(a) Discuss the societal impact of a major national program to develop synthetic fuel (liquid and gaseous) from coal. (It has been estimated that to reach the level of supply equal to the imports from OPEC countries would require over 50 installations, each costing several billion dollars.) (b) Do you feel there is a basic difference in the perception by society of the impact of a synthetic fuel program compared with the impact of nuclear energy? Why?

Ajournal bearing has a journal diameter of 3.250 in with a unilateral tolerance of 20.003 in. the bushing bore has a diameter of 3.256 in and a unilateral tolerance of 0.004 in. the bushing is 2.8 in long and supports a 700-lbf load. the journal speed is 900 rev/min. find the minimum oil film thickness and the maximum film pressure for both sae 20 and sae 20w-30 lubricants, for the tightest assembly if the operating film temperature is 160°f. a computer code is appropriate for solving this problem.

Hydraulic fluid with a sg. of 0.78 is flowing through a 1.5 in. i.d. pipe at 58 gal/min. the fluid has an absolute viscosity of 11.8 x 105 lbf-sec/ft2. is the flow laminar, turbulent or within the critical range? give both a numerical reynolds number and a term answer.

Which from the following instrument is commonly used to detect the high pitch butzing sound in bearings? [clo4] a)-digital ultrasonic meter b)-infrared camera c)-spectroscopic d)-vibrometer