go. If it is loose and accessible you may want to remove it when your unit is down. This will prevent it from falling onto other tubes which should really hurt anything but if it is a long tube that you plugged it could damage eh refractory and/or baffles. Hard to say much more without any other info on the unit.
What is the working principle of electronic dimmers?
Electric dimmers work basically by controlling the amount of voltage going through. It chops out portions of the current, and the reduced voltage reduces the power of the receiving device, usually a light.
What is the melting point of gilding metal?
The melting point of gilding metal is between 427 and 788 degrees Celsius. Gilding metal is an alloy that is comprised of 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc.
Plastic is aluminized with the use of vapor deposition. It does not need base coats, much in the manner that glass optical element are coated.
Steps of synchronizing steam turbine generator?
1. Turn Electronic Governor Switch on.
2. Open casing drain valves
3. Check bearing oil levels
4. Reset Over-speed Trip
5. Put bearing cooling water on
6. Crack exhaust (outlet steam header) and adjust drain valves accordingly
7. When warm crack inlet steam valve allowing turbine to run at 10rpm
8. Check bearing oil rings
9. Look for carbine seal run offs
10. When turbine is warm fully open inlet steam valve and allow governor to take control to 2200rpm
11. Use speed knob to raise speed to 3600rpm
12. Turn Field Excitation Switch on
13. Check incoming and grid voltages and match turbine generator excitation to grids voltage using the field excitation rheostat.
14. Use speed knob to reach 60hz
15. Turn on synchronization switch to the synchroscope
16. Adjust turbine speed to adjust the phase angle/frequency to a steady slow clockwise rotation on the synchroscope.
17. Close generator breaker at the 5min to 12'oclock position on the synchroscope.
18.Turn of the synchronization switch to the synchroscope.
The turbine is now synchronized to the 60Hz power grid.
Sinterization is a process in which pieces are fired at a temperature sufficiently high to achieve a certain grade of vitrification without achieving complete fusion of the clay paste used, cementing the clay particles together in such a way that the piece takes another colour, loses porosity and achieves a wrinkled texture.
Mud conditioning is a term used in well drilling operations. It is simply, the treatment and control of drilling mud to ensure proper gel strength, viscosity, density etc.
A primitive form of steam engine (stationary and marine) dating from Newcomen and Watt! It has been argued that walking beam is a corruption of working beam as this is how the engine works or functions. there is a diamond shaped walking beam (steel in modern (they are long obsolete) ones and one or two cylinders and pistons. Steam is admitted to the the cylinder the piston (and the beam ) tilts up gravity valves trip on the opposite cyoinder and the process repeats itself. a walking beam engine can have a flywheel as the marine types would (the ships"s paddle wheels) or it oculd be uswed to operate pumps where it would be direct action on and off. they have been auxioliary powered by other means (su8c has diesels) and sre still in use on Oil wells pumping up thick crude oil- quite a profitabole venture inthe Middle east. There is also a walking beam esapement on some timepieces that i s sometimng else and would be very difficult to describe without illustrations.
it is any type of piping that carries fluids or gases to effect processes on machinery or equipment
The pressure Equipment Directive is a European Directive intended for all member states of the EU. European directives are extremely difficult to police and enforce, so they are simply a directive which the respective governments must adhere to. It was initially intended to ensure a common standard of manufacturing safety and workmanship control, by stipulating design documentation, testing, material control and traceability, and inspection requirements during construction and fabrication of pressure equipment. By doing so, the standard and safety of pressure equipment across the boundaries of EU states, became more uniform, hence it resulted in a virtual removal of trade barriers. The Pressure Equipment Regulations are a means of an individual state (in this case UK) of legally enforcing the requirements of the PED.
What does it mean to have dusty and sandy grid on the top of a new concrete driveway?
There may be a sandy and dusty grid on a new concrete driveway due to wind blowing debris onto the concrete when drying. This may have also been mixed into the cement while it was being made.
How much does a QA-QC inspector in the oil indusry make?
Depends on the individual, their competency, and experience. I see some guys making 15/hour and others making 1500/day.
What did the first refineries produce?
The first refineries produced a way for harvesting crude oil. This occurred in 1854. The crude oil was then processed hand distilling.
What is the difference between volute centrifugal pump and turbine centrifugal pump?
voloute convord the pressure into volicity and the mixtur of propallere and impeller is called turbine pump
What are the advantages of using a duplex milling machine?
These machines can rough machine both sides, at the same time, of a blank to "near finish" or "finish size" on the thickness of a blank. This cuts the time spent finish machining on a more expensive CNC machining center to perform the more complex machining characteristics of the part. Unfortunately, this increases handling time, setup time, and adds another move and probably another storage point to the process.
