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Now cooking is made at solar cooker by direct sunlight which is installed at open space for taking sunlight. For box solar cooker no need to stand in the sun during cooking but to make frying food or another food, a parabolic solar cooker is needed and for this,
There is a huge energy expenses for a motor pump or submersible pump to lift water from an underground reserve tank to rooftop water tank. Not only is it expensive but air pollution is created (indirectly for power generation). Except it, the supplied water from govt. or agency is not suitable for direct use/drinking.
Electric shock is a worldwide problem especially for kids at home. There have been many reports of kids inserting their fingers on wall sockets on all holes electrocuting them. This is parents biggest nightmare especially if there is a loose wall socket. AC or DC, you only get electrocuted if current passes through your body.
The recent advances in state estimation, perception, and navigation algorithms have significantly contributed to the ubiquitous use of quadrotors for inspection, mapping, and aerial imaging. To further increase the versatility of quadrotors, recent works investigated the use of an adaptive morphology, which consists of modifying the shape of the vehicle during flight to suit a specific task or environment.
Steam engine train is not use at present, because more effective diesel and electric engine train is invented. If we passing over disadvantage of steam engine , such as pollution ; water and coal filling again & again ; huge weight are carried for coal and water ,
BAG-OLĒ is a simple device made out of almost any hard tubing and hooks that are molded on or attached in some way. It is hung in a plastic bag to keep the bag open for the insertion of materials for recycling. The plastic bag is hung on the wall for insertion of bottles, cans, etc.
Mobile vendors carry their goods by hire of three/four wheeler pedal or engine goods carriage, or by walking. Because they do not have a huge space at their home to garage the van/car.
The main work of an INLET CAMSHAFT is to operate the valves for fluid flow into the combustion chamber. The camshaft consists of Cams with high and/or low lifts for valves on top of engine cylinder (i.e., OHCS). Now in IVVL, the regular cams (2-Dimensional) are replaced with Camoids (3-Dimensional).
This self powered generator is based on the energy cycle from electrical to mechanical and back to electrical. This generator will use a brushless motor, esc, capacitor battery, li-ion battery, arduino and 240v 2kva alternator.
Here is how all it works: the brushless motor is powered by a 36 volt li-ion battery and an
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