the SOFC has demonstrated the longest operating life of any fuel cell under certain operating conditions. The high temperature also has an advantage: Thesteamthat the fuel cells produce can be channeled into turbines to generate more electricity. This process is called co-generation of heat and po...
Of the 800 million tons mined annually throughout the world, 400 million tons are burnt in the furnaces of steam-boilers. A good boiler must be—(1) Strong enough to withstand much higher pressures than that at which it is worked; (2) so designed as to burn its fuel to the greatest...
Wind farm in California As implied by the name, the HAWT shaft is mounted horizontally, parallel to the ground. HAWTs need to constantly align themselves with the wind using a yaw-adjustment mechanism. The yaw system typically consists ofelectric motorsand gearboxes that move the entire rotor ...
The job of the locomotive is to change the chemical energy from the fuel (wood, coal, diesel fuel) into the kinetic energy of motion. The first locomotives did this with a steam engine, which you can read more about inHow Steam Technology Works. The steam locomotive lasted for about a ...
If you are looking to perform at the highest level, then you need to get the nutrition angle sorted. Food, nutrition is a highly charged and divisive topic where we could spends years debating the merits betweenpaleoandvegan,5:2fasting versusintermittentfasting,farm to tableversuswild,Atkinsversu...
If you had to pick the greatest machine of all time, what would you say? If we were talking about machines that helped spread knowledge and educate people, you'd probably opt for the printing press. If we meant inventions that let people farm the land and feed their families, you might...
We have republished this outstanding book to help fill the information void that exists with regards to fermentation ethanol. Fuel from Farms tackles the subject of fermentation ethanol in a balanced and reasoned way, with an emphasis on small scale production using farm crops as the source of ra...
An engine room crew reverses the starting air cam and adjusts the fuel level position to “zero.” The engine crew monitors the engine RPM as it drops below 40% of its maximum rating. The engine crew activates the brake air component, synchronized with the astern timing. ...
but this greatly increases the cost of creating a solar farm in both real estate and natural resources. From a monetary standpoint, solar used to be one of the most expensive power sources to build in comparison with the energy collected.However, prices have trended downwardin recent years, ...