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HELICAL GEARS
Helical Gears – excel in quiet operation Helical gears are one type of cylindrical gears…
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Spur Gear
Spur gears transmit power through shafts that are parallel. The teeth of the spur gears…
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Thermal equilibrium
Heat is the flow of energy from a high temperature to a low temperature. When these temperatures balance out, heat…
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Types of Main Bearings
The rotational power of a ship’s propeller is determined by the power produced by the…
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JOURNAL / SLEEVE BEARINGS
Among the sliding contact bearings radial bearings find wide applications in industries and hence these…
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SLIDING CONTACT BEARINGS – CLASSIFICATION
Sliding contact bearings are classified in three ways. 1. Based on type of load carried…
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SLIDING CONTACT BEARINGS
Bearings are machine elements which are used to support a rotating member viz., a shaft.…
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Fracture Toughness
Fracture toughness is an indication of the amount of stress required to propagate a preexisting…
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Fatigue Test and Creep Test
Fatigue is the mechanism whereby cracks grow in a component/structure. Growth only occurs under fluctuating…