Sunday, December 28, 2014

> Difference between #pressure and #velocity

 > Difference between #pressure and #velocity

You hold a water hose in your hand. Turn on the faucet and watch the water coming out of the hose. If you place the palm of your hand over the open end of the hose, you can feel the force of the water hitting the palm of your hand.
Pressure = Force ÷ area

You are feeling the force that the water is exerting on a specific area of your skin. As the water collides with your skin, the water’s velocity will decrease to 0 m/s. Your skin exerted a force on the water that caused the water to decelerate.

So, pressure measures the force that the water exerts on hole at the open end of the hose.
I have an attachment on the hose to decrease the area of the open end of the hose. As I decrease the area, the water’s velocity increases.

Velocity measures the distance that the water moves each second. Pressure supplies the force that caused the water to have enough kinetic energy to move that distance each second.

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Saturday, December 27, 2014

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TURBOSCHARGER AND SUPERCHARGER

There are key differences between a Turbocharger and a Supercharger. Many cars came from the factory with them, Mitsubishi, Saab, Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Ford, Chevrolet and Nissan are all manufactures that do. Chances are, if your car came with one, you've wondered what they do and what the differences between the two are. Whether or not you've got a diesel powered or gasoline powered engine, companies such as Garrett, Holset, Mitsubishi and Borg Warner lead the way with factory forced induction applications. 

To understand the difference between the two, it is important to know the function of a turbocharger and a supercharger.  Both are forms of forced induction.  Both force air into the engine to achieve what we all want and crave – more power. 
The supercharger can be powered by a belt, gear, shaft, or chain.  There are quite a few different types of superchargers but the take-away point is this – a supercharger is connected to the crankshaft.  Meaning, a supercharger is always driven by the car’s engine.
A turbo does the same job as the supercharger – force more air into the car’s engine to make more power.  However, a turbo uses a turbine and is NOT connected to the crankshaft.  Instead of the engine, the turbo gets driven by the car’s exhaust gases.
The advantages and disadvantages are obvious.  Supercharger, being attached at the crankshaft, equals less efficiency – more fuel to power it.  With a turbo, you don’t affect efficiency because it is exhaust driven – no additional stress on the engine.  However, you deal with turbo lag.  With a supercharger, you get the benefits of forced induction from the very beginning.  With turbo, you have to wait til it “kicks in.”
It is important to note advances in both supercharger and turbo technologies are making great progress.  New turbos have all but eliminated turbo lag and there are highly efficient superchargers on the market as wel
SUPERCHARGER CUTAWAY
TURBOCHARGER CUTAWAY 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vaw5zwnhrA 

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Saturday, December 20, 2014

common material basics from mikecurtis check their website

List of Common Materials        source:http://www.mikecurtis.org.uk/ks2_materials.htm
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SUBSTANCE

Description

USE/PROPERTY
Iron
Grey metal
Cheap and strong but rusts easily. The only magnetic metal.
Sulphur
Yellow solid
Soft and crumbly. Burns to make a gas with a chocking smell.
Brass
Yellow metal
An ALLOY of copper and zinc. Used to make water taps. (Often covered with a shiny layer of CHROME metal)
Copper
Pink Metal
Used to make water pipes and electric wires.
Mercury
Grey metal
The only liquid metal. Very heavy and very poisonous. Used by dentists for 'fillings'.
Aluminium
Pale grey metal
Low density (very light). Used to make saucepans and kitchen foil.
Gold
Yellow metal
Very heavy precious metal. Does not corrode. Used for jewellery and electrical contacts.
Perspex
Colourless,
transparent
Often used instead of glass as it is strong and light but scratches and melts easily.
Glass
Pale green,
transparent
Very hard (does not scratch easily) but easy to break.
Zinc
Grey metal
Plated over iron to stop it rusting (called GALVANIZED iron and is used for buckets, water tanks)
Lead
Grey metal
Soft and bendy. Melts easily. Used on roofs. Used to used in pencils.
Tin
Grey metal
Placed in a very thin layer on the inside of 'tin' cans to stop the iron going rusty.
GMaterials can be placed into groups:
   
MetalsShiny, conduct electricity and heat, strong, often heavyGirders, Bicycle frames, Electric wires, Tools, Saucepans and good quality cuttlery.
CeramicsSubstances made from pottery. They have been 'fired' at some stage in their manufacture.
They look attractive, do not burn or melt but are usually brittle and break easily
Tiles, kitchen plates, good quality cups
Plastics
Plastics usually melt or burn easily,.
They are not very strong but can easily made into different shapes.
They arecheap to produce and are good electrical insulators
Washing up bowls, covering to electric wire, plugs, cheap cuttlery, containers for food
Glass:Glass looks attractive and can eaily be made into different shapes.
Transparent, Is not effected by liquids.
Brittle but hard. (Breaks easily but will not easily scratch)
Windows, mirrors, glasses, bottles
Wood
Cuts easily and can be polished so it is shiny.
Looks attractive
Furniture, building materials

Grey /black solid
Formed from carbon. Used in pencils instead of lead (which is poisonous).
Properties of materials
A property of a material is something about it that we can measure, see or feel

Examples of different properties

Strong
Weak
Heavy
Light in weight
Rough
Smooth
Shiny
Dull
Hard
Soft
Flexible
Brittle
Magnetic
Non-magnetic
Transparent
Opaque
Conduct electricity
Electrical insulator
Conductor of heat
Thermal (heat) insulator
Burns when heated
Does not burn
Melts easily 
Does not melt easily

Difference between hardness and toughness

Difference between hardness and toughness: 

Toughness describes how much total energy has to be used before a material breaks. If the material takes a lot of energy (it may change shape) before breaking, then it is a tough material. If only a little energy is needed to break the material it is weak or brittle


Hardness describes how much energy it takes to deform (stretch, compress, bend, etc.) a material. If the material takes a lot of energy to change only a little, it is said to be hard. Conversely, if only a little amount of energy is needed to make a lot of shape change, then the material is soft. Metals would be considered hard, chewing gum would be soft. source:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/mats05/mats05189.htm