Общее
Для более успешного дистанционного образования вы можете пройти курс на площадке открытого образования
Для более успешного дистанционного образования вы можете пройти курс на площадке открытого образования
Дисциплины в РУП: Иностранный язык
Форма обучения: очная и заочная
В ЭТОМ семестре предполагается изучение технического английского языка "Technical English".
Данный раздел содержит 10 units / 10 уроков.
Каждый урок имеет свое название, указанное на английском языке.
К каждому уроку размещен необходимый словарь и пояснения, которыми Вы можете воспользоваться при выполнении заданий и тестов.
Вы можете также перейти по ссылке и посмотреть видео по тематике урока.
В этом блоке дается краткое представление об инжиниринге в целом. Это вводное описание основных разделов
Термины, незнакомые слова и выражения, которые могут встретиться в данном уроке, разъяснены в данном блоке
Термины, незнакомые слова и выражения, которые могут встретиться в данном уроке, разъяснены в данном блоке
В этом блоке излагается возможное развитие экологических проблем, которым посвящен текст в учебнике
Термины, незнакомые слова и выражения, которые могут встретиться в данном уроке, разъяснены в данном блоке
Объяснение технических терминов, встречающихся в учебнике, для лучшего понимания их содержания
В этом блоке излагается краткое описание технической проблемы, которой посвящен текст в учебнике
For the design of a large cruise ship, several hundred drawings would need to be produced. These would include general arrangement drawings, such as plans of the overall layout of each deck, elevations of the sides of the ship, and cross-sections through the ship at different points. Notes on these general arrangement drawings would then refer to more detailed drawings of assembly details. As well as being divided into small-scale general arrangement drawings and larger-scale details, the drawings would also be organised into different specialisations, such as structure, electrical power circuits, lighting circuits, water supply, air-conditioning, lifts, fire sprinkler systems, engine installations, etc.
В ходе работы над данным уроком Вы встретите следующие термины на английском языке, содержание которых разъясняется в этом блоке:
Термины, незнакомые слова и выражения, которые могут встретиться в данном уроке, разъяснены в данном блоке
Термины, незнакомые слова и выражения, которые могут встретиться в данном уроке, разъяснены в данном блоке
В ходе работы над данным уроком Вы встретите следующие термины на английском языке, содержание которых разъясняется в этом блоке:
Термины, незнакомые слова и выражения, которые могут встретиться в данном уроке, разъяснены в данном блоке
В ходе работы над данным уроком Вы встретите следующие термины на английском языке, содержание которых разъясняется в этом блоке:
An automated system can function autonomously, without human control. A manual system requires human control. A building management system is a centralised computer system that monitors and controls a wide range of functions in a large building, such as the lights, heating, air-conditioning, smoke detectors, fire alarms, lifts and security systems.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is computer software used to assist in aerodynamic design. It models the flow of air over surfaces, such as car bodywork or the fuselage and wings of aircraft. Virtual testing with CFD software is typically done in the early stages of the design process. Wind tunnels equipped with rolling roads allow reduced-scale models of vehicles or full-size vehicles to be tested. Air is blown through the tunnel by powerful fans to create airflows of different velocities which simulate the vehicle travelling at different speeds. The airflow over the surfaces of the vehicle is highlighted with streams of smoke, so that it can be analysed. A rolling road is effectively a conveyor belt which moves beneath the stationary vehicle at the same speed as the airflow, making the wheels turn. This allows engineers to analyse the effects of the spinning wheels on the airflow. Field testing refers to testing in real conditions. For aerodynamic testing of a vehicle, this might involve driving the vehicle at different speeds on a circuit or runway.
First, testing of the parachute could be done using a weight to simulate the mass of the container. The weight should be solid and unbreakable, for example a block of steel, to allow several parachute systems to be tested backto- back without destroying the container each time. For tests, the weight and parachute could be dropped from a raised platform attached to a crane. Initially, the aim of these tests will be to develop a parachute system that will slow the container’s fall as much as possible to minimise the vertical landing speed. Once the parachute system has been developed, and the vertical landing speed has been determined, tests can then be carried out on the container and deformable structure by simulating this known landing speed. Initially there will be no need to use the parachute, as the container can be allowed to freefall from the crane – the drop height being set so that the vertical landing speed is the same as that reached with a parachute. Initially, reduced-scale, for example half-size, mock-ups could be tested. Then full-scale tests can be carried out. The container design can then be tested with the parachute by dropping it from the crane. This will help to simulate the effects of the wind blowing the parachute and container, thus generating a horizontal (as well as vertical) landing speed. Finally, for the acid test, real-life trial runs can be carried out using an aircraft to validate the tests.
The blades turn due to the airflow generated by the wind. To function, they need to have a specially designed aerodynamic profile. They must also be stiff, to avoid flexing and consequently hitting the tower, and relatively light to allow them to turn easily. The tower must be rigid, to resist the bending force generated by the pressure of the wind. It must also have a relatively narrow profile, to minimise the aerodynamic effect it has on the blades. When a blade is in the low position, aligned with the tower, the pressure of the wind on the blade is reduced, reducing effectiveness, and causing torsion in the turbine due to differential pressure on the higher and lower blades. The turbine generates electricity from the action of spinning. To function effectively, it needs to minimise friction. It must also resist the severe weather which is common in the areas where wind turbines are located.
Planes travel much faster than high-speed trains. The fastest high-speed trains can travel at just over 300 km/h. Commercial aircraft flying at an altitude of around 30,000 feet can travel with a groundspeed of around 800 km/h. Therefore, on board trips are typically faster on planes. However, rail networks generally link city centres, which are often more convenient destinations than outof- town airports. Planes also tend to be delayed more often than trains, due to air traffic congestion at airports. Large aircraft cannot take off and land immediately after one another due to the need for separation distances for safety, and to allow air turbulence time to clear along the runway after each take-off and landing. Also, checking in for flights takes longer than boarding trains. For these reasons, overall journey times on high-speed trains can be as short as, or shorter than, those on planes over distances of 500 km to 1,500 km.
Это начало изучения нового учебника.
предполагается изучение энергетического английского языка "English for energy industry".
Данный раздел содержит 6 units / 6 уроков.
Каждый урок имеет свое название, указанное на английском языке.
К каждому уроку размещен необходимый словарь и пояснения, которыми Вы можете воспользоваться при выполнении заданий и тестов.
Вы можете также перейти по ссылке и посмотреть видео по тематике урока.
From the power station high-voltage electricity enters what we call the transmission network.
This is a system of transmission towers and overhead lines through which the electricity makes its way to the supplier.
This supplier is the company form whom you, the customer, get your energy. It is often a municipal utility owned by a city or town.
The utility transmits, distributes and delivers electricity (and possibly gas) from a facility which it owns and operates to the final customer. Delivery via what we call the distribution network.
And that is how the power eventually reaches you , via the connection that links your home to the network
nuclear power, electricity generated by power plants that derive their heat from fission in a nuclear reactor. Except for the reactor, which plays the role of a boiler in a fossil-fuel power plant, a nuclear power plant is similar to a large coal-fired power plant, with pumps, valves, steam generators, turbines, electric generators, condensers, and associated equipment.
Nuclear power provides almost 15 percent of the world’s electricity. The first nuclear power plants, which were small demonstration facilities, were built in the 1960s. These prototypes provided “proof-of-concept” and laid the groundwork for the development of the higher-power reactors that followed.
The nuclear power industry went through a period of remarkable growth until about 1990, when the portion of electricity generated by nuclear power reached a high of 17 percent. That percentage remained stable through the 1990s and began to decline slowly around the turn of the 21st century, primarily because of the fact that total electricity generation grew faster than electricity from nuclear power while other sources of energy (particularly coal and natural gas) were able to grow more quickly to meet the rising demand. This trend appears likely to continue well into the 21st century
And why would anybody create blue hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS) — with all the added expense of methane reforming and compressing/liquefying, transporting and storing the hard-to-handle H2 — when you could just add CCS to existing gas-fired power plants?
And yet major energy companies such as Siemens Energy, Equinor and SSE believe there is a bright future for hydrogen-fired power plants. Why?
Germany’s Siemens Energy — which was spun off from its parent company Siemens last year — is now offering hydrogen-fired power plant solutions to customers.
“If I have renewable power, convert it to hydrogen and re-electrify it, with a total cycle efficiency of less than 40%, it obviously only makes sense if you’re using hydrogen as long-term storage and compensation for variable renewables,” says Erik Zindel, Siemens Energy’s vice-president of hydrogen generation sales.
And why would anybody create blue hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS) — with all the added expense of methane reforming and compressing/liquefying, transporting and storing the hard-to-handle H2 — when you could just add CCS to existing gas-fired power plants?
And yet major energy companies such as Siemens Energy, Equinor and SSE believe there is a bright future for hydrogen-fired power plants. Why?
Germany’s Siemens Energy — which was spun off from its parent company Siemens last year — is now offering hydrogen-fired power plant solutions to customers.
“If I have renewable power, convert it to hydrogen and re-electrify it, with a total cycle efficiency of less than 40%, it obviously only makes sense if you’re using hydrogen as long-term storage and compensation for variable renewables,” says Erik Zindel, Siemens Energy’s vice-president of hydrogen generation sales.