UNIQUE
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Does GOD exist?
Friday, November 27, 2020
Why do Cyclones form?
What causes cyclone to form
Cyclone itself it's a natural phenomenon. The key sources to form a cyclone are warm water and moist air.
Initially the sunlight heat the water like as when we dip the electric heating coil to heat a bucket of water. Then the upper water surface of oceans get heated. The heated water will become less denser when compared to the beneath layer. so it will start to evaporate as Steam. Evaporating means it leaves it's original place. When it leaves it's original place there will be a vacant place, so the remained water layers tries to occupy the vacant place. Like this the escaped water vapour creates a low pressure. By the virtue of diffusion the water and air transfer from higher pressure region to lower pressure region. When evaporated water has risen to upwards it cools down by surrounded air. And it will reach the maximum holding capacity of moisture in it, we can call it is as saturated water vapour thermodynamically. Saturated water vapour means when it reach the maximum holding capacity of moisture, if it exceeds is maximum holding capacity it will condensed into water again and precipitate water in the form of rain. This process only we are calling formation of clouds.
What causes cyclone to spin?
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| Fig.1 Cyclone formation |
What is CORIOLIS EFFECT
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| Fig.2 Deflection of currents |
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| Fig.3 Deflection of currents to the left and right corresponding to their hemispheres by coriolis effect |
Due to this effect only wind blow too far distances during the cyclone hit the nearby coast
Thursday, October 29, 2020
At same boiling temperature of water potato gets softens but egg gets harder. Why?
Why does the same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg?
1. Starch Gelatinization
Starch Gelatinization is a process of breaking down the intermolecular bonds of starch molecules, in the presence of water and heat.
There are three main processes will occur during heating the starch granules in the presence of water: Granule Swelling, crystallite or double helical melting and amylose leaching.
Water then enters via amorphous regions into the tightly bound areas of double helical structures of amylopectin. At ambient temperatures these crystalline regions do not allow water to enter. Heat causes such regions to become diffuse, the amylose chains begin to dissolve, to separate into an amorphous form and the number and size of crystalline regions decreases. Under the microscope in polarized light starch loses its birefringence and its extinction cross.
Penetration of water thus increases the randomness in the starch granule structure, and causes swelling; eventually amylose molecules leach into the surrounding water and the granule structure disintegrates.
The gelatinization temperature of starch depends upon plant type and the amount of water present, pH, types and concentration of salt, sugar, fat and protein in the recipe, as well as starch derivatisation technology are used.
Denaturation
The process that changes the physical and biological properties of proteins without affecting the chemical composition of a protein is called denaturation.
What are the changes will occur during boiling of potato and egg?
During the boiling of potato and egg, definitely changes will occur by the virtue of their structure and above processes.
Potato contains maximum of starch. So by the virtue of starch gelatinization, the starch granules will swell and absorb the water become very soft. And egg, egg has albumin protein in egg white. So by the virtue of denaturation of proteins, the protein albumin in the egg white undergoes denaturation and loss of solubility when the egg is cooked.
This is the reason why potato will become soft and egg gets hard when cooked.
I'm not comparing, but trying to reveal the fact behind this curious question.
References:
Wikipedia
YouTube
Thursday, October 1, 2020
REVERSE TURBINE OR PUMP AS TURBINE
Reverse Turbine
To understand what is reverse turbine, first we've to know about how does a hydroelectric power plant works?
How does a hydroelectric power plant works?
A hydroelectric power plant generates electricity by using potential energy of water. Water falls from certain elevation from turbine, technically we can call it as a head. The potential energy of water is converted into kinetic energy and pressure will vary according to diameter of casing when water entered into the casing of turbine, in case of Francis turbine. Then water with high kinetic energy shows impact on blades of turbine. Then turbine started to rotate, which is coupled to generator or alternator. When turbine started to rotate, generator also rotate along with turbine. Then alternator will generate electricity by the virtue of Faraday's law of motor/generator. After that water leaves the casing of turbine and flow in its way. But in case of Kaplan turbine and Pelton wheel there is a small variation.
Reverse turbine, its not a type of a turbine. It's a mode of operation of turbine. It's actually a Francis turbine. So guys to understand reverse turbine we need to know what exactly is a Francis turbine.
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| Fig. 1. Francis Turbine |
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| Fig. 2. Structure of blade |
Reverse turbine is as an act of Reverse pumping
Reverse turbine is a reverse operation of turbine. Why we need to rotate turbine in reverse direction. The water which is flow after turbine rotation, is going to waste in view of power generation. So in order to bring back this water we need to rotate turbine in reverse direction. The Francis turbine in reverse direction act as a centrifugal pump. Centrifugal pump is used to transport the water. So here turbine transport waste water again into water reservoir to upcoming needs.
Advantages of Reverse pumping / Reverse turbine
1. We can save the water
2. We can generate the more electricity
Nagarjuna Sagar:The first reverse pumping hydroelectric powerplant in India
Nagarjuna Sagar is a masonry water dam built across the Krishna River in the border of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. Operated by both states.
It has hydroelectric power plant capacity of 816MW.
Comprising of 8 units
1 * 110 MW Francis turbine,
7 * 100.8 MW Reversible Francis Turbines.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
PERFECT WRENCH TO REMOVE HEXAGONAL NUT
For example, if chain of our two wheeler got loosed, then we try to open the cover of chain. If we have the kit provided by company showroom we can remove easily by perfect wrench by trial and error method but if we lost that kit provided by company, first we need to determine perfect wrench size to remove the nut of particular bolt or else we need to consult technician. Or some people used to keep kit by their own. Then we need to know how to determine the perfect wrench size quickly. Before we going to know the solution we need to know some of terminology of bolt and nut.
Guys above image clearly explain the terminology of bolt. Now,
The perfect wrench size: How to determine it?
Guys now calculate the perfect wrench size by measuring it's major diameter. To measure the major diameter we can use Vernier caliper or you can measure it roughly by inch marks of your fingers.
Now the formulas is 1.5 times of major diameter.
Mathematically 1.5*d.
For example M16 is the bolt size. M stands for metric and 16 stands for 16mm major diameter or body diameter. Now calculate the perfect wrench size to remove the nut from bolt.
1.5*16=24mm. So wrench size is 24mm.
Whatever the wrench size we got by above expression is equals to hexagonal head diameter of bolt or nut.
Like this we can find out for Allen bolts also.
Like as wrench for Allen bolt we need to find out Allen key it's also in known as hex key.
How to determine perfect Allen key ?
Here is the formula, Allen key size is equals to major diameter - 2.
Mathematically (d-2). This is general formula, not suitable all Allen keys.
For example M16 bolt Allen key size is equals to 14mm. Like this M8=6mm, M10=8mm, M12=10mm,M12=10mm, M14=12mm, M16=14mm. But some of these are different these are M3= 2.5mm, M4=3mm, M5= 4mm, M6=5mm, M16=14mm, M18=14mm, M20=17mm, M12=17mm, M14=19mm. Why like this means, these are according to ISO standards.
Conclusion
By using above two methods, we can find the perfect wrench size and Allen key size quickly. It may help to reduce the time to repair or own mechanical things at home. This is not for professional technicians. They knew wrench size perfectly by their practice.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
SCIENCE OF TREADS OF TYRES
Science behind the treads of tyre?
Generally when driving on wet roads, the lump of water can built between the tyre and road surface. Which can cause the lose of steer of vehicle, then vehicle may slips on the road which again cause accidents. This phenomenon known as hydroplaning.
How to avoid Hydroplaning?
- Keep the tyre inflation properly
- We've to check the tread depth. Deeper the groove, more the expelled water.
How a tread expel the water?
The above image clearly shows that how water is expelling through the tread.
Different types of treads.
1. Symmetric
As it name indicates, this type of tread has same pattern on both halves of the tyre.
This type of treads we can find commonly.
It's suitable for passenger cars. But not for high performance.
It will give smooth driving.
High directional stability.
2. Asymmetric
This design is different from each side. Exactly opposite to symmetric pattern.
But each design will perform different task.
It will give greater performance diversity. And it will give high level performance on any kind of road surface.
3. Directional
A directional tread pattern designed to roll in only one direction. That's why we will see arrows on side walls pointing in the direction that tyre has to be mounted. And lateral grooves of both sides of the tyre point towards centre creating a V shape.
It will give super wet traction and hydroplaning resistance at high speeds.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
ACRONYMS OF WATER DAMS?
Acronyms of TMC and CUSEC?
Unit to measure the holding capacity of a dam?
Have you heard about the word TMC?. May be so many times. But what exactly it is?
What is TMC
TMC it's an acronym. Acronym of (Thousand
But can a non technical person understand the capacity of dam in tmcs. Or how many litres can 1tmc hold?. For that we've to convert cubic feet into cubic metre.
Let's start
Step 1:
1feet = 0.3048 meters.
Step 2:
feet*feet*feet = 0.3048*0.3048*0.3048 cubic meter = 0.0283168466 cubic meter.
Step 3:
0.3048*0.3048*0.3048 cubic meter multiplied by 1000 and again multiplied by 1000000
0.0283168466*1000*1000000 = 28316846.592 cubic meter.
Step 4:
1 cubic meter volume can hold 1000 liters of water
Like as 28316846.592 cubic meter volume can hold 28316846.592*1000 = 28316846592 liters
So 1 TMC can hold 28316846592 liters of water.
CUSEC
And another one is CUSEC. it stands for CUbic feet per SECond. It's used to measure the discharge of water through gates of dam. like as earlier we've to convert cubic feet into cubic meter.
Feet*feet*feet = 0.3048*0.3048*0.3048 = 0.028316846 cubic meter.
0.028316846*1000 = 28.316 liters/second
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