Hello, I'm new in the forum and I have this question: is it suitable to perform a master flow meter calibration with water using a prover or seraphin if the intended use is to certify tankers flow meters to dispense fuel to aircrafts? Many thanks!
Category Archives: Aerospace
Oil Control Piston Rings for Ported Cylinders
I need to find piston rings that are the same diameter for both a 2 stroke AND a 4 stroke that have oil control piston rings that can tolerate and operate properly in a ported cylinder without the oil control ring deforming, distorting and extruding into the port and breaking as it travels past the
How to Clean Chemical Pipelines
I am looking for some info on chemical cleaning of pipelines. The pipework in our facility has too many bends for pigging. Can anyone assist or direct me to a site where I can get some procedures for chemical cleaning?
Adapting a Wood Splitter to Run off a Small Engine
I have a tool that I recently got....
I want to adapt it to run off a small engine...maybe 8 hp or so. Any suggestions as to what would be the best way to go about this? horizontal or vertical shaft? I also need to gear it down. I am not really sure what par
Generator Modes of Operation
Hi,
I am using ETAP for system studies.In that for Generator and Grid there are some options available as modes as"swing,voltage control,PF control,mvar control".I know the meaning of those modes of operation.But the problem is "are these types of modes of operations are available for gener
Welding and Rejection Control
Afresh in this point. The porcetaje of RT welding rejections of a welder must be calculated for welds, for films or for inches?. Is the same (W,F,I) for Random, or for Spot? . There is something written (Code, Standard...) about of this?. Several times I have stumbled over this situation without a
Non-Magnetizable S/S Wire
Hi all
I am looking to a supplier of non-magnetisable wire 1.50 mm diameter to specification werkstoff no. 1.3962 (X 15 CrNiMn 12 10) or equivalent.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks
Electronics Teacher Seeks FM Radio Reciever Circuit
I am looking for an FM radio receiver circuit that is easy to be built by school children most circuits seen so far are either too complicated or the chips are obsolete.
6.6 KV Motor Protection from Surges
To protect 6.6 KV motors from surges which surge protection is better RC type or Gapless type. Is this dependent on Motor Rating.
Converting a Diesel Generator to Methane
Help with Generator switch from diesel or petrol to Methane Gas.
I need some more information on switching a diesel or petrol driven generator to Methane gas driven. Any body can help me please?
Sias Fourie
Simulation of Grid-Tied PV System
Hi friends,
Can someone assist me to model and simulate a Grid-Tied PV system, Inverter, and Controller using Matlab/Simulink
Power Supply as Battery Charger?
Dear all,
Is it possible to use a 24v supply as battery charger for a 12v battery (60AH, 5hour). what are the settings that i need to make on the power supply. i tried to set the following values on the power supply 14v and 5amps on the power supply but once i connected the battery the volt
MCCB Rating Calculation
please help me calculating MCCB rating for a power factor of 0.9 Load is 70 KW and voltage is 230/400 V +_ 10% and its a three phase supply
Continuous Casting
we have 2x 8 tonnes of induction furnace with a 4/7 METRE RADIUS CONTINOUS CASTING MACHINE. WE TAP HEATS IN SEQUENCE AND THE CASTING IS DONE ON A CCM MACHINE. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACHIEVE CONTIOUS CASTING AS THERE IS A GAP OF 1 HOUR BETWEEN TO 2 CASTING. CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST ME A WAY BY WHICH I CAN AC
ID Controlled and OD Controlled Pipes
I am still not clear in ID and OD controlled pipes.
Some of the answers i got are
O.D. controlled
: This designation is used when the outside diameter of the pipe is the controlling factor in the selection of the pipe.
I.D. controlled
: This designation is us
Connecting 110VAC to 220VAC
Sir, what will happen if the source 110VAC and 220VAC connected?
How to Size Capacitor Banks
Dear Sir,
Normally the reactive power is varied upon the load in a time period.
So to sizing the capacitor bank, is it right that we need to reach the maximum reactive power value in that time frame? do we need to spare some?
Turbocharger Leaks Oil
We are commissioning a gas engine run on producer gas generatd in a woody biomass gasifier. It was seen that engine oil is accumulated in the intercooler. There was no oil before the turbo-charger. This unit has been operated only for less than 100 hours. How enver, we have replaced the sealing ring
Dust Extraction
Hey Everyone,
I'm a 3rd year chemical engineering student doing vac work at a company associated with TiO2 (pigment) production. Ive got a project at the moment to improve the dust extraction system where the pigment is being packed.
The system basically is a fan + motor to a 45mm diamater
Genset Controllers
Dear Engineers,
I am surfing through in this forum for more infor on the genest controllers notably those digital types rather than the conventional types with synchro scope but couldn't find them so i have decided to start this discussion.
I understand in the market there are couple of br