Kitchen Renovations, Part 4

Cabinet Installation

Putting in cabinets can be rewarding, but it is one thing that you should measure twice before securing everything in place. I started with wall cabinets since it's easier to get to without the base cabinets in the way. I set them at the standard height using a simple brack

Cooperative Biomonitoring

From Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News:

In an unusual cooperative effort between industry and government, the German Chemical Industry Association, known as VCI, has undertaken a 10-year program to develop analytical methods to detect up to 50 industrial chemicals in people.

Alternator Field Feed

I am modifying a perfectly good alternator to provide an isolated negative terminal and extracting the internal regulator so I can apply an external "smart" regulator.

I notice that the field is provided with power from a small dedicated rectifier off the 3-phase output. Why has the designer ad

The Precise Meaning of Precision

I expect this is a good question for RedFred, but I'll put it out for everyone.

I know that ISO discourages the use of the word "precision" and I think I see why. It gets used to describe the resolution of an instrument, the repeatability, and the reproducibility. Gorblimey! Little wonder fol

Sunlight vs Shade Cloth

Given a metal building 55'x30'. 26 gauge white metal roof

If I were to install a Sun Screen, Sun sail, etc. that blocked say 75% * of the sun from hitting the roof of the building what could I expect in temperatiure drop on the metal roof's exposed surface itself?

The manufacturer calls it

Center an Oval Mechanicaly

I need to center an oval to within .002 of an inch. The oval shape is actually a steel ring. We are currently using a cone shape which is barely good enough. The cone is only able to center on one plane. I need an idea for a shape and or device.

The steel ring is glued to a steel pallet and t

Dry Nitrogen for Transformer Preservation

I have a 150MVA transformer that is been preserved with dry air at 0.3kg/cm2. I was told that if the transformer is not leaking the pressure will only vary according to ambient temperature. Right now the dry air in the cylinder is finished and I have refilled the bottle. It is obvious the transforme

Slow Loading Pages

What can we do about slow loading web pages?

They are so frustrating - and my guess it's because of slow loading adverts - but who would look at an advert that has just wasted 2 minutes of their time?

It doesn't make sense.

Composite Blade

how does a composite fd fan blade manufactured?

i wanna have informations about the design process and analysis that are necessary for designing.

Diesel vs Gas powered Motor Home

I am looking into buying a motor home for camping and some long trips for vacations.

My dilemma is which one to buy diesel engine or gas engine ??

I have an idea of size of the motor home i want , which is a 26 foot to 40 foot and i have found both models but not sure which is the

Can a Friendship Survive On-the-Job?

Going to work for a friend or hiring a friend to work for you means working with someone that you can trust. Or can you? Have you ever found yourself in such a situation? Did you hire or were you hired because you had the proper skills to do the job, or was your friendship the primary reason? How di

Has Oilrig Safety Technology Kept Pace?

The April explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon oilrig has led some to question the safety of offshore oil wells, especially the ability of blow-out preventers to cap a wellhead when a catastrophic event occurs. Questions that are being asked, and will continue to be asked over the next several months