Animated Gifs that Explain How Things Work
Animated Gifs that Explain How Things Work
Through these animations I hope you
will have a greater appreciation for the ingenuity of humans and a newfound
respect for the great thinkers and inventors throughout history. Enjoy!
How a Zipper Works
How
a Pill Press Works
How Walschaerts Valve Gear in Steam Locomotives Works
The Walschaerts valve gear is a type of valve gear invented by Belgian
railway mechanical engineer
Egide Walschaerts in 1844 used to regulate
the flow of steam to the pistons in Steam Engines. The gear is sometimes
named without the final “s”, since it was incorrectly patented under
that name. It was extensively used in steam locomotives from the late
19th century until the end of the steam era.
Knight’s Tour: How a Knight Visits Every Square Once
A knight’s tour is a sequence of moves of a knight on a chessboard such
that the knight visits every square exactly once. The exact number of
open tours on an 8×8 chessboard is still unknown.
Creating a program to find a knight’s tour is a common problem given to
computer science students. Variations of the knight’s tour problem
involve chessboards of different sizes than the usual 8 × 8, as well as
irregular (non-rectangular) boards.
How a Caliper Works
How a Sewing Machine Works
How an Alpha Stirling Engine Works
A Stirling engine is a heat engine operating by cyclic compression and expansion of air or other gas, the working fluid, at different temperature levels such that there is a net conversion of heat energy to mechanical work. Or more specifically, a closed-cycle regenerative heat engine with a permanently gaseous working fluid, where closed-cycle is defined as a thermodynamic system in which the working fluid is permanently contained within the system, and regenerative describes the use of a specific type of internal heat exchanger and thermal store, known as the regenerator. It is the inclusion of a regenerator that differentiates the Stirling engine from other closed cycle hot air engines.
How to Draw a Yin Yang Symbol Using Circles
