Victoria Cain

Lecturer: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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Good luck for Mondays final! Remember you need to know all the work.

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Talking of food processing:
1/3 of food in the world meant for human consumption is lost or wasted=1.3 billion tons-Ref:report by the UN

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Marks are up! In the entrance foyer of Mech Eng. On the notice board on the right hand side (as you walk in the main doors)

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Why are so many of the Vortex lab reports not proof read?! Should I even bother to read them...??!!

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Fluid Mechanics sick test: Wed, 25 May. Be at my office,1.029 by 09h15 Only those that have supplied sick certificates will be able to write

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Vortex lab report extension!
Hand in date: Monday, 23rd of May before 13h00 in pigeon hole.

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At Standard Sea Level conditions the speed of sound is 340.3 m/s or 1225 km/h this is referred to as Mach 1

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Vortex lab report due Friday 20th of May 13h00 in pigeon hole

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Interested in food processing? Have a look at:
http://www.interpack.com/
This is a popular food processing and packaging exhibition on now

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Try this at home!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbkrOZa6PxY
Is it free or forced!?

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Supporting last tweet:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,834374,00.html
http://www2.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF5/523.html

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Does a bath drain differently if you live in the north or south hemisphere?
No,say some,there is an effect,but its too small to be relevant

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Vortex lab experiment:
To be done between the 9th of May and the 13th of May. Confirm date and time with lab tech. 5 students to a group.

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There will be NO Fluid Mechanics class tomorrow afternoon (Thursday, 5th of May, 15h15)

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Reminder
Class test on Wed 4th of May in LT1 (new) 08h30 on Power transmission, hydrodynamics (forces on bends & curved vanes)& water hammer

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Ever been in a submarine? What an awesome experience.
Check out: www.stanleysubmarines.com
Maybe we can design one for a class project?!

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Hydraulic machines are machines that use fluid power to do work. Pneumatics is based on the use of gas as the medium for power transmission.

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Have a look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surge_tank

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The Jolly Roger is a flag that identifies a ship's crew as pirates. It shows a human skull above two long bones set in an x on a black field

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A fathom (ftm) is a unit of length in imperial and U.S. customary systems used for measuring the depth of water.
1 fathom = 1.8288 meters