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The Benchtop Wind Tunnel (.pdf)
to air flow, and the hot-wire anemometer, in which a resistive. element cools as air passes over it. In industry, these devices are used for all kinds of air flow testing and. adjustment. In addition to general workspace ventilation, they are used to monitor air velocity in spray. booths, fume hoods
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Infrared Heaters Increase Efficiency of Painting Honda Bumpers (.pdf)
An infrared heater, fitted with fast response, medium wave heaters, from Heraeus Noblelight is helping to increase the efficiency of the spray painting of vehicle bumpers at Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd. Microsoft Word - bumper coating e.doc. Infrared Oven Provides Bumper Results At Honda
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Interphex Booth Previews
Training in Fluid Bed Systems spring seminar, April 20 to 21, 2004, presenting the principles of fluidization, airflow entrainment, spray rates and nozzle configurations. Each principle is discussed in theory and demonstrated in ACT's laboratory. molded silicone fittings are supplied as assemblies
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Painting Booths and Rooms
or thermal spray processes. Production tunnels consist of long walk-in enclosures containing continuous processing lines and systems for cleaning, coating, drying or curing, and conveying or material handling.
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The next step in rapid prototyping
paint, a spray on dry-powder paint. Static charge makes the paint stick to the part. Finally, they bake the part to create a hard, shiny finish. Equipment from Stratasys uses fused-deposition modeling (FDM) in which thin layers of hot material are fused together. The equipment builds parts of ABS
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Wild horses
engine block; a metal spray process that maximizes bores at 95 mm; lightweight forged-aluminum pistons with a short compression height; an aluminum cylinder head; billet steel H-beam connecting rods and common-pin crankshaft for increased strength without a balance shaft; and lightweight hollow stem
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Smoke on the water
helmet, oxygen mask and gear, and a steering wheel. The instrument panel carries little more than readouts and dials for the engine. Though the cockpit is off-center, visibility is good, especially since the four planing surfaces are aft of the cockpit. "They kick up a lot of spray, but it's all behind
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Particle Characterization for the Aerospace Industry
that have caused de-icing agents to fail, and enable formulation of materials that can withstand these rigorous conditions. Jet Engines. The droplet size in a fuel spray influences the speed and efficiency of combustion, which impacts directly on engine performance. The Malvern Spraytec system has found