Engineering

A ball valve is a flow control device that uses a hollow, perforated, pivoting ball to regulate fluid flow. It is a type of valve…

Plug valves are industrial valves that regulate the flow of fluids through pipelines. These are valves having cylindrical or conically tapered “plugs” that can be…

As solar energy production develops, how do Americans feel about large-scale solar farms, or LSS, that they see on the highway or in their neighborhood?…

Electrohydraulic forming (EHF) is a manufacturing method that uses the energy of a high-voltage electric discharge to create metallic pieces. It is a metal-forming method…

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that removing carbon from the atmosphere is now critical for combating climate change and limiting global temperature…

Plasmonic nanoparticles are tiny metallic particles with unique optical features caused by their interaction with light at the nanoscale. Because of the nature of the…

A needle valve has a small port and a plunger that is threaded and needle-shaped. It is a sort of valve that allows you to…

Hydroforming is a low-cost method of transforming ductile metals such as aluminum, brass, low alloy steel, and stainless steel into lightweight, structurally stiff, and robust…

A power optimizer is a DC-to-DC converter device designed to increase energy harvest from solar photovoltaic or wind turbine systems. It is a component used…

A DC-to-DC converter is an electrical or electromechanical device that transforms direct current (DC) from one voltage level to another. Depending on the design and…

A butterfly valve is a valve that isolates or controls the flow of fluid. The closing mechanism consists of a rotating disk. It is a…

A forward converter is a sort of switching power supply circuit that converts a DC input voltage into a higher or lower DC output voltage.…