Posts Tagged ‘quote’

Jet Engine Design: Turbine Cooling – Aerospace Engineering BlogAerospace Engineering Blog

May 9, 2019

https://aerospaceengineeringblog.com/turbine-cooling/

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A rule of thumb is that the blade life is halved (for a specific blade material and cooling technology) for each 10°C rise in temperature of the metal [1]. The TET has risen from about 1050K in 1944 to about 1750 in the 1994 Rolls-Royce Trent engine. This is partially due to the use of better materials such as Inconel and single-crystal metals with better creep and fatigue properties. However there is a bound to this solution since these nickel-based alloys are typically quite heavy, leading to an increase in centrifugal stresses at the root. Therefore more important in this development has been the technology of channelling of cold compressor air to cool the turbine blades. Using these advanced cooling techniques has allowed engineers to increase the TET beyond the melting point of the blade materials. “}}

Bramah – Antique Box Guide Antique Box Guide

May 6, 2019

http://www.antiquebox.org/bramah/
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Joseph Bramah started out by training as a cabinet-maker. In 1784, after attending some lectures on lock making, he patented his first lock and in the same year set up the Bramah Locks Company at 124 Piccadilly, London.
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The Factory | The Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop

May 4, 2019

https://www.eliwhitney.org/7/museum/about-eli-whitney/factory QT:{{”
The role that Whitney played in early American technology has been debated, however. Whitney’s work in making muskets from a number of interchangeable parts once identified him as the sole originator of the idea. But tests on a collection of Whitney muskets indicate that all their parts were not interchangeable.
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Museum at
915 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517

Eli Whitney – Wikipedia

May 4, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Whitney
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Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. … Thereafter, he turned his attention into securing contracts with the government in the manufacture of muskets for the newly formed United States Army. He continued making arms and inventing until his death in 1825. “}}

Bramah lock – Wikipedia

April 28, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramah_lock

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The Challenge Lock is in the Science Museum in London. An examination of the lock shows that it has been rebuilt since Hobbs picked it. Originally it had 18 iron slides and 1 central spring; it now has 13 steel slides, each with its own spring.[3]
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John Harrison – Wikipedia

April 28, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison

Also, Longitude
The maker of H1 to H4

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Harrison’s last home was 12, Red Lion Square, in the Holborn district of London.[23] There is a plaque dedicated to Harrison on the wall of Summit House, a 1925 modernist office block, on the south side of the square. A memorial tablet to Harrison was unveiled in Westminster Abbey on 24 March 2006, finally recognising him as a worthy companion to his friend George Graham and Thomas Tompion, ‘The Father of English Watchmaking’, who are both buried in the Abbey.

Today the restored H1, H2, H3 and H4 timepieces can be seen on display in the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. H1, H2 and H3 still work: H4 is kept in a stopped state because, unlike the first three, it requires oil for lubrication and so will degrade as it runs. H5 is owned by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of London, and was previously on display at the Clockmakers’ Museum in the Guildhall, London, as part of the Company’s collection; since 2015 the collection has been displayed in the Science Museum, London.
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A rocker’s guide to management | 1843

April 26, 2019

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One of the most striking differences between the Stones and the Beatles is that the Beatles split up after a mere seven years at the top, whereas the Stones are still going. One startup flashed brightly and burned out; the other established itself as a long-running corporation.
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https://www.1843magazine.com/features/a-rockers-guide-to-management

25 tips for getting the most out of the new Gmail features

April 26, 2019

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“19. The new Gmail has some noteworthy keyboard shortcuts that can save you time and make it easier to get around: Pressing “b” when you are viewing a message or have selected a message in your inbox will let you snooze it; holding down Shift and then pressing “t” will open up the Tasks panel and add your currently open or selected message as a new item; and pressing “g” and then “k” will open up the Tasks panel, regardless of what else you’re doing. (Just be sure you’ve activated the keyboard shortcuts option in the “General” section of Gmail’s settings first.)

20. Remember Gmail Labs? That’s gone in the new Gmail, but you can find many of the same options in a newly added “Advanced” section within the site’s settings. Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the screen, select “Settings,” then select the “Advanced” tab at the top of the screen. Useful features such as templates, custom keyboard shortcuts, and the ability to turn on an Outlook-like preview pane await.”
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25 tips for getting the most out of the new Gmail features

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3269415/email/25-tips-for-getting-the-most-out-of-the-new-gmail-features.html

Genetic susceptibility to lung cancer and co-morbidities

April 26, 2019

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3804872/

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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have enabled significant progress in the past 5 years in investigating genetic susceptibility to lung cancer. Large scale, multi-cohort GWAS of mainly Caucasian, smoking, populations have identified strong associations for lung cancer mapped to chromosomal regions 15q [nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits: CHRNA3, CHRNA5], 5p (TERT-CLPTM1L locus) and 6p (BAT3-MSH5). Some studies in Asian populations of smokers have found similar risk loci, whereas GWAS in never smoking Asian females have identified associations in other chromosomal regions, e.g., 3q (TP63), that are distinct from smoking-related lung cancer risk loci. GWAS of smoking behaviour have identified risk loci for smoking quantity at 15q (similar genes to lung cancer susceptibility: CHRNA3, CHRNA5) and 19q (CYP2A6).
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That Noise? The Rich Neighbors Digging a Basement Pool in Their $100 Million Brownstone – The New York Times

April 21, 2019

Good quote:

“Schopenhauer,” he says, “argued that the higher your tolerance for noise, the lower your intelligence.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/nyregion/gentrification-one-percent-manhattan.html