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Hello Steemians, guess it's time to drop my second STEM post. But first I'd like to recognize two individuals that may have helped me get the right start into the steem community, the persons of @sogless and @mrbreeziewrites. They've been of good guidance. Yeah, to the business of the day. Since I'm just getting to my third year in the University studying Mechanical Engineering, I should say I know just little in the world of Engineering until steemit kinda made me expose myself to that world…

Chemical thermodynamics is the study of the interrelation of heat and work with chemical reactions or with physical changes of state within the confines of the laws of thermodynamics. It involves not only laboratory measurements of various thermodynamic properties, but also the application of mathematical methods to the study of chemical questions and the spontaneity of processes. The structure of chemical thermodynamics is based on the first two laws of thermodynamics. Starting from the first…

Hooge’s relationship is an empirical relationship based on a large collection of data obtained for flicker noise in semiconductors and metal films. According to this model, the PSD of flicker noise is given by, S(f) = γHV 2 Ncf α Where Nc = ncΩ is the number of free charge carriers in the specimen,nc is the charge carrier density and Ω is the volume of specimen.γH is the Hooges constant, a parameter which characterizes the noise levels of a particular system. The initial value of gamma is…

current century, the primary energy sources being used have been harmful to our environment, and are nonrenewable. These energy sources are not going to be on earth forever, so it would be beneficial to mankind to find a new primary source of energy to replace the old ones. Solar power is one of the most abundant energy sources we have on Earth, and each year it is becoming more and more popular. With the technological advances in the modern world, solar power energy has the potential to become…

For example, a blown up balloon can either expand or shrinks depending on the collisions/pressure inside. When the temperature gets higher the particles move faster because they have more kinetic energy which causes more collisions leading into more pressure expanding on the balloon. Same goes for a cooler temperature, but the opposite happens, the particles move slower which causes less collisions, leading to less pressure pushing against the balloon…

There are small particles in the air called aerosols. They are found in fog and smoke. These particles become larger in size if two processes occur. The first process is water vapor accumulating onto a particle. The next process is cool, rising air supporting the particle. Once the aerosol particles are large enough, they become cloud droplets that will have a different mechanism of growing. Cloud droplets grow differently because they are larger in size. Instead, they grow by a new process…

the article: Quantitative analysis by Auger Electron Spectroscopy 1 Introduction When the outer electron fills the vacancy left by an ionized electron in the inner shell, the released energy can be passed to another outer electron that causes further emitting of an electron with characteristic energy, this is the basic principle of the Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) [1]. Nowadays, AES is almost an indispensable tool in nanoscience research for its high surface sensitivity (can detect…

Thermal energy strorage Thermal Energy Storage is the temporary storage of high or low temperature energy for later use, bridging the gap between requirement and energy use. The storage cycle might be daily, weekly or seasonal depending on the system design requirements, and whilst the output will always be thermal, the input may be thermal or electrical. Principle 1) Sensible Heat Storage Heating a liquid or solid, without changing the phase: This method is called sensible heat storage.…

Material selection The main purpose of outer material is to provide enough insulation. So minimum heat transfer coefficient is required for the outer material. Other selection criteria are: 1. Cost 2. Environment friendly 3. Availability Alternatives along with heat transfer coefficient are: • Wood : 0.19 w/m/k • Plastics: 0.29 w/m/k • Polystyrene foam: 0.04 w/m/k • Polyurethane foam: 0.03 w/m/k From the above alternative more suitable outer materials are Polystyrene foam and Polyurethane…

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION Geothermal energy is the utilization of heat present in the deep earth for the purpose of power generation or other direct use application. In general terms, geothermal energy consists of the thermal energy present in the Earth’s crust. Thermal energy in the earth is distributed between the constituent host rock and the natural fluid that is contained in its fractures and pores at temperatures above ambient levels. Globally, the most commonly…