WPT – the next level in the energy industry

Executive Summary Over the last decade, there’s been an exponential growth in technology development. This has led not only to an increase in variability of technology solutions, but also to more efficient ones that different industries are starting to adopt. Energy production, being one of most important key drivers of society, is not indifferent to … Read more

Airplane Engines

Introduction In todays society almost everyone has flew on an airplane. Airplane is made up thousands and millions of wires connect multiple components to work together to left the heavy weight manmade bird into the sky. Compare to a human some say the heart or the brain is the most vital organ to keep a … Read more

Concrete, Structural Timber and Structural Steel

Concrete – Physical properties and its relevance in engineering design The sustained use of concrete within construction is well established and has been a mainstay in the construction industry. The adoption of this material as the basis of many structures is distinctly due to its varying physical properties that have been worked upon and subsequently, … Read more

Engine Efficiency

Since the birth of the first internal combustion engine, designed by Siegfried Marcus in 1864, motor engines have been continually evolving. Engines encountered in modern day road cars bear little resemblance to their ancestors. This evolution is due in no small part to the rising popularity of Formula One motorsport. The top four teams spend … Read more

Impact of rise of technology on the car industry

The automobile industry is thriving speedily. That’s not surprising though, since cars these days are a basic need for every developed civilization. The global city lifestyle depends on cars since people need to travel many dozens of kilometres multiple times a day. In addition, it’s been a long time since the first car was manufactured … Read more

Ethical considerations when doing a Cost Benefit Analysis and a Multi-Attribute Analysis

Engineers are supposed to display the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Engineering has a direct and crucial impact on the quality of life for all people. The services that engineers provide demand honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare (NSPE Code of … Read more

Building Energy Management Systems

Understanding technological innovations and implementing them with the purpose to improve energy efficiency is very important for both the workplace and at home. At the same time, this creates a more harmonious relationship between the environment and economy. Looking out for ways to enhance sustainability not only helps the planet by using natural resources more … Read more

Design Principles of Reactor Systems

There are many parameters and calculations to consider when designing a nuclear power plant system.  The main goal is to design a nuclear power plant system that generates a large amount of electricity, but does not exceed any safety limits.  The power generation must be done in such a way that the temperatures in the … Read more

Problems of nuclear aircraft

What if an aircraft could fly for an indefinite amounts of time, maybe even for weeks or months? This was a question under much investigation during the Cold War, and a race of its own was under way during the 1950’s and 60’s between the Soviet Union and United States. Both the United States and … Read more

Building materials used in construction of a resort

Building material is very important in one construction. Building material is any material that is used for a construction purpose. Building material can be categorized into two sources, it is natural and synthetic. For natural building material, it is unprocessed by industry and for synthetic building material are made in industrial setting. i)Flooring When constructing … Read more

Building Management Systems

Building Management System is a system that controls and regulates the service and interior systems in a building. It is also referred to as Building Automation System or Direct Digital Control Systems.. Some services that it monitors are ventilation, lighting, heating, air conditioning and hydraulics. This system works by linking all the equipment and systems … Read more

Wireless Power Transfer

Introduction: Wireless power transfer is a concept that dates back nearly two centuries. The thought behind it is to be able to transfer power across significant distances without the use of cables or wires. In order to understand how this is possible we must take a look back to how the idea was first introduced. … Read more

Energy dissipation in hydraulic systems

Introduction The transition from a rapid super-critical flow to a slow sub-critical flow is characterised by a strong dissipative mechanism: Hydraulic Jump. If properly designed and implemented, this phenomenon can result in substantial energy dissipation, limiting the damage to hydraulic structures through cavitation and abrasion. Hydraulic Jumps are the most common mechanism deployed by engineers … Read more