EXPERIMENT 1: ISENTROPIC EXPANSION PROCESS Objectives: 1) To demonstrate the isentropic expansion process. Introduction: In thermodynamics‚ an isentropic process is a process in which the process takes place from initiation to completion without an increase or decrease in the entropy of the system. One example of a process that approaches being isentropic are the rapid depressurization of gas in a cylinder. The entropy of the system remains in constant. Entropy is a type of energy
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COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE CUSTOM OF THE WARAY J. Colima Bajado* The Philippines as a whole abounds in quaint marriage customs and traditions. Written literatures from Fr. Pedro Chirino (1590s)‚ Blair and Robertson‚ to Gregorio Zaide describe the pre-Spanish marriage customs of the Philippines. More writers like Fay Cooper Cole‚ John Finley‚ C.R. Moss and John Garvan have written on the courtship and marriage rituals of the various tribes in the country. On the marriage customs of the Warays‚ some vernacular
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After the tragedies of World War II‚ European leaders have made striving efforts to prevent such a catastrophic event from occurring on their continent again. The best solution seemed to be highly mechanized cooperation among the highest European powers to assure that future conflict‚ and perhaps war‚ could not arise between them. If all the states ran themselves in a manner cooperating with their neighbors‚ conflict could be avoided. To prevent other nations from not cooperating‚ treaties and
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Determinant Expansion by Minors Also known as "Laplacian" determinant expansion by minors‚ expansion by minors is a technique for computing thedeterminant of a given square matrix . Although efficient for small matrices‚ techniques such as Gaussian elimination are much more efficient when the matrix size becomes large. Let denote the determinant of a matrix ‚ then where is a so-called minor of ‚ obtained by taking the determinant of with row and column "crossed out." For example‚ for a matrix
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Corporate Strategy---European Airlines 1993-1997 ⇨ Back ground and PEST analysis For many years‚ European Airlines are considered to be feed by the government. Before 1990s‚ the introduction of deregulation‚ this market was highly controlled by the government. Automatically‚ the result is high price as well as poor management and service. Consumers‚ of course‚ complained about the bad perform of them. Like most of the state-owned businesses‚ although some of the airlines intended to lower their
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Chapter 3 Analyzing Cline Custom Bicycles’ Cash Flows Roxette D. Gonzales BSBA III- FM A Darin Cline‚ formerly an internationally renowned professional bicycle racer‚ owns and operates Cline Custom Bicycles—a firm that builds and markets custom bicycles to shops throughout the United States. He has just received his firm’s 2000 income statement‚ balance sheet‚ and statement of retained earnings. Although he is quite pleased to have achieved record earnings of $ 106‚ 000 in 2000‚ Darin is concerned
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The Importance of Customs and Courtesies in the Army Customs and courtesies have been a part of many military and government settings for centuries; some even running back to ancient roman times. A custom is an established practice. They include both positive actions and taboos (things you do and things you avoid doing). Some examples of customs that we practice in today’s military include; never criticize the Army or a leader in public‚ never “wear” a superior’s rank by saying something like‚ “the
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Starbucks expansion into China Abstract In the following research we will look whether Starbucks will be able to launch an aggressive expansion throughout Mainland China‚ a country known for its tea drinking history dating back to 5‚000 years. Starbucks is known for its ability to locate the business outlets in perfect spots as well as market their products in beneficial ways. This report will try to analyze the three main questions: 1) Should Starbucks continue its expansion in China
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The European Court of Justice as an actor of European Integration Context The European Court of Justice is the institution of the European Union which encompasses the whole judiciary. It is seated in Luxembourg and is was established in 1952 as the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Communities for the interpretation of the Treaty of Rome. Indeed‚ its main function is to ensure that the law is observed in the interpretation and application of the Treaties. Since its establishment
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There are many different factors that led to the European exploration. Some of the factors were to spread the religion of Christianity‚ and to grow wealthy. To find new sources to help grow wealthy was the main reason for the European exploration. Some of the explores also felt their job was to convert non-Christians. The new technology developed allowed the European exploration to occur. A new ship was developed called the caravel‚ it allowed the ships to sail against the wind. Also the printing
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