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This 'Expander' enables a major improvement in Compressed Air Energy Systems ("CAES") used for storage and recovery of Grid-Scale energy. It eliminates the present burning of fuel during energy recovery. Instead, it relies on thermodynamic principles to transform heat (from the air compression ) stored at ~85C into >10MW electrical power.
A computational analysis is conducted to evaluate the effect of geometric features on crush behaviour. The objective of this project to modify existing frame for sports unity vehicle based on safety aspects. Reducing vehicle weight is critical to improving fuel economy, performance, size, and cost challenges associated based above requirement to full fill new frame design.
This is very simple.
An eductor is a very simple design, that in this case the "liquid impulsor" is a solution of Calcium Chloride (that is liquid at least under -50°C) to "disolve" CH4 Clathrates releasing the gas that will pump up a column of mud and gas. Gas is separated from mud. Mud is filtered,
3D Printing technology is expected to revolutionize each and every manufacturing industry within the next 2 decades. With this 3D Printer specializing in 3D printing of Braille characters on any kind of plastic packaging of common consumer products regardless the extent of existing surface curvature,
"Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be converted from one form to another"- Albert Einstein.
Humanity has always challenged itself to lead the ongoing race of developing Sustainable Energy Resources, and because there is a sure shot need of developing sustainable energy resources in the near future and even now,
A novel hitch system for remotely determining the tongue weight and total weight of a towed vehicle and other parameters without the use of a scale is provided. The system as currently constructed includes a transducer capable of measuring 0-1,500 pounds tongue weight in one-pound increments and a portable display for wirelessly receiving the information.
This is very useful for who all are driving two wheelers.
In two wheeler rear side above the brake light need to fit one sensor or camera. This has cover rear side of the vehicle all around 1 meter. This all information has to show in front of the cluster in separate screen.
Advanced Monitoring and Diagnostics (AMD) is a modular real-time on-line advisory knowledge base (KB) developed using Gensym's G2 . AMD is designed for application to continuous processes typified by refineries and chemical plants. It is an expert system based on first principles and principles of control which differentiates it from traditional heuristics based expert systems.
The Triple Fuselage Flying Wing concept takes the idea of an aircraft built in the shape of one large wing to a new level. The idea of the triple fuselage is using multiple, in this case three, standard tube fuselages and building a flying wing body structure surrounding them. As seen in the illustration,
My design Expo RXC-1 is basically a flying car which can fly as well as can be driven on the road. I have designed this machinery specifically for Aerospace & Defense.
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