Showing posts with label Engineering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Engineering. Show all posts

Saturday, April 24, 2010

April 24, 2010

Corona

Have you ever wondered why high voltage power lines buzz (zszszs sound)? Its because they are producing corona which is interacting with the surrounding air.
Corona is the process by which current, perhaps sustained, develops from an electrode with a high potential in a neutral fluid, usually air, by ionizing that fluid so as to create plasma around the electrode. The ions generated eventually

Saturday, April 10, 2010

April 10, 2010

Electric Pole in the middle of a Road!!



Is this the 8th Wonder of the world?
In Igemebe North Constituency, Eastern Province-Kenya lies a mysterious and mixed up piece of what many might call an engineering mess.Right in the middle of Wiyara Road stands an electric pole.The completion of the road was to follow the installation of power to the area but the two projects ran in to each other resulting to the installation of an electric

Friday, April 9, 2010

April 09, 2010

Introducing AutoCAD Electrical 2010




AutoCAD� Electrical software is AutoCAD� software for controls designers. Purpose-built to create and modify electrical control systems, AutoCAD Electrical includes all the functionality of AutoCAD plus a complete set of electrical CAD features. Comprehensive symbol libraries and tools for automating electrical engineering tasks help save hours of effort, so you can spend more time innovating.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

March 18, 2010

The Aswan High Dam - Egypt

Some brief statistics�
Official Name: Aswan High DamLength : 3830 mHeight : 111 mWidth (at base):980 m base, 40 m crestMaintained by : Muaykensan
Reservoir informationCreates : Lake NasserCapacity : 111 km3
Power Generation InformationTurbines : 12Installed capacity: 2.1GW

IntroductionDesigned and built by the USSR's, Zuk Hydroproject Institute, which is a state