A bucket elevator is a conveyor for carrying bulk materials in a vertical or inclined path. Bucket elevators for the mechanical, vertical transportation of materials have become a crucial link in the production process in many industrial sectors. Typical elevator consists of: 1. An endless belt, 2. A chain or chains, to which buckets are attached, 3. Necessary loading and
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Solidworks Model 1 Mechanical seals are leakage control devices, which are found on rotating equipment such as pumps and mixers to prevent the leakage of liquids and gases from escaping into the environment. A mechanical face seal is an important component of variety of pumps used in chemical, petrochemical and process industry. The seal is designed to fit around the
Read moreSolidworks Exercise 1 Solidworks Exercise 2 Solidworks Exercise 3 Solidworks Exercise 4 Solidworks Exercise 5 Rod / Shaft Support: Shafts, too, are a basic, important and very common machine element. A shaft is usually designed to perform a specific task in a specific machine. In general, a rotating member used for the transmission of power is called shaft. A
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Belt Conveyors for bulk materials: Take up Arrangement: All belt conveyors require the use of some form of take up device for the following reasons: 1. To ensure adequate tension of the belt leaving the drive pulley so us to avoid any slippage of the belt. 2. To ensure proper belt tension at the loading and other points along the
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You can generate drawings in SolidWorks the same way you would generate them in 2D drafting and drawing systems. However, creating 3D models and generating drawings from the model have many advantages; for example: Designing models is faster than drawing lines. SolidWorks creates drawings from models, so the process is efficient. You can review models in 3D and check for
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Tidal Energy: Tidal power is one such developing technology, which harnesses the kinetic and gravitational potential energy in tidal streams. When compared to other renewable sources, tidal streams are a relatively reliable source of energy, as tidal movements can be accurately predicted in terms of direction, timing and magnitude. The rapid development of devices for tidal energy exploitation is being
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What is Tidal Energy? Tidal energy is the power of electricity generation achieved by utilization of the variations in sea level caused primarily by the gravitational effects of the moon, combined with the rotation of the Earth by capturing the energy contained in moving water mass due to tides. Two types of tidal energy can be extracted: 1. Kinetic Energy:
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Aerogel is a very special type of foam which is 99.8% air. Aerogel is a low-density solid-state material derived from gel in which the liquid component of the gel has been replaced with gas. The result is an extremely low density solid with several remarkable properties, most notably its effectiveness as a thermal insulator. Aerogels are solid, but can be
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LEDs won’t burn your hand like some light sources, but they do produce heat. All light sources convert electric power into radiant energy and heat in various proportions. LEDs generate little or no IR or UV, but convert only 20%-30% of the power into visible light; the remainder (70%) is converted to heat that must be conducted from the LED
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Long-lived power supplies for remote and even hostile environmental conditions are needed for space and sea missions. Nuclear batteries can uniquely serve this role. In spite of relatively low power, the nuclear battery with packaging can have an energy density near a thousand watt-hours per kilogram, which is much greater than the best chemical battery. It would reason that small
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