Thermal Engineering

Blast Furnace

Blast Furnace: Blast Furnace: Blast Furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace, which is used to convert the solid raw material into a liquid state. In Blast furnace extraction of ferrous, non-ferrous and different alloys is possible. Due to a high temperature mixed with the carbon, iron ore, flux, etc. it may result in environmental …

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Reciprocating Air Compressor, Main Parts and working of Reciprocating Air Compressor

Reciprocating Air Compressor: Main Parts and Working: Reciprocating Air Compressor: A Reciprocating air compressor is a device, which sucks in air at atmospheric pressure and increasing its pressure by compressing it. If the air is compressed in a single cylinder it is called as a single stage compressor and if the air is compressed in …

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Lamont Boiler: Working and Main parts of Lamont Boiler – Mechanical Education

Lamont Boiler: Lamont Boiler is type of water tube boiler which contains small diameter tubes inside the boiler. Lamont Boiler working pressure is about 170 bar. And in this type of boiler, an air-preheater is used for improving the efficiency of the boiler by supplying the hot air to the furnace. Working of a Lamont …

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Difference between Reciprocating Compressor and Rotary Compressor

Difference between Reciprocating Compressor and Rotary Compressor: Reciprocating Compressor: Reciprocating Compressor works under low air compression type. Reciprocating Compressor has strong lubrication system. Air supplied to the system is not pure. This type of compressor required an additional proper balancing system. This type of Compressor required more maintenance. This type of compressor is useful for …

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Difference Between a Pump and a Compressor

 Difference Between a Pump and a Compressor: Difference Between a Pump and a Compressor: A pump and a compressor are both mechanical devices but there working conditions are different. A pump is used to supply the required liquid/fluid without any pressure difference and compression in supplying liquid but in a compressor, there is a difference …

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Difference Between Conduction, Convection and Radiation – Mechanical Education

Difference Between Conduction, Convection and Radiation: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation are three different types of  heat transfer process. This process are simple and we observe all this three process in every day to day life. Conduction: Conduction is one kind of heat transfer process, in this type of heat transfer process the heat from one …

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Single Phase Transformer, Construction, Working and Main Parts

Single Phase Transformer: Single Phase Transformer: Single Phase Transformer is used to generate the alternate flux by the Faraday’s law, the induced e.m.f causes current init. It consists of two winding which are divided as primary and secondary.The primary winding is connected with an alternate current supply and the secondary winding can be connected to …

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Sling Psychrometer ( wet and dry bulb temperature):

Sling Psychrometer: Sling Psychrometer: Both Wet bulb and Dry bulb temperature indicators present in one device and measure the amount of moister air and dry air is called Sling psychrometer. Image Source This both are arranged in the way that one is above the other, i.e Wet bulb thermometer is arranged below the dry bulb …

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Film wise and drop wise condensation – Mechanical Education

Film Wise Condensation: When a flat plate which is below the saturation temperature of vapour (vapour which used to flow over the plate). when the vapour used to flow on the plate there is an layer formed which is in thin form with smooth surface called liquid film this is occured  by the condensation. this …

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