cam shaft welding

We are building a new race engine to race with 1000 cc mini sprints.

The engine is a 4 cylinder in-line dual overhead cam design. What we wish to do is change the fireing order (now 1-2-4-3) to 1&4 at the same time then 180 degrees and then 2&3 then 360 degrees and back to 1&2. This

power generation

hi everyone...

can anyone explain to me why steam us used to drive turbines at coal power staions ... i mean why not use heated CO2 , nitrogen or helium or any other gas to drive the turbine ... in a coal power station water is boiled to produce steam and it's super heated to get rid of the wat

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bouyancy

What is the bouyancy in ounces or pounds , of a sealed pvc pipe 36" x 3" dia. ( at sea level, on the surface)?

Same for a 2"x 36".

Thank you,

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