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Auto cooling systems
Are today's auto cooling systems able to function with straight water as coolant under all conditions including full load at full output? Or are they designed so as to require chemical additives to prevent boil over? I'm hoping to hear from an auto engineer thats intimately familiar regarding...- dkmc1
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- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
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Minimum Speed of screw air compressor for proper lubrication?
What are the consequences of operating a screw air compressor BELOW it's minimum RPM as stated by the OEM? We have an IR screw compressor that has an operating range of 1400-2500 RPM It was operated at a lower RPM....possibly in the 800-1000 rpm range for less than 5 minutes. At one point it...- dkmc1
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- Forum: Gas compression engineering
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Riveting questions on Metallurgy....HELP
I've got job to make Rivets....... Thin wall, 7/16 OD of flange X .379 Body OD X.305 ID. The material spec was 1010. But it's a turned part, so I offered 1018 as 1010 is not available in bar, just sheet, strip or plate. 1018 was accepted as a substitute. Problem is, when they are flared they...- dkmc1
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- Forum: Metal and Metallurgy engineering
