Window Header

I am cutting an egress window in my block basement and the window is approximatly 28" wide and 48" tall. There was an old window in it that measure 22" wide and 10" tall. The old one didn't have a header in it so I am just wondering if I am going to need one for the new window? Any ideas?

Possible Features

What features would you like to see here on CR4?

I'll start

I would like the ability to subscribe to a blog or user

as an example the caption this blog

I know there's no money for any of this

but it never hurts to dream

May 20, 1990: Hubble Opens Its Eye … and Blinks

From Wired Top Stories:

1990: The Hubble Space Telescope sends its first image back to Earth. The new telescope's imaging prowess clearly exceeded that of the best ground-based telescopes, as shown in the image above of stars in the Carina cluster. But after a few weeks, scienti

Exchanger Ppiping with Cooling Water

In Exchanger piping, with cooling water supply & return lines as inlet and out from channel side of shell & tube exchangers, i have following two doubts :

1. Which end needs to be fixed & which one should be sliding

2. Do we need to put the breakable flange joint??

Polar 115 CE Blade Change

I have "inherited" a Polar 115 CE Guilly and there are no user instructions with the machine. The blade is in need of changing and I have no idea how to do it. Does some kind soul out there have an operators manual, and could they email the blade change section to me?. I would be very grateful for

AWS D17.1 Welding Specs

I'm very new to the field of welding (2 weeks) and need help. I'm trying to help write (or buy) welding procedures (WPS) in accordance with AWS D17.1 (aerospace welding) for a tube groove (6G) weld using aluminum (6061), GTAW. I have found lots of WPS in accordance with D1.1 or D1.2, but those spec

Pneumatic Cylinders

I have a pneumatic cylinder that bangs when extended and vibrates the machine. Where can I find cylinders that have a biult in damper as to not decrease speed of the cylinder but when the piston is at extension as to minimize the "bang".

Thank you,

Tom

NGR Grounding in Alternator

Dear members,

i am in 12.5 MW,4.16KV cogen thermal power plant, we are step up the power through 16 MVA transformer to 69 KV.in 12.5 MW we are closing the NGR only at time of synchronising only, after synchronising we are opening the NGR. IN the step up transformer , the NGR is always close

Partial Differential Protection Scheme for Bus Bars

Please throw some light on partial differential protection scheme used for Medium Voltage (6.6/11 KV ) Bus Sections ,where CTs of Incomers/Tie Feeders & Bus Couplers of the relevant Bus Sections are connected in the scheme (ie. CTs of Outgoing Feeders are not in the scheme).

1.How does it

Electric Vehicle Information

I am building some scooters for my Grandkids and I would like to install electric powered motovation,

Can anyone assist me in this endeavor?

I am also interested in how the electric automobile works.

Thanks in advance.

Youtube Videos

Earlier we used to copy URLs and download videos from youtube. Recently youtube has removed the URLs from it pages. Any other option to download our favourite programs? anyother similar website from where we can download good educational videos?

Regards,

PG

Control Room Air Conditioning

What are the major specification of control room air condition?

Is that true that the ordinary split unites does not provide the necessary positive pressure in the control so we must use central air condition ?

Using orifice plate for minimum flow protection

Why / what would be the reason for you to use an orifice plate for minimum flow protection for a pump? Since the discharge side always has a higher pressure, the discharge fluid will keep on flowing through the orifice plate until the delta P is zero (meaning a big increase in suction head), basical

Calculate heat loss in stainless steel piping

People,

I have a request please. Does anyone have any experience in calulating heat loss in stainless steel water pipes? I have looked at Newtons law of cooling and Fouriers law but I don't think they apply to my situation. I know that forced convection heat loss applies due to the pump.

P