Solarhart Solar Water Heater

Hi CR4 members,

I am planning to install a solar water heater (Solarhart) 180litre capacity to supply hot water in my 3 bedroom house with 2 bath tubs, 2 washhand basins and 1kitchen sink.And in my design I was thinking of installing a 1.5kw heating element with a timer to top up in cas

Trunnion Pipe Supports

Hi all, can someone please tell me what are the advantages of using a trunnion pipe support? I guess that since it is welded on the pipe, it will prevent pipe movements in any directions, but then why would you use a trunnion instead of an anchor?

Thank you!

Swages vs. Reducers

Hi all, I would like to ask what is the differences between a swage and a reducer? When and why would you chose one over the other?

Because to me, both of them achieve the same tasks, the only differences I see is that swage is machined and reducer is formed?

Thanks!

Hot Tubs and GFCI Breakers

Years ago before GFCI Breakers, Hot tubs away from the main house needed to have a seperate Ground conductor going to a Ground Plate or Ground Rod independant of the bond conductor entering with the power cable from the main panel.

Once the GFCI breaker was manadatory for a hottub was intro

Earthing a Telecommunications Tower

Hi All

I am busy with the earthing design of a 60m telecommunication tower. I am using copper for the entire earthing. The area is 19x13m. the tower has 3 foot foundations of 3.8x3.8. I have assumed earth resistance of 2ohm and soil resistivity of 100ohm/m. The ps i have assumed as 3000ohm/

1991 Ford Pickup – Water from Tailpipe

I have an old Ford pick up 1991 with an inline 6 (4.9) EFI. I know its old but I have water running out the tail pipe wheb its warming up I have to add antifreeze every 3 weeks about 1/2 gallon and yesterday I fired it up and it sounded like a deisel but it quit after a few minutes and has not made

What is Biasing?

biasing.... wats this actually

i missed classes and all in water.. its the only problem i ve

can any one help me in this...........................................

Designing Rectangular Tube Sheets

Hello,

Presently, I'm dealing with a rectangular pressure vessels. I need to design a Tube-sheet for it. Appendix UHX of ASME talks about only circular tube-sheets.

How to design a rectangular tube-sheet? Is there any code talks about it?

Can you guide me in this regard?

Glass Cutting Equipment

Hi everybody!

I'm researching into some parts glass cutting machine but I don't have any document about cutting glass! Especially the speed and the pressure required to cut a glass! Who are those know about this document, please sent it to me via my email

Thanks very much!

Induction Furnace Questions

how can one melt gas based dri of high carbon 1.6% and fe(m)82 and metallisation of 92% in a 8 tonne induction furnace? how much of maximum quantity can be charged ?do we need to charge pig iron and scrap and lower grade of dri along with the above gas based dri? please let us know in the percentage