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Retired Metallurgical Engineer. Primarily specifications and failure analysis (like CSI programs except using real science) in the petrochemical industry. I have done nearly all my own auto and home maintenance and repairs. Hobbies ; tropical fish /ponds, cooking, gardening/ landscaping, siviculture ,birding.

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13 Why is oil used as the lubricant in power generators, while water is the most available, cheapest and accessible lubricant? Nov 17 '19
8 Why do oil tankers heat crude oil? May 16 '20
5 Would a sacraficial anode be used to protect large boat (aircraft carrier) or is there something different? Jul 6 '20
5 Why are moulds sometimes dimensionally larger than the metal components they make? Jun 1 '19
4 How can a mechanical pocket watch wind itself from movement, and does it really get damaged if wound “too much”? Apr 27
4 What does time temperature specifically give us? Mar 26
4 What is the characterising difference between a riser and a runner? Mar 19
4 Is it possible to determine how the steel was made, having its microstructure (for example, to distinguish forging from rolled products)? Feb 1
4 Is it practical to use tensile cables in a composite beam? Oct 9 '20
4 Disc Brakes - Swept Area , why is larger better? Sep 6 '20
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