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Experienced yet another summer thunderstorm over the weekend. The operative word being experienced. I'm not one to watch storms from a window, at least at the outset. I'm not keen on standing outside in a downpour. But I love for the moments as storms draw near but just before they unleash monsoonal rain. We had a storm the other night where that time span was just a few minutes. This weekend storm by contrast lasted for over an hour. The storm billowed up out of a clear sky, during heavy rain, rumbling continuous thunder, and crackling with lightning. But it was nearly stationary and centered a mile or two north of the village. I grabbed the camera and headed up to the cemetery thinking I would be there for just a few minutes. But the storm just sat there, with nearly no forward motion, leaving me right beneath the boundary between blue sky and dark turmoil. At times the dark clouds drifted in front of the sun, blotting it out completely, sometimes creating dramatic backlighting and shadows. The light was ever changing, and very unsettled. This is one of the many wondrous scenes that appeared above me. A strange luminance appeared as the light hitting lower clouds illuminated higher ones; a sort of halo effect complete with sun rays It evolved in just a few moments and lasted only seconds. I was poised for this moment, as if it was created solely for my eyes.
This week's Macro Mondays effort on the theme of Plugs and Jacks. Have tried to think outside the box on this one, but it does fit the brief of 'an attached cable for electricity or data transport' as spark plugs are connected to ht leads to deliver electricity to the combustion chamber of an engine. Anyhoo, HMM y'all!
I was setting up this shot of my coloured pencils when all of a sudden one of them spontaneously combusted. ;)
ISO 100, 50mm, f8, 1/180 sec
Camera flash fired
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Simulated Portal Access Combustion
Backfiring.
Afterburning.
Afterfiring.
Are the common causes.
The art of combustion.
Whilst running on richness.
Read more: www.jjfbbennett.com/2021/10/simulated-portal-access.html
The party was going great, until the bloke in front suffered a nasty dose of spontaneous human combustion
This Dassault Mirage 2000D is part of the Couteau Delta demo team from the French Air Force. With its big Snecma M53 turbojet, post combustion is quite spectacular !
Sony A7 iii / Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS.
Picture definition boosted with Topaz Ai
Steam-powered ploughing engines were a revolutionary development in 19th-century agriculture, transforming the way land was cultivated. These massive machines, typically built by manufacturers like Fowler, Clayton & Shuttleworth, and Marshall, were introduced in the mid-1800s and used until the early 20th century before being replaced by internal combustion tractors.
Unlike steam traction engines, which pulled ploughs directly, steam ploughing engines worked in pairs, positioned on either side of a field. A heavy-duty steel cable was wound around a large drum beneath the engine, allowing them to pull the plough back and forth across the field. This method, known as the "cable ploughing system," was particularly effective for heavy clay soils, where horse-drawn ploughs struggled.
These engines were powered by coal or wood, with water needed to generate the steam. They required a skilled crew to operate, including a driver, a steersman, and a ploughman. Despite their efficiency, steam ploughing engines were costly to buy and maintain, making them more common on large estates and farms.
Today, many of these magnificent machines have been preserved and can be seen in working order at agricultural shows and heritage events, where they continue to captivate audiences with their power and engineering.
“Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must first set yourself on fire.”
~ Fred Shero
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The Caterpillar C175 is a family of diesel internal combustion engines made by Caterpillar. The engine is 5.3 litres per cylinder in displacement. The cylinder size is 6.89 x 8.66 bore/stroke. The engine can produce 1500-4800 horsepower at 1800 RPM. The peak torque occurs at an engine speed of 1500 RPM. The engine weighs over four tonnes. The Cat C175 is often used in locomotives and passenger-class ships.
On 5 January 2012, DRS announced it had placed an order with Stadler for fifteen 100 mph (160 km/h) Eurolight locomotives for both intermodal and passenger work; these would be leased from Beacon Rail and the first example to be delivered during late 2013.
The value of the contract has been estimated at £45 million.
During February 2013, it was announced that the locomotives were to be known as the Class 68 under TOPS while Stadler refer to the design by its product name of UKLight.
Placement of this first order to delivery of the first Class 68 locomotive took 28 months. The UKLight's detailed design had not been finalised at the time of the order; according to rail industry periodical Rail, it took four months to select the power train. The selected powerplant was a single 16-cylinder 3,800 hp (2.8 MW) C175-16 engine supplied by Caterpillar Inc.; this was paired with an ABB-built traction package incorporating a six-pole brushless synchronous alternator and two ABB Bordline CC1500 DE compact converters, which use rectifiers to generate an intermediate DC supply, braking chopper, and to power onboard electronics. The Class 68 incorporates an identical vehicle control unit and driver’s advisory system to those fitted on the standard EUROLight platform. It has proved to be compliant with DRS's relatively stringent adhesion demands, and that it can achieve a maximum tractive effort of 317 kN.
The first locomotive, 68001, underwent several months of testing at Velim Test Centre in the Czech Republic prior to being shipped to the UK. Thus, during January 2014, the second locomotive in the class, 68002, was the first to arrive in the UK.
An option for ten further locomotives was confirmed to have been taken up in September 2014. Further to this, on 28 July 2015, Vossloh España announced an order for a further seven locomotives from DRS.
Must see large on black!
Created for Hypothetical Awards Digital Art from a Blank Canvas challenge and for Sliders Sunday (hope it's okay that I began with a blank canvas instead of a photo!).
This all started when I "discovered" a Photoshop tool called the Mixer Brush which allows you to blend brush strokes with varying degrees of "wetness." The image in the first comment box below shows what I created using this tool alone. (For the Star Trek fans among you, the working title at this point was "The Trouble With Tribbles" :-).)
Several filters and blend layers later, the image morphed into what you see above.
Combustion 36/365
Poznan, Poland
Autumn
Time to heat again...its getting chilly out there.
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D'ICI À 2030, TESLA PRÉVOIT DE PRODUIRE PRÈS DE 20 MILLIONS DE VÉHICULES ÉLECTRIQUES... PAR AN !!!
Un volume qui devrait accompagner une tendance mondiale, portée par des réglementations visant à restreindre puis à interdire la vente d'une partie des véhicules thermiques.
Mais cette évolution ne se fera pas sans poser un problème majeur, qui risque d'affecter de nombreux aspects de notre vie quotidienne.
Or, pour alimenter des milliers... pardon, des millions de véhicules électriques, il faut beaucoup d'électricité !!!
Selon PG&E, distributeur d'énergie pour une grande partie de la Californie, la demande pourrait augmenter de 70 % durant deux prochaines décennies.
Le cabinet McKinsey, quant à lui, prévoit une augmentation de 100 % pour l'ensemble des États-Unis d'ici à 2050. Or, au pays de l'oncle Sam, la production n'a augmenté que de 1 % chaque année depuis le début du siècle, une échelle que l'on retrouve par ailleurs dans d'autres pays développés.
Un véritable casse-tête pour Elon Musk, qui prévoit déjà d'importantes pénuries d'électricité dues à la faiblesse de l'offre au cours des deux prochaines années. « Je n'insisterai jamais assez sur le fait que nous avons besoin de plus d'électricité », a-t-il déclaré lors d'une conférence sur l'énergie. « Quelle que soit la quantité d'électricité dont vous pensez avoir besoin, il nous en faut plus ».
Il existe un autre secteur, dont je vous parle de temps en temps sur cette galerie et qui aura besoin de beaucoup d'électricité dans les années à venir …
L'utilisation croissante de l'intelligence artificielle, et en particulier de programmes tels que ChatGPT, promet de consommer de plus en plus d'énergie et de ressources à mesure qu'elle évoluera et se généralisera !
Pour le milliardaire sud-africain, des pénuries pourraient freiner le développement du secteur, ce qui est une mauvaise nouvelle à la fois pour ses projets d'IA, mais aussi pour d'autres aspects de ses activités !
RESTE À SAVOIR SI L'UN DES ÊTRES HUMAINS LES PLUS INFLUENTS DE LA PLANÈTE PARVIENDRA, COMME IL L'A FAIT AVEC L'AUTOMOBILE ET LE SPATIAL, À DONNER UN NOUVEL ÉLAN AU SECTEUR DE L'ÉLECTRICITÉ... 🤔
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BY 2030, TESLA PLANS TO PRODUCE NEARLY 20 MILLION ELECTRIC VEHICLES... PER YEAR !!!
A volume that should accompany a global trend, driven by regulations aimed at restricting and then prohibiting the sale of some internal combustion vehicles.
But this development will not happen without posing a major problem, which is likely to affect many aspects of our daily lives.
But to power thousands...sorry, millions of electric vehicles, you need a lot of electricity!!!
According to PG&E, energy distributor for much of California, demand could increase by 70% over the next two decades.
McKinsey, meanwhile, predicts a 100% increase for the whole of the United States by 2050. However, in the land of Uncle Sam, production has only increased by 1% each year. since the beginning of the century, a scale that is also found in other developed countries.
A real headache for Elon Musk, who is already forecasting major electricity shortages due to weak supply over the next two years. "I can't stress enough that we need more electricity," he told an energy conference. "However much electricity you think you need, we need more."
There is another sector, which I tell you about from time to time on this gallery and which will need a lot of electricity in the years to come...
The increasing use of artificial intelligence, and in particular programs such as ChatGPT, promises to consume more and more energy and resources as it evolves and becomes more widespread!
For the South African billionaire, shortages could hamper the development of the sector, which is bad news both for his AI projects, but also for other aspects of his business!
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL HUMAN BEINGS ON THE PLANET WILL SUCCEED, AS HE DID WITH THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE SPACE INDUSTRY, IN GIVING A NEW IMPETUS TO THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR ... 🤔
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Fireplaces in a series of walls in the largest room at Fort Warren. It must have been nice to go in there on a raw day with cold rain blowing off the ocean.
Was walking along a country lane the other morning just as the sun began to burn through a thick blanket of morning fog. This transition always strikes me as spectacular in terms of the lighting and the sense of atmosphere and energy at ground level. I crouched low and snapped this image looking back at the sun through a field of soy beans. The sun seemed to electrify the scene with a halo of light around each individual bean.
Riceman Designs | Gran Turismo 5
Changes made: Particle effect reduction, gradient banding reduction, tail light tweaks, ground glow enhanced.
I know we artists "see" things differently most of the time,
and possibly "read into" images which often appear when least expected.
While relaxing in front of our wood stove last evening, chilling from the blustery snowstorm, we couldn't help but gaze in awe at the momentary appearance of "Phoenix" . . .
Our minds have been so occupied with the devastating situation
in our country . . . so, naturally, we wondered if this was, indeed, a *sign* . . . of the times . . .
According to Wikipedia,
"In Greek mythology, a phoenix (Ancient Greek: φοῖνιξ phoinix; Latin: phoenix, phœnix, fenix) is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn.
Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. According to some sources, the phoenix dies in a show of flames and combustion, although there are other sources that claim that the legendary bird dies and simply decomposes before being born again. According to some texts, the phoenix could live over 1,400 years before rebirth. In the historical record, the phoenix could symbolize renewal in general."
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“To cherish what remains of the Earth,
and to foster its renewal, is our only legitimate hope of survival.”
~ Wendell Berry ~
“Nature often holds up a mirror so we can see more clearly the ongoing processes of growth, renewal,
and transformation in our lives.”
~ unknown ~