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This webpage from Iowa State University provides information about the physics of nondestructive evaluation. Nondestructive evaluation methods depend on principles of physics to detect issues within an object without causing damage. Information for the following principles are included: the atoms...

This 16-page report outlines how Norwalk Community College (NCC) plans to fulfill its mission "[t]o increase the enrolment and retention of women in Engineering Science and Technology Studies programs." This report includes an explanation of the need for more women in the fields of engineering and...

This paper discusses a process for non-routine maintenance work on aircrafts developed by a graduate class in the Aviation Technology Department at Purdue University. This futuristic process of the non-routine system shows promise for reducing cycle time and improving the standardization of work in...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Steve Brown demonstrates preparation for creating the guitar body contours and determining where not to sand or cut (the no...

This learning object covers cylinders and motor pneumatic actuators. It is hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and consists of cylinders operations such as: single, duel acting, factors for cylinder speed. The program require Macromedia Flash player, and presents a very nice overall...

This brief interactive activity, by Electromechanical Digital Library and Wisconsin Technical College System faculty members Terry Bartelt and Stephen Schneider, introduces pneumatic air conservation. The lesson begins with an illustration comparing production of air force by electric and pneumatic...

This brief interactive activity, by Electromechanical Digital Library and Wisconsin Technical College System faculty members Terry Bartelt and Stephen Schneider, introduces air leaks in pneumatic systems. The lesson, full of illustrations and animations, walks students through the cost and cause of...

This learning object examines pneumatic directional control valves in two-way, three-way, and four-way valves. The presentation is interactive, as it allows the user to focus of certain valve types and cater their learning towards those. The site employs flash based animations, and also many other...

This interactive lesson, by Electromechanical Digital Library and Wisconsin Technical College System faculty member Terry Bartelt, discusses the three types of air preparation processes for pneumatic systems: filtering, regulating, and lubricating. Each method is discussed in detail, with...

This brief interactive activity, by Electromechanical Digital Library and Wisconsin Technical College System faculty member Terry Bartelt, begins with a discussion of the three basic components of a pneumatic power system, the prime mover, compressor, and receiver tank. Visitors can learn about each...