This week I had the opportunity to see in person how an ABS works on a
freightliner truck after I took apart an actuating valve last week and this week
I took apart a differential. Inside was a spiral bevel gear set according to my
text book I also looked up what a power divider does; it divides torque
between the two drive axles and provides differential action between the two
drive axles.
On that same truck I attempted to
align for our school project but I realized after I had been cranking on the
tie rod that it had not been touched since it had came out of the factory and
since I was not being paid I decided it best to work on and easier truck. For this
project we used an interesting method with two straight edges on fish hooks
(fabricated tools), a piece of string and two measuring tapes. This method was
fast and simple and very accurate.
This week I have been reading for a lot of my school time, I obtained; The Handbook For Renewable Energy
Technology, Electric Power Generation, The Physics of Free Power
Generation,
The Homeowners Guide to
Power Generation, Catalytic Micro Reactors, Home-Skills Wiring And Residential
Wiring the 17th edition. There isn’t too much dire information in the
beginning parts of the books I have started; just basics like the efficiency of
battery storage vs. other sorts of storage I didn't even know existed such as
water storage being used as energy storage, pumping water up a tower can be as
much as 80% efficient. I also learned about the two designs for a micro hydro
system the completely submerged one and the water wheel type, and the basic
anatomy of the system itself. These books have really got the cogs turning as
far as designing my micro hydro system. I am very excited to start building.
Hours this week: 30
Hours total:
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