Viyath's World

 Went for a walk beside the Thames with the Canon D5100, and took a few pictures to showcase the scenery.

  In the realm of engineering, particularly in aerospace and energy sectors, the design of combustion systems holds paramount importance. Annular combustors, a crucial component of gas turbine engines, play a vital role in efficiently converting fuel into energy. Designing these complex structures requires meticulous attention to detail and sophisticated modeling techniques. Understanding Annular Combustors: Before diving into the design process, it's essential to grasp the fundamentals of annular combustors. These combustion chambers feature a ring-like shape, encasing the turbine section of a gas turbine engine. They are responsible for mixing fuel with air and igniting the mixture to generate high-temperature gases that drive the turbine blades. The design of annular combustors must ensure efficient combustion, minimal emissions, and structural integrity under extreme operating conditions. Designing: First, a ring with an inner and outer diameter must be modelled. The inner ring

Iron oxide (Fe2O3) can easily be made through electrolysis. The basic idea is to pass a current through water with iron electrodes. The water splits into hydrogen and oxygen. The oxygen then binds to the iron electrode, turning the Fe2+ into the iron oxide. This method produces very red iron oxide, with an oxidation state of 3+. Firstly, you will need a power supply, which is the most inaccessible aspect of this project. I used an old laptop power supply, with the ends connected a large clip and a piece of old pipe. This produced 19V at 3 amps, which is more than enough. The next issue is that water is not conductive. To combat this, I used table salt, though some people do not like to use this as a by-product of the reaction is chlorine. Because of this, I only ran this experiment in a well ventilated attic. I used a large plastic bucket to perform this experiment. It is important that the bucket itself is not conductive, or it will short out the current, and no power will actually go

A furnace or foundry is simply an enclosed, highly insulated container than is used to heat materials. This furnace will use a super-material known as Starlite, which can effectively insulate temperatures of up to 10,000C for minutes on end. This material can be placed on your hand, and will remain cool with a blowtorch aimed on the other side. The material works by creating a carbon foam on its surface. Carbon is so heat resistant that it scientifically cannot melt, so it is the perfect insulator in a foam form. This foam can be made by heating a specific mix that creates carbon dioxide when heated.  The first part of this project will be like baking, but each of the ingredients is vital to create the desired carbon foam. To make Starlite, combine 2 parts of flour, 1 part corn starch, 1 part baking powder and 1 part sugar in a bowl.  TO make the furnace below, make enough to cover the inside of the can and its lid. I used 250g of putty (80g of flour, 40g others, 50g water) Then slowly

 This device is easily capable on sending hot arcs over 1cm, and is completely wireless. It runs on a normal 9V battery and is incredibly reliable, and waterproof. This post will show you the methods of making it. To begin, you will need to heart of the system - a module that converts the 9v into a high voltage, low current output. The  High Voltage Generator (HVG)  can be bought from Amazon, thus saving the need for any complicated electronics. The next item that's needed is a switch, or in my case, two switches. I used a toggle switch to arm the device for safety, and a press switch to momentarily send power to the HVG. Finally, as a personal touch, I used a  9v to wire adaptor  to make battery changes easier - but this is purely optional. To begin the build, you want to wire everything together. I like to use wire connector blocks , as they insulate all the connections. Below is the diagram, and below that is the schematic. In real life, this wiring looks like this: Then use a