Casting is a manufacturing method that involves pouring liquid material into a mold and allowing it to solidify. This process is said to have had its origin in 1838 and was used for the first time in the printing industry to manufacture some of its moving parts. The mold, in this case, gets filled with…
The piston pump is a positive displacement pump that is usually used in high-pressure applications. It consists of a piston-cylinder arrangement. The piston is connected to the crank using connecting rod. When the crank rotates 180 degrees, the piston moves from right to left, and thus suction is created inside the cylinder. So the inlet…
Swash Plate Pump is a positive displacement pump that consists of a combination of a piston and cylinder and a swash plate. A Swash Plate is used inside this pump so it is named a swash plate pump. A swash plate is a slanted disc that is present inside this pump.The swash plate is also known…
A fluid coupling is a coupling that uses fluid to transmit power from the driving side to the driving side.Fluid coupling is also known as hydraulic coupling.It is named fluid or hydraulic coupling because fluid is used in this coupling. The fluid used in this type of coupling can be oil or any hydraulic fluid.Fluid coupling…
Pumps are devices that are used to move fluids (liquids and gases) from one point to another using mechanical action. Pumps find applications in agriculture, the oil and gas industry, and various other industries where the transport of fluids is required. The working principle involves the creation of a pressure difference at two points and…
A knuckle joint is a type of joint which connects two cylindrical rods whose axes lies on the same plane and are under a tensile load. It is used to transmit axial tensile force.This joint allows angular movement of the two cylindrical rods in one plane. Knuckle joint is named so as it uses a knuckle pin…
Grashof’s Law states that for a four-bar linkage system, if the sum of length of shortest and longest of a planar quadrilateral linkage is less than or equal to the sum of the remaining two links , then the shortest link can rotate freely with respect to neighbouring link. In a four bar chain there are…
Belt drive is a mechanism in which power is transmitted by the movement of a continuous flexible belt. It is used to tranmit roational motion from mechanical element to another.A belt is looped strip of flexible material which is used to mechanically link two or more rotating shafts. A belt drive is found in almost…
It is also called Spring Loaded Governor. It is a special type of governor which has a spring attached between the balls of the governor. This spring is called Main Spring. The main spring is stretched and placed between the balls, this means that the main spring always exert a inward force to both the…
The balls in Inertia Governor are arranged in such a way that the inertia forces caused by angular acceleration or retardation of the governor shaft tend to change their position. Inertia Governor is more sensitive than centrifugal governor but in this governor, it is very difficult to completely balance the revolving part. So Inertia Governors…