STRAIN ENERGY AND IMPACT LOADING
Strain Energy is the energy stored in a body when it is deformed due to an applied load. When the load is removed, this...
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Welding defects, causes and remedies
Welding is a process used to join two or more metal pieces by heating them to a suitable temperature with or without...
AVAILABILITY AND IRREVERSIBILITY
In thermodynamics, availability and irreversibility are concepts related to the quality of energy and the losses occurring...
REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning are important applications of thermodynamics that deal with removing heat from a...
VAPOUR POWER CYCLE (STEAM POWER CYCLE)
A vapour power cycle is a thermodynamic cycle in which the working fluid undergoes phase change between liquid and vapour...
GAS POWER CYCLE
A gas power cycle is a thermodynamic cycle in which a gas is used as the working fluid to produce mechanical power. In...
THERMODYNAMIC PROCESSES
A thermodynamic process is a transformation in which a thermodynamic system changes from one equilibrium state to another...
FLUID STATICS IN FLUID MECHANICS
Fluid statics is also called hydrostatics when the fluid is liquid (especially water). It is used in designing: Dams...
IMPACT OF JETS
When a jet of fluid comes out from a nozzle and strikes a stationary or moving surface, the momentum of the fluid changes....
PROPERTIES OF FLUID
Fluid is a substance that continuously deforms (flows) when subjected to shear stress, no matter how small the force is....