Mechanical Analysis Blog

Posts tagged with 'Quality'

Living in a Wireless World

Posted Apr 1, 2010, by Nazita Saye

I love gadgets but I hate cables – they make things so untidy. As a result, anything that can go wireless in our house has – even our light switches are on remote control. I used to think this was just plain silly when we were going through the retrofit until I realized I could turn off the kitchen lights from the comfort of our sofa. I’ve only used this “power” once but I tell you knowing that I can … Read More

Tags: Optimization, Physical Prototype, CFD, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Quality, EMI shielding, Medical, Design Engineer, Thermal, Electromagnetic Interference

May the force be with you

Posted Jan 18, 2010, by Nazita Saye

Don’t worry… I’m not going Sci-Fi on you. I’m talking about reaction forces. What do I mean by reaction forces? Well, when there is a relative motion between a solid object and a surrounding fluid, a force will be placed on the solid due to the pressure variation over the surface of the solid. This force is caused by the change in speed and direction of the fluid. For example, we see reaction forces … Read More

Tags: Safety, Reaction Forces, Design Engineer, FloEFD, CFD, Quality, R&D, Optimization, Physical Prototype