Category: Machines Theory
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What are Screws and Bolts? – Diagram, Types and Difference
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Screws and bolts are very similar but also have some major dissimilarities. They are types of fasteners typically made of metal. They are characterized by a helical ridge, called male thread (external thread). Screws and bolts are used in fastening materials of different types such as metal, plastic, rubber, ceramic, etc. They are used by…
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Understanding Total productive maintenance (TPM)
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In today’s industrial world, there are some implementation organizations must endeavor to perform to keep them in good working standard, such the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). The total productive maintenance TPM is a strategy that operates according to the idea that everyone in a facility should take part in…
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Understanding plant maintenance
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Power plant maintenance is one of the important topics to consider since most advanced countries harness most energy consumed from renewable energy. Power plants are farms or sources where the energy is created before distribution. Both renewables such as (thermal, wind, solar, hydroelectric energy, biomass) and non-renewable such as fossil fuels have their own proper…
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Understanding overall equipment effectiveness
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In the industrial world today, organizations perform better than each other because of their level of overall equipment effectiveness. Overall equipment effectiveness is the gold standard for measuring manufacturing productivity by simply putting the percentage of manufacturing time that is truly productive. Today you’ll get to know the definition, use, and how to calculate overall…
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Understanding sound energy
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Sound energy is something that is inevitable as far our hearing organ is functioning. It is the movement of energy through a substance such as air or water in form of waves. sound is produced when a force causes an object or substance to vibrate. Today you’ll get to know the definition, uses, importance, and…
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Understanding nuclear energy
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Most people don’t consider nuclear energy as clean energy most especially when comparing with solar energy and wind turbines. Despite the fact, nuclear energy is the second-largest source of low-carbon electricity in the world, following hydropower. Nuclear energy is released in significant amounts in processes that affect atomic nuclei, the dense cores of atoms. It…
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Understanding light energy
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Light energy is the only visible form of energy that serves a useful purpose to humans. It is a form of kinetic energy with the ability to make types of light visible to human eyes. The common form of light energy is the sun, which is the closest star to the planet earth. Light is…
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Understanding chemical energy
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Chemical energy is something that can be seen around us, as it may be released due to a chemical reaction. This often occurs in form of heat which is known as exothermic. For instance, sunlight creates a chemical reaction that makes plants grow. The energy in food is converted by the body into mechanical energy…
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Understanding gravitational energy
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Gravitational energy is the energy associated with gravity as you may think. Gravity is a force that pulls two objects toward each other. What keeps you to the ground is the earth’s gravity and it causes objects to fall. It is the potential energy stored by an object because of its higher position compared to…
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Understanding biomass energy resource
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In the world of energy production, biomass is one of the common ways energy is produced using animal waste, wood pellets, etc. to create electricity. Even though there might be some environmental factors, biomass energy is called a renewable energy source. Debate is still ongoing on whether biomass is the greenest type of energy compared…
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Understanding geothermal energy
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Among the renewable energy source available today, geothermal energy is one of the most common ones. It is the heat derived within the sub-surface of the earth and it is carried to the earth’s surface by water and/or steam. Geothermal energy is widely used for heating and cooling purposes or be harnessed to produce clean…
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Understanding hydroelectric power
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Just like other methods of power generation, hydroelectric power also produces electricity from generators driven by turbines. These turbines use the potential energy of falling or fast-flowing water, that is hydro energy and convert it into mechanical energy. It is a form of renewable energy that is widely used in the early 21st century. In…
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Understanding solar energy
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Solar energy has been in use by humans for thousands of years for growing, staying warm, food drying, etc. The sunlight is a free available energy resource on our planet. Research has shown that the energy from the sun to earth in one hour is more than the total energy requirement for a whole year.…
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Understanding thermal energy
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Thermal energy is a form of energy obtained when a substance heated up. Although the term thermal energy can be used differently and often loosely. Thermal energy can also be called heat energy as is produced when a rise in temperature causes atoms and molecules to move faster and collide with each other. Today you’ll…
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Understanding tidal energy
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Having different types of energy resource out there have given us so much to look into, tidal energy which is a form of the renewable source is created using the movement of tides. This energy replenished because it is obtained from nature before it’s converted into a usable form. Tidal energy can be obtained in…
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Understanding windmill energy
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Learning how wind energy is converted to other forms of energy, you must be familiar with the term windmill. Wind energy is known as one the cleanest form of producing electricity. The windmill is a device for tapping the energy of wind by means of sails mounted on its rotating shaft. These sails are also…
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Uses of energy in our daily lives
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Energy usage is common in our daily lives, every task we perform is powered by our energy. However, for humans, we get our energy from food and water. There are various forms of energy out there, that are obtained or used in different applications. Remember the law of conservation, which states that energy can never…
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Understanding renewable energy
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Renewable energy has increased over the years as they serve multiple advantages over non-renewable energy resources. In fact, renewable energy is known as the cleanest way of generating electricity. They provide a ready supply of power without using natural resources and they have a lower risk of environmental problems like the non-renewable resource. Today you’ll…
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Various types of energy and their examples
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There are different types of energy that can be transformed into other sorts of energy. Energy types are categorized into two basic forms which include Kinetic and Potential. The law of conservation stated that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can be transformed from one type of energy to another. This is…
