aerodynamics

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How does a fan work?

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Scicomm AC motor aerodynamics airfoils Bernoullis principle brush comutator capacitance capacitor regulator continuity equation convection DC motor drag electric current Electromagnetism electromagnets graphite induction motor Lenz law lift Lorentz force magnetization split-ring commutator steel synchronous motor three phase current

Everywhere I turn, all the talk is about the coronavirus, and it's exhausting because I already deal with news of the coronavirus as part of my day-job. It's impossible to catch people having…

The new and large fly the farthest

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Uncategorized aerodynamics allometry aviation commercial airplanes Concorde constructal laws correlation mechanical engineering

British Airways and Air France mutually retired the Concorde supersonic jet in 2003. Both companies cited rising maintenance costs as being the reason, which in turn were compounded by falling demand after the Paris crash in 2000 and a general downturn in civil aviation after 9/11. Now, American and…