All About Machines !: 2014

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Next Generation Aeroplanes !

A computer-generated image of the Atrium aircraft, which will enable space tourists to experience weightlessness while carrying passengers briefly outside the earth's atmosphere. (Photo by Reuters/NASA/EADS Atrium/Marc Newson Ltd)

The X-51A Waverider under the wing of a B-52 Stratobomber. The X-51A WaveRider, is an unmanned aircraft that could reach speeds up to 3,600 mph (5,793 kph). (Photo by Reuters/US Air Force)

A 1.79 percent scale model of a future concept supersonic aircraft built by Boeing. (Photo by Quentin Schwinn/Reuters/NASA)

The X-51A Waverider in flight. The Boeing X-51 (also known as X-51 WaveRider) is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic (Mach 6, approximately 4,000 miles per hour (6,400 km/h) at altitude) flight testing. It completed its first powered hypersonic flight on 26 May 2010. After two unsuccessful test flights, the X-51 completed a flight of over six minutes and reached speeds of over Mach 5 for 210 seconds on 1 May 2013 for the longest duration hypersonic flight. The X-51 is named “WaveRider” because it uses its shock waves to add lift. The program is run as a cooperative effort of the United States Air Force, DARPA, NASA, Boeing, and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. The program is managed by the Aerospace Systems Directorate within the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). X-51 technology will be used in the High Speed Strike Weapon (HSSW), a Mach 5+ missile planned to enter service in the mid-2020s. (Photo by Reuters/US Air Force)

DARPAs Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2), an unmanned U.S. hypersonic glider aimed at reaching 20 times the speed of sound. It is testing technologies to provide the United States with the capability to strike any target in the world within one hour. (Photo by Reuters//DARPA)

The Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle, an unmanned reusable spacecraft. The Boeing X-37, also known as the X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is an American reusable unmanned spacecraft. It is boosted into space by a rocket, then re-enters Earth's atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. The X-37 is operated by the United States Air Force for orbital spaceflight missions intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies. It is a 120%-scaled derivative of the earlier Boeing X-40. As of 2013 it holds the world record for being the smallest robotic, unmanned space plane. (Photo by Reuters/NASA)

The Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) is pictured above Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey during its first flight, August 7, 2012. The LEMV, like a blimp, is said to be capable of carrying multiple intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payloads for more than 21 days at altitudes greater than 22,000 feet. (Photo by Reuters/U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command)

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2 (VSS Enterprise) glides toward Earth on its first test flight after being released from its WhiteKnight2 mothership (VMS Eve) over Mojave, California, October 10, 2010. (Photo by Mark Greenberg/Reuters/Virgin Galactic)

Eurocopter's X³ high-speed hybrid helicopter demonstrator performs, September 6, 2010. The Eurocopter X³ (X-Cubed) is an experimental high-speed compound helicopter developed by Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters). A technology demonstration platform for Eurocopter “high-speed, long-range hybrid helicopter” or H³ concept, the X³ achieved 255 knots in level flight on 7 June 2013, setting an unofficial speed record for a helicopter. (Photo by Reuters/HO/Eurocopter/Penna)

An EADS Atrium aircraft, which will enable space tourists to experience weightlessness briefly outside the earth's atmosphere. The Airbus Space and Defence SpacePlane, also called EADS Astrium TBN according to some sources, is a suborbital spaceplane concept for carrying space tourists, proposed by EADS Astrium, the space subsidiary of the European consortium EADS. It is a rocket plane with a large wingspan, straight rearwards wing and a pair of canards. Propulsion is ensured by classical turbofan jet engines for the atmospheric phase and a methane-oxygen rocket engine for the space tourism phase. It can carry a pilot and four passengers. The dimensions and looks are somewhat similar to those of a business jet. (Photo by Reuters/NASA/EADS Atrium/Marc Newson Ltd)

The Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle, an unmanned reusable spacecraft. (Photo by Reuters/NASA)

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Assembling a Huge Wind Turbine

Employees work on a crane above an E-70 wind turbine manufactured by German company Enercon for La Compagnie du Vent during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies, Picardie region, France July 31, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

An employee works on a tower section of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 17, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

A worker installed in the nacelle part controls the assembling of the rotor hub of a wind turbine in Meneslies, France July 23, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Employees control the lifting of the rotor hub of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 31, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Employees work on a tower section of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 16, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

A worker installed in the nacelle looks at the lifting of the rotor hub of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 31, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Employees work on the nacelle of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 17, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

A crane lifts a tower section of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 17, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

A worker installed in the nacelle looks at the assembling of the rotor hub of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 31, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Employees work on the rotor hub of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 22, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

A worker installed in the nacelle controls the assembling of the rotor hub of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 23, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Employees work on a rotor blade of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 17, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Crews assemble the rotor hub to the nacelle of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 23, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Employees work on the rotor hub of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 22, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Employees work on a rotor blade assembling to the hub of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 22, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Employees work on the top of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 31, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

An employee works on a tower section of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 16, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

An employee looks at the lifting of the rotor hub on the tower part of a turbine in Meneslies, France July 23, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

A views shows a turbine in Meneslies, France July 16, 2014. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

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Monday, July 14, 2014

How a rocket scientist from Oxford University has reinvented the saucepan !

Telegraph - By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent

Dr Thomas Povey from Oxford University spent three years developing the new pan that channels heat from the bottom up the sides so that food is warmed much more quickly

Cooking might not be rocket science, but it has taken a rocket scientist from Oxford University to reinvent the humble saucepan.

Dr Thomas Povey, who usually works designing cooling systems for jet engines, has come up with a new pan which heats up more quickly, cooks food faster and uses 40 per cent less energy.

Dr Povey, who is a keen mountaineer, decided to tackle the problem after struggling to heat up water at altitude.

He realised that a large amount of energy is lost simply heating the pan, rather than boiling the water.

“The original idea was for the outdoor market - we wanted to improve efficiency for cooking outside,” said Dr Povey.

"But we realised it was problem that applies to the domestic market. So we worked from there."
The cast aluminium pans channels built into the side to allow heat from the bottom to travels up the sides so that food is warmed quickly from all the way around.
An equivalent pan of conventional design was shown to need 40 per cent more energy to heat up than the new ‘Flare Pan.’
"There's nothing wrong with (a usual saucepan), but it loses a lot of heat, which means it has less energy efficiency, which means it wastes more heat, energy, and gas,” said Dr Povey.
"For instance if you were boiling pasta you may think it takes a long while to get the water boiling, but you would see a significant time improvement with this new pan and it would cook quicker.
"We've done a number of test kitchens and the chefs seem to like it, mainly down to the even heat distribution. But that is down to the good casting of the pan, as well as the product."
The pans, which were launched yesterday, are sold through Lakeland.
Dr Povey specializes in the designing of cooling systems for parts of jet and rocket engines that reach very high temperatures.
He added: "The problem with the current shape of the pan means a lot of the heat is dissipated into the air.
"So, it is an aero-dynamic and heat transfer problem and we applied the science used in rocket and jet engines to create a shape of a pan that is more energy efficient.
"So, it is a very similar problem but it certainly is a different product than what we're used to working on." .
Even before their official launch, Flare pans have already become an award winning product.
The Worshipful Company of Engineers, a Livery Company of the City of London operating under Royal Charter, has awarded Dr Povey their '2014 Hawley Award' for "the most outstanding Engineering Innovation that delivers demonstrable benefit to the environment."
Matthew Canwell, Lakeland's Buying Director added: "People are becoming more energy conscience. This pan is energy efficient, it cooks quicker, and it saves gas and energy. So it ticks all the boxes really."
“We're always looking for new innovations that will save our customers both time and money.”

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Friday, July 11, 2014

Top 10 Affordable Practical Cars

You don't need an expensive SUV to be practical

Introduction :

For the weekend warriors that need to get projects done by hauling around people and cargo and generally living a productive life in society, practical vehicles are worth their weight in gold. We've assembled a list of some of the most pragmatic and functional vehicles that you can purchase for around $20,000. There's a little something for everyone, including, vans, wagons, trucks, crossovers and even some compact cars. So whether you are heading to band rehearsal, doing home improvement, taking a trip or helping someone move, you'll be able to find something you can drive everyday and get the job done.

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Top 10 Affordable Practical Cars in USA

You don't need an expensive SUV to be practical

Introduction :

For the weekend warriors that need to get projects done by hauling around people and cargo and generally living a productive life in society, practical vehicles are worth their weight in gold. We've assembled a list of some of the most pragmatic and functional vehicles that you can purchase for around $20,000. There's a little something for everyone, including, vans, wagons, trucks, crossovers and even some compact cars. So whether you are heading to band rehearsal, doing home improvement, taking a trip or helping someone move, you'll be able to find something you can drive everyday and get the job done.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Next Generation Aeroplanes !

Friday, September 26, 2014

Assembling a Huge Wind Turbine

Monday, July 14, 2014

How a rocket scientist from Oxford University has reinvented the saucepan !

Telegraph - By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent

Dr Thomas Povey from Oxford University spent three years developing the new pan that channels heat from the bottom up the sides so that food is warmed much more quickly

Cooking might not be rocket science, but it has taken a rocket scientist from Oxford University to reinvent the humble saucepan.

Dr Thomas Povey, who usually works designing cooling systems for jet engines, has come up with a new pan which heats up more quickly, cooks food faster and uses 40 per cent less energy.

Dr Povey, who is a keen mountaineer, decided to tackle the problem after struggling to heat up water at altitude.

He realised that a large amount of energy is lost simply heating the pan, rather than boiling the water.

“The original idea was for the outdoor market - we wanted to improve efficiency for cooking outside,” said Dr Povey.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Top 10 Affordable Practical Cars

You don't need an expensive SUV to be practical

Introduction :

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Top 10 Affordable Practical Cars in USA

You don't need an expensive SUV to be practical

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