Sorry for the very late reply, but thanks a lot guys! Linear Algebra, calculus, and DEs amazing!
I'm trying to learn QM for practical applications, mostly for energy and propulsion applications. Atm, I'm working out solutions for energy use and I keep getting defeated by classical...
-You get two pieces of dry glass material with perfectly flat faces.
-You press and rub them together. Initially, they seem to glide smoothly against each other...
-...Eventually, after a few strokes, friction force gets very strong until the point you can't rub them at all.
-A this stage...
Thank you, well, I don't actually need a 'precise' value of the mean.
If you're saying that diffusion gives a good approximation of the speed, then that is good enough for me.
Has anyone made a calculation for example, how much (or the mean) time it takes for an individual gas molecule to be displaced a distance of one meter (measured straight) from its original location?
For example, air molecule at ambient pressure with a mean free path of 68 nm. That would be...
I just got a book on Quantum Mechanics, but at a loss with the maths. I had Algebra, Trigo, Calculus, differential equations, etc, but that was a long time ago, now as a programmer, I hardly ever think of those and forgotten them as a result.
I believe I still have strong enough concept of...
If you can't hear sounds behind closed door in a sealed room:
- Your parents gave you a sound-proof room with a sound-proof door or;
- You have hearing problems (genetic, war veteran, music nut, etc)
I sure can hear people say things about me behind closed doors even if they're whispering!
Something like this:
http://www.falstad.com/vector/
Particularly concerned with particle motions. I don't know how to begin with using physics equations for creating simple java visual simulations. Can be 2D or 3D.
I know some java programming so I'd prefer code examples than...
Probably the first correct answer, I agree.
My answer would be if it's a rock, the glass tries to fight so ends up shattering whole. If it's a bullet, glass knows it has no chance, raises the white flag and makes a neat 'lil hole to let bullet pass.
It's like guy trying to fight a mugger...
Well not literally The Maxwell's Demon...
If a one-way reed valve can be brought down to size of only a few molecules, don't you think it could allow passage of a gas molecule across a barrier in one direction only?
How I think it could work:
-The small size (molecular) of the valve is...
Thanks Edge.
I'll guess I did the right thing. I thought I'm just saving money. I've basically left the intake tract factory stock but wrapped them in insulating tape, used paper intake manifold gasket and bypassed throttle body coolant. I've also rerouted the inlet to a ram scoop I've...
Hello, I got a question on auto engines. especially on Naturally Aspirated engines.
I know that colder intake = more oxygen in the mixture, then the ecu will compensate that with more fuel, etc, etc, more power... But colder air will also result to less efficient atomization of fuel...
Thanks for your responses so I guess it will likely work. I think I might make a heat sink fan for it. Pulses will be in the micro second range with much larger duration of 'no current' in between.
I've once run several high energy pulses before in an open coil with pvc insulation. Really...
I'm feeding the current in pulses via 50v 6800 mfd capacitor. Will it destroy the ignition coil instantly, or will just overheat it?
It won't be for automotive use but for general high voltage experiments. As long as instant destruction is a remote possibility, it's easy enough to mitigate...
I drive a '97 Toyota Starlet automatic(with a home-brewed cold air intake, anyway..). Even though it's automatic, you are actually still much in control of engine rpms by how you use the throttle and switching overdrive on/off.
I drive to and from school a total of 40 miles a day and here's...