Enclosures: New practices in thermal and airflow analysis
Knowing how electronic components and enclosures respond to severe fluctuations in temperature and airflow is essential knowledge before the system is actually subjected to the potential stress of a real-world high- or low-temperature and/or high-altitude application.
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FEA helps ship hoist 1,000 tons
When a new anchor-handling tug supply vessel was built by NAS in Larose, LA, a 1,000-ton superstructure needed to be lifted by cranes for installation on the hull. Engineers performed ALGOR linear static stress analyses of key components to ensure that the ship could withstand the forces generated during the lifting operation.
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“Gray’s Paradox” solved: Researchers discover secret of speedy dolphins
Armed with cutting-edge flow measurement technology, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute say they have tackled the problem and conclusively solved Gray’s Paradox, a 72-year-old scientific conundrum involving dolphin speed relative to the measured strength of the mammal's muscles.
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Wheels: Watt now?
Want to understand why switching to renewable fuels is going to be so hard? Featuring a multidisciplinary approach from the USC Energy Institute, this overview of alternative energy, fossil fuels, and the climate challenge tries to put it all in perspective.
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5-Star Product: LVDTs ideal for bridge monitoring
RDP Electrosense's Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDTs) have been installed in a variety of applications such as bridge monitoring, underwater tunnel boring, and cathedral domes, to name a few.
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