In this solution story, an Operations Manager at an electronics manufacturing company troubleshoots the root cause of a drop in yield using basic search and Knovel Math.
Knovel Math provides fully documented Mathcad® worksheets for engineering calculations from trusted reference works, reducing the time it takes to find, solve and document equations. Let’s get started.
Selecting the diameter of a valve opening to optimize the mass flow of liquid acrylonitrile
An engineer working for a chemical manufacturer is asked by his manager to find a way to optimize the flow rate of acrylonitrile, a key ingredient used in the manufacture of certain types of synthetic rubbers and fibers, from a tank. According to the process specification, acrylonitrile must flow from a tank at a rate of no more than 0.40 kg/s. (more…)
Following last issue’s real-world solution
MarkAnderson, Principal at ThioSolv, asked us to investigate what happens over time, when pipelines see significant wear and tear.
Follow along as we conduct failure, replacement and qualitative cost analyses on an oil sands pipeline. (more…)
