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A magnetohydrodynamic generator (MHD generator) is a magnetohydrodynamic converter that transforms thermal energy and kinetic energy directly into electricity. An MHD generator, like a conventional generator, relies on moving a conductor through a magnetic field to generate electric current. The MHD generator uses hot conductive ionized gas (a ...
A technetium-99m generator, or colloquially a technetium cow or moly cow, is a device used to extract the metastable isotope 99m Tc of technetium from a decaying sample of molybdenum-99. 99 Mo has a half-life of 66 hours [1] and can be easily transported over long distances to hospitals where its decay product technetium-99m (with a half-life ...
A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG), sometimes referred to as a radioisotope power system (RPS), is a type of nuclear battery that uses an array of thermocouples to convert the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material into electricity by the Seebeck effect. This type of generator has no moving parts and is ...
Arbitrary waveform generator. An arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) is a piece of electronic test equipment used to generate electrical waveforms. [1][2][3] These waveforms can be either repetitive or single-shot (once only) in which case some kind of triggering source is required (internal or external). The resulting waveforms can be injected ...
About 284,000 working people in the U.S. have two full-time jobs and 7.6 million have part-time ones in addition to their full-time employments. [150] Out of all working individuals in the U.S., 12% belong to a labor union and most union members work for the government. [150]
Function generator. In electrical engineering, a function generator is usually a piece of electronic test equipment or software used to generate different types of electrical waveforms over a wide range of frequencies. Some of the most common waveforms produced by the function generator are the sine wave, square wave, triangular wave and ...
The Stirling engine (or Stirling's air engine as it was known at the time) was invented and patented in 1816. [ 19 ] It followed earlier attempts at making an air engine but was probably the first put to practical use when, in 1818, an engine built by Stirling was employed pumping water in a quarry. [ 20 ]
Pulse generators in a physics laboratory. A pulse generator is either an electronic circuit or a piece of electronic test equipment used to generate rectangular pulses. Pulse generators are used primarily for working with digital circuits; related function generators are used primarily for analog circuits.