The topic was vibration—the unseen forces going to town inside any engine spinning deep into the rpm stratosphere, and the devices designed to keep those forces in check. First, it’s a damper ...

The harmonic damper located on the front of the crankshaft serves a very important purpose. It's designed to absorb the resonate harmonics that can otherwise lead to crankshaft failure. It's assembled ...

The headline above is a reminder that a fan and a damper, when assembled, become a fan + damper system, which is more than a simple sum of the two individual items of equipment. They may be operated ...

What is a damper, and where is it on the engine? It is the barbell-looking “weight” on the front of the crankshaft near the front of the engine. There is a free-floating ring of steel (inertia ring) ...

With artificial intelligence (AI) causing a surge in electricity demand across the world, power capacity and availability are more vital than ever. The race is on to build more generation assets. In ...

Overhead electrical distribution lines are traditionally constructed with bare aluminum or copper conductors energized at thousands of volts. This presents a danger to people and wildlife from ...

THIS column provides information about the use of outdoor air dampers in hot and humid climates and during hot and humid seasons in temperate climates in commercial buildings. Terms used in this ...