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  1. Weaverofduart

    Timber Framed Cider Press Design. How to strengthen the press beams.

    Hi Peoples, Now I'm finally getting around to a project that has been on my to do list for ages. We have been making cider from wild apples for about the last 6 years. As much as 500L per year. Processing the apples is a huge job so eventually I made a scratter to speed the milling process...
  2. Weaverofduart

    Joint design of a post and beam associated with a knee brace.

    Knees braces are used to prevent a post and beam frame from wracking under lateral loads. Everyone knows that. But just adding knee braces where ever isn't a solution. The size of the knee brace (as in its length) makes a big difference. The longer the knee brace the more it protrudes into...
  3. Weaverofduart

    Wooden rectangular tank design

    Im trying to design a rectangular tank. Using the method in eugene what is name "pressure vessel handbook" ive got the formulas I need but the book is for steel and gives a max stress value of 13 tho or so (from memory). Can anyone tell me the value to use for wood? If I can work it out from...
  4. Weaverofduart

    Manifold outlet spacing

    Ive read the threads where people have been talking about pressure loss across manifolds and ive got "Perry,s chemical engineers handbook" for all the formulas. In learning how to do the pressure loss calcs ive got the impression that the spacing of the outlets from a manifold effects the...
  5. Weaverofduart

    Sparger /manifold design

    Ive spent days looking for the answers on the internet myself. Ive talked to engineers I know, ive learnt heaps and read more but Im still struggling to get my head around friction losses in manifolds and spargers. I need a number of spargers (4) in a tank to creat a rotational velocity. Tank...

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