What is an Air to Air Heat Recovery Exchanger: Heat Exchanger Design Basics
As the name indicates, an air to air heat exchanger exchange heat between layers of air. This article will explore the function and design of air to …
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Machine and Mechanism Design
Showing guides and explainers filed under Machine and Mechanism Design.
5 Sheet Metal Design Tips for Easy Manufacturing
Design for manufacturability is a very useful concept in today’s sheet metal design industry. A sheet metal design should ideally take care about all …
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Sheet Metal Design Guide: Calculate Bending Allowance Accurately
Taking accurate sized developed sheet metal initially is extremely important to reach the accurate final sheet metal product. This sheet metal design …
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Basics of Rocket Propulsion
This article will review the basic characteristics of rocket propulsion, including the application of Newton’s Third Law of Motion, types of …
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How to Design a Valve Spring: Guide to Compression Spring Design Calculation
The valve springs are a critical component for any engine’s performance. This article will talk about how to design a valve spring.
Continue ReadingHow an Engine's Lubrication System Works
What is a lubricating system of an engine and how does it work? Let us read more to learn about the purpose and operation of this important system.
Continue ReadingGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
GD&T is the symbolic language that enables all proposed users of a design engineer’s work to have the same interpretation of the design drawings.
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What Is Magnetic Levitation?
Magnetic Levitation is a way to suspend objects in air without any support, as if in defiance of gravity. An unsung phenomenon of the past which is …
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What are Ceramic Ball Bearings?
This article is about the use of Ceramics rolling elements in bearings. Ceramics as we know is a specialized field, whose application has now been …
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What are Fasteners? Types of Fasteners.
This article is about Fasteners – the universal components that are used for creating non-permanent joints. The need and the various types of …
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