Wind Power
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4.5.3 Wind Power
Wind power is a form of solar power. Wind flow is created by an effect of solar heat. The kinetic energy of wind flow is used to rotate the wind turbine of the wind mill. The turbine is ...
Tidal Power
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4.5.2 Tidal Power
Tide is the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the sea due to attraction of sea water by moon. When the sea water level is above the mean sea level (MSL), it is called high ...
Non conventional power sources – Introduction
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4.5 Non conventional power sources - Introduction.
The conventional sources of energy will be exhausted by the middle of next century if the present rate of increase in consumption continues. Scientists and engineers are in search of new non conventional sources. ...
Thermal Power Plants
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4.2 Thermal Power Plants
When power is generated by using solid, liquid or gaseous fuel, the power plant is known as thermal power plant. Usually when coal is used as a fuel and steam as working fluid, the plant is known ...
Power Transmitted by Belt Drive
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3.11 Power Transmitted by Belt Drive
Here the driving pulley pulls the belt from the lower side to the upper side. Thus the tension in the lower side will be greater than the tension in the upper side. The upper side ...
Ratio of Driving Tensions for Flat Belts
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3.10 Ratio of Driving Tensions for Flat Belts
Length of the Belt
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3.9 Length of the Belt
Length of the belt means the total length of the belt required to connect a driver and a follower.
(i) Length of open belt drive
(ii) Length of a cross belt drive