KNOW WHY THESE HOLES ARE PRESENT IN FLYWHEELS !

We see many mechanical components in day to day life. One such component is a flywheel. We generally see some holes in it. Have you ever imagined the reason for these holes? We will discuss the reason behind these holes in this article.

A flywheel is a mechanical device specifically designed to efficiently store rotational energy (kinetic energy). Since flywheels act as mechanical energy storage devices, their job is also to provide the energy whenever required and that too in a smooth manner. Flywheels resist changes in rotational speed by their moment of inertia. The amount of energy stored in a flywheel is proportional to the square of its rotational speed and its mass.

There are basically two types of holes in flywheel.

Uniform symmetric holes as a part of the design.

These help to reduce the weight of the flywheel. In a flywheel you need a certain moment of inertia. That can be achieved with less weight by having more material near the periphery. So mostly they have a thick outer ring with a thin web and holes in the web.These holes also help while handling the flywheel to put chains an hooks in it.


Small holes drilled on the periphery which will not be symmetrical.

These are holes are drilled at the time of dynamic balancing the flywheel as per need at specific location and diameter and depth. The purpose is to remove the mass. If the flywheel is not balanced, then during high speeds, it will generate unbalanced forces on the shaft on which it is fitted. By removing some portion of the flywheel in the form of these holes, it gets balanced. Also, it helps in materiel saving which eventually reduces the cost.

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KNOW HOW TO DECODE VEHICLE CHASSIS NUMBER !

Some dealers often find it difficult to clear their pending stocks and hence, sell an old car to customers badging it as a new one. Many buyers, due to lack of knowledge, fall for the words and humbleness of the sales representative and get easily get trapped and only realize things at a time when in most cases the payment has been made. But you can actually find out the manufacturing month and year of a vehicle by decoding the chassis number. In this article we will know how to decode a chassis number.

Automotive manufacturers around the world use a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) that can be decoded to reveal the Month & Year of production. Each car has a unique VIN that is usually stamped somewhere within the engine bay, or around the passenger compartment. Sometimes VIN number is also referred to as chassis number and it is stamped on chassis.

Before you buy a new or used car, make sure to verify the car details using the VIN number.

1. The length of the VIN number can be as long as 19 letters. Consider it to be the equivalent of your Aadhar number, which is unique to you and cannot be duplicated.

2. The VIN is an alphanumeric code and you cannot identify the manufacturing month and year simply by looking at it. There are different methods to decode the VIN as different manufacturers use different techniques to embed the manufacturing timeline of the vehicle in the VIN.

3. Car companies split the month and year of manufacturing into English alphabets. In the same way, the letter ‘A’ is used for the year 2010 while the ‘Y’ denotes 2030. It has to be kept in mind that letters ‘I’, ‘O’ and ‘Q’ are not used in the VIN number. The table below will help you understand in a better way.

For manufacturing year before 2010 the manufacturers generally use 1,2,3 and so on, for example Hyundai uses 8 for 2008 model cars. Different car makers use the above letters at different places in VIN number and for this reason, there is no standard way to find out exactly which place shows the manufacturing year and month on the VIN number. Here is how some of the top automakers code the manufacturing month and year in the VIN. In simple words, you need to know which number of characters to look for, depending on the brand of your car. Here’s how to spot them for some of the most popular car brands in India.

1. Maruti Suzuki takes the 10th letter to show manufacturing year while the 11th letter denotes the month of that year.

2. Hyundai uses the 10th letter to show the manufacturing year while the 19th letter is used to code the month.

3. Mahindra codes the manufacturing year in the 10th letter while for the month, it uses the 12th letter.

4. Honda cars the 10th letter to denote the manufacturing year while 9th alphabet is used to indicate the month as per their set of codes.

5. Tata Motors use the 10th alphabet to represent the manufacturing year while the 12th letter is used to symbolize the respective month.

Now let us decode this VIN number for better understanding.

The VIN number above is MALC381ULHM299926.

MAL (Manufacturer Identifier) - Hyundai Motor Company , India

C (Vehicle Line)-Creta

3 (Model and series)

8 (Body Type)- Wagon

1 (Restraint System, Brake system)-Both Side: Active Belt

U (Engine Type)- Diesel Engine 1.6 (TCI-U2)

L (Check and other digits)-RHD (Right Hand Driver) & MT

H (Production Year)-2017

M (Production Plant)- Chennai

29926-Vehicle serial number

Hope, this article gave you a basic idea how to read VIN number of a vehicle and what information you can gather from it.

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KNOW WHY CHARGING CABLES ARE SHORT IN LENGTH !

I bet you face the problem of your phone charging cable being short. Have you imagined why mobile manufacturers provide short charging cables? We will explore the reason behind the reason for short cables in this article.

There is science behind the shorter charging cable as companies like Apple and Samsung spent countless hours on their design.Before we go any further we need to establish if the iPhone cable is actually short. So how long is it? The standard cable you receive in your sleek minimalist white box is one metre long.

Following are the reasons why charging cables are short:

1.)Cord length is short is to safeguard us from SAR radiation which smartphone emits while charging. It can be dangerous to talk while charging is on. If the cable is short chances are less that people will use their phone while charging.

2.) The long charging cable will offer more resistance to current. When resistance increases,the current (charging current) decreases.Thus, increase in length of the wire will result in decrease in the charging current, making the charger inefficient.

3.) These cables are kept as short as possible while still being useful. Most smartphone chargers today are designed to be plugged into the USB port of your computer, with the wall adapter as an afterthought, and 6 feet is usually enough to reach the computer sitting on your desk or in your lap. It saves on material and packaging costs, while also avoiding the tangling that long cables are prone to.

4.) They are short because the manufacturer will usually make a longer cord to be purchased separately.


It is highly recommended that you use adapter and charging cable that is compatible with your phone. Changing the compatibility my harm your device and even result in explosion.

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KNOW THE FUNCTION OF BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLE OF CAR !

You might have seen a small button on the car handle. You might have imagined why this button is for and how it works? We will explore this in this article.

These days a lot of advancement is going on in Automotive field. Every automobile company is developing some technology to make the life of user comfortable.The button that you see on the car handle is known as Request Switch or Request Sensor.This technology allows you to lock and unlock the door just by pressing the Request Switch on the door when you are carrying your key on you. 

You can also open and close the trunk, and can start the engine without having to insert the key, making departure seamless. When you press this button the car sends out a signal searching for the owner, or key fob. When the key fob receives the specific signal, it replies that it is within radius and unlocks the doors for the owner.

Which means you just have to keep  the key in your pocket and press this request switch and you will be able lock and unlock your car door. There is also a same switch at the trunk side.

HOW THIS TECHNOLOGY WORKS:

Intelligent Key utilizes antennae that transmit signals between the car and the key, and a tuner that receives the signals. Pressing the Request Switch transmits a signal from the car antenna, and the key that receives the signal then automatically returns a signal. The car tuner receives this signal and then locks or unlocks the vehicle.

In order to avoid a key being locked up inside the vehicle cabin or trunk, the technology detects the status of the door lock and whether the key is remaining inside the vehicle at the moment when the door or trunk is closed. If it detects that a key has been shut inside the vehicle, it alerts you via a buzzer and simultaneously automatically unlocks the door or opens the trunk.

You can quickly determine if a car has touch-sensitive door locks installed. Take a look at the driver-side door. If no handle or lock are visible, then you can be sure that the car has a touch-sensitive lock installed.

KNOW WHY WHITE PACKETS ARE USED IN NEW PRODUCTS !

We’ve all seen those little white packets that come in the box when we buy a new pair of shoes, a bottle of vitamins, a bag or a new purse. You might be wondering what this white packet is and what is it used for? Let us discuss all these questions in this article.

These little white packets are called silica gel bags. The technical name for it is silica xerogel, but most people just call it silica gel.These bags are filled with a substance called silicon dioxide, a non-toxic inert desiccant that has the power to dry out moisture.Silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2), is the same material found in quartz. The gel form contains millions of tiny pores that can adsorb and hold moisture. Silica gel is essentially porous sand. Silica gel can adsorb about 40 percent of its weight in moisture and can take the relative humidity in a closed container down to about 40 percent. Once saturated, you can drive the moisture off and reuse silica gel by heating it above 300 degrees F (150 C).

Silica gel packets are used to absorb moisture and keep things dry.

Many manufacturers add these desiccant packs to their new products to keep them fresh and moisture-free for the consumer.In leather products and foods like pepperoni, the lack of moisture can limit the growth of mold and reduce spoilage. In electronics it prevents condensation, which might damage the electronics. If a bottle of vitamins contained any moisture vapor and were cooled rapidly, the condensing moisture would ruin the pills. You will find little silica gel packets in anything that would be affected by excess moisture or condensation.

So, now you know why these packets are used in new products. You also knew how these bags work. Thank you for reading the article.