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What Are the Different Types of Hydropower Facilities?

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A hydropower facility, also known as a hydroelectric dam, is different from a conventional dam. To begin with, it's built over a river and converts the energy of flowing water into electricity. There’re 3 kinds of hydropower facilities : impoundment, diversion, and pumped storage. Impoundment: An impoundment hydropower facility is the most common type of hydroelectric power plant. The water flowing through the dam is released through turbines in the powerhouse, spinning them and generating electricity. Diversion: A diversion facility (diversion hydropower facility) is a hydropower plant that does not typically require the construction of a dam but redirects the flow of water for electricity generation. Diversion facilities may reduce water flow at times depending on how water is diverted and/or the size of the stream or river segment being used.   Pumped Storage: While hydroelectric dams have been around since the early 1900s, there's another type of hydropower, called pu...

Re-Manufacturing of Bearings Using CNC Machining

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CNC machining  is an adaptable and affordable manufacturing process. The compatibility of this process is with a wide range of materials. We notice the use of CNC machines in an assorted selection of industries. Most recently reputed bearing manufacturing and re manufacturing facilities in North America are using this methodology. It is not that the benefits of using CNC machines are advantageous only for the manufacturers but also for their customers. Let us have a look at the advantages of using  CNC machining  to manufacture and re-manufacture of bearings. If we compare the use of conventional machining methods with CNC machines, we notice there are varied advantages of using CNC machines. To name a few, it helps to reduce possible errors as it uses a high level of automation, enhances productivity and is affordable. Let us see in detail these and other advantages of using  CNC machining in the field of manufacturing and re manufacturing bearings. Productivity...

Certain facts that convince us to use plain bearing

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Do you know what is common between Boeing, John Deere, General Motors and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? Apart from being leaders in their field, they all utilize self-lubricating  plain bearing . The effectiveness of such bearings can be understood by the fact that NASA has used them in the drill spindle of the Curiosity rover. Even the harsh climate of Mars has not been able to lower its efficiency and Curiosity is exploring the Red Planet since 2012. When there is a failure or you need to replace traditional bearings, it is the ideal time to think about installing self-lubricating  plain bearing  manufactured by a reputed manufacturer and repairer in North America who solely focuses on the production of bearing. Few reasons to use plain bearings Reading up to this you may be wondering why it is that reputed industrial leaders are using plain bearings and why you also need to use such. Let us see why it is so. Reduce downtime You can reduce your...

Here are some basics on hydroelectric power

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Hydropower and pumped-storage hydropower offer crucial benefits to the communities they serve. Hydropower, for example, plays an important role in combating climate change by supplying vital power, storage, and flexibility services. How hydropower plants produce electricity? Hydropower plants are generally positioned on or close to a water source, but the energy produced by flowing water depends both on the volume of the water flow and the change in height. This is why hydropower plants need to be built near tall mountains. In hydropower plants, water streams through a pipe and then rotates the blades in a turbine, which whirls a generator that eventually generates electrical energy. Listed below are a few of the advantages hydropower can offer! Hydropower—which, as a form of renewable energy, depends on the water cycle, which is a natural process—isn't limited by fossil fuel sources. Hydropower is an eco-friendly source of energy. Unlike power plants that burn fossil fuels s...

Hydroelectric Power Pros And Cons

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Also known as hydroelectric power, hydropower brings so many benefits to the communities that they work for. Hydropower & pumped storage play an important part against climate change by offering vital power, storage, and flexibility services. How hydropower plants produce electricity? As hydropower employs water to produce electrical energy, plants are generally positioned on or close to a water source. The energy produced by the flowing water relies on both the volume of the water flow & the change in height – from one end to another. The greater the flow & the higher the elevation, the more the electrical energy that can be produced. At the plant level, water streams through a pipe and then rotates the blades in a turbine, which, in result, whirls a generator that eventually generates electrical energy. The majority of hydropower facilities work this way, including pumped storage systems and run-of-the-river systems. Listed below are a few of the advantages hydropower...

The Different Types Of Bearings & Their Applications

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Bearings are used to support rotational or linear movement, decrease friction between two objects. There’re different kinds of bearings, which are quantified on their functions, design to carry particular types of loads, thrust or radial. Ball Bearings: Ball bearings have a niche area in the field of bearings as they can manage both radial & thrust loads. Moreover, ball bearings have the unique ability to carry loads and they feature unique construction. Ball bearings can be employed in different applications, such as: Automotive: Ball bearings are employed in all motor vehicles. These are mainly employed in parts such as drive lines, engine, steering, and driveshaft. Aerospace: Ball bearings are widely employed in space shuttles, and rockets as they help in easy & free movement. Paper making industry: Ball bearings are extensively employed in the paper-making machines. The bearings employed for paper making machines run under high-temperature. Tapered Roller Bearings: Th...

What Are The Main Benefits of CNC Machining Over Traditional Machining

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The manufacturing industry heavily depends on CNC (computer-numerical control) machining, including operations that once employed engineer-operated equipment such as shaping machines, routers, center lathes and vertical millers. The numerous CNC machine benefits mean operator-required equipment has in some scenarios been replaced totally. Manufacturers of many types across several industries choose the benefits of CNC machining for their fabrication & manufacturing applications. It offers competent, suitable and accurate production capacity perfect for producing large volumes of items usually produced with a grinder, router, center lathe, vertical miller or shaping machine. The CNC provides many financial & production benefits over the traditional method. For example, in manual lathing, there must be a competent technician for each machine, whereas with CNC machining, one skilled technician can run multiple machines. CNC machining produces a wide array of metal & plastic...