Gauge Cock vs. Manifold

Please differentiate between gauge cock and manifold with respect to process usage. my designer has suggested gauge cock for pressure gauges but vendor has quoted manifold. Now can i use manifold instead of gauge cock. please clarify.

Should Cell Phones be Registered?

One high tech advantage that criminals have today is the cell phone. With it they can communicate virtually anonymously, with great mobility and little fear of being detected. To counter this advantage, the Mexican government has started a program to register every cell phone in the country linking

Reverse Engineering advice

Hello Cr4ites,

I am a relatively new designer. Our company, which makes electrical connectors, has been doing reverse engineering for ages now. Generally ppl use vernier calipers and intuition to measure the modeling dimensions. Sometimes, the optical projector is used for intricate/critical pro

High and low Grid frequency and voltage

Please help,

while running the STG in parallel to the grid,

1. If the unit is at full load and the grid frequency goes to 51 hz. what will be course of action for the station incharge to save the machine and the unit.
2. If the total power is sold in open access then what will be course of

Money Talks: Can You Speak the Language?

Chances are, your management team couldn't repair a broken bracket with a step-by-step schematic. But what they lack in vocational skills, they make up for in accounting expertise. So, when you make a case for plant improvements to the business office, do you speak in language they understand, namel

Where are You in the Flash Fight?

You've seen reports of the ongoing war of words between Adobe and Apple over Apple's decision not to support Flash on iPhones, iPods, and iPads amd looking instead to HTML5 as its platform for video support. What do you think about this Flash vs. HTML5 debate? Should Flash's (and Adobe's) grip on we

Lending Landlines a Lifeline?

The U.S. telephone industry could be flooded with bankruptcy stories in the coming years as consumers opt to cancel land lines for cell phones. Smaller phone companies like Qwest and Frontier don't offer wireless options to retain customers. As their revenue decreases, they have less money to mainta

Safety Rules Can't Keep Up With Biotech Industry

From NYT > Science:

They are the highly trained, generally well-paid employees in the vanguard of American innovation: people who work in biotechnology labs. But the cutting edge can be a risky place to work. The casualties include an Agriculture Department scientist who spent

BP Resumes Gulf Spill Top Kill After 18-Hour Delay

From NPR Topics: News:

After halting work to assess its efforts and bring in more materials, BP resumed pumping drilling mud into the Gulf well. The company insisted the top kill was progressing as planned but acknowledged drilling mud was escaping from the broken pipe along with t

Lest WE Forget

HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

Honor those who sacrificed all for our freedom this weekend – that's what this holiday is truly about.

General Orders No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868

I. The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers

Will Recovering a OS Harm a Motherboard?

All,

I know, the obvious answer is "no" because a similar process is used to create the PC in the first place, but bear with me. A friend donated a used PC and I was in the middle of cleaning the hard drive and OS so it could be re-donated for use teaching a language class. I didn't have access