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My Favourite Unit Conversion Program

There are lots of ways to solve unit conversion problems, but I thought I would share my favourite little program. Convert for windows. It’s simple, it’s free, it’s a tiny little tool, it has a good range of unit types … Continue reading

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Crane Technical Paper No. 410 Revision in November 2009

Crane Technical Paper No. 410 Flow of Fluids Through Valves, Fittings, and Pipe, also known as TP410, is remarkably important to the field of hydraulic calculations. With it’s standard equations and research-derived methods for quickly and practically calculating pressure loss … Continue reading

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Introduction to TRIZ: Brainstorm Design Problems by Avoiding Trade-Offs

TRIZ is a brainstorming method specifically designed to tackle engineering problems. The insight of TRIZ is that any design involves trade-offs or technical contradictions between two or more opposing features. But innovative solutions will apply one of the 40 TRIZ … Continue reading

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3 Top Blogs: Chemical Engineering and Life Hacking articles

Let me share my three favourite, relevant web-blogs with you. If you’ve found any of my articles interesting, be sure and check these out.  (But not before bookmarking me first! :)) I am recommending them because they’re really worth your … Continue reading

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Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) Designer Checklist

Checklists are a good way to avoid making mistakes in any activity. Lets apply them to Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) in today’s post. This checklist will help a chemical engineer that has to develop brand new P&IDs, or check … Continue reading

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