Sentences with phrase «as frictional»

In this steady - state the fan creates as much kinetic energy of wind per unit time as the frictional dissipation destroys.

Turbulence in both the ocean and the inviscid mantle (the part that flows freely like a liquid), as well as frictional drag at the core - mantle and mantle - crust boundaries where the mantle starts to solidify due respectively to increasing pressure and decreasing temperature, should account for most of this dissipation.

When it comes to horror games, few developed in the last decade are as fondly remembered as Frictional Games» Amnesia series.

It's a «patch» that works within the framework of SOMA, while he mulls how it might be possible to address his own concerns with those of players, as Frictional makes new games.

Not exact matches

Today, frictional unemployment for experienced tech engineers, salespeople, marketing stars, and other leads is basically negative, near as I can tell.

Part of this underperformance was due to selling during crashes and buying during booms, part of it had to do with frictional expenses such as brokerage commissions, capital gains taxes, and spreads, and part of it was the result of taking on too much risk by investing in assets that weren't understood.

Economists distinguish a number of types of unemployment, however: cyclical unemployment is brought about by the vagaries of the business cycle; structural unemployment is brought about by changes in the economy or the labour market, when the jobs available do not fit the workforce's skills; frictional unemployment is the phenomenon of people being «between jobs»; and seasonal unemployment is linked to certain types of seasonal jobs, such as farm work and construction.

Bubbles head up in the center where frictional drag from the glass is less and down on the outside as the top gets crowded.

Its central black hole is as massive as 16 million suns, and the region of space surrounding it shines with the strength of 1 trillion suns — energy derived, in part, from intense frictional heating within the disk of gas being sucked into the maw.

A competing model invokes frictional contacts — essentially, particle collisions caused by stress — as the primary driver of thickening.

Gregory explains that peristaltic motion has previously been used by the team as a mechanism for movement for gels in frictional environments such as on solid ground or inside a tube.

Following a frictional failure in the labquake, the shearing block moves or displaces, while the gouge material simultaneously dilates and strengthens, as shown by measurably increasing shear stress and friction.

When the tip of the microscope oscillates over certain surfaces, in this case over NbSe2 (niobium selenide), peaks of «dissipation» (i.e., loss of energy) can be seen when the tip is at specific distances from the surface, as if it were held back, at certain locations, by some frictional force.

It's called iliotibial band frictional syndrome, also known as ITB syndrome.

The above quote means that your goal as the driver is to attempt to ensure that the clutch is spending more time in a static friction mode (i.e., where the frictional surfaces of the clutch are turning at the same speed, pressed tightly together) rather than a kinetic friction mode (i.e., where the frictional surfaces are turning at different speeds and are slipping past each other).

• NGK does not recommend the application of lubricant to spark plug threads as the resultant reduction of frictional forces at the thread faces will render the torque charts inaccurate and over tightening could occur

The 4.7 - litre V8 engine is fundamentally the same as in the regular GranCabrio but internal tweaks including a new coating for the crank and valve gear, have reduced frictional losses.

On the flip side however 3 of the 6 shift elements are disengaged / open for any given gear, as compared to 2 for the Ford 10R design thereby giving Ford the slight edge in parasitic frictional losses.

Volkswagen says it best: The 2017 e-Golf will «give the city a jolt of energy» with its EPA - estimated 125 - mile range, responsive acceleration, and advanced technologies such as regenerative braking modes that convert the frictional energy of the brakes to electricity to help recharge the batteries.

I am not aware of ANY CVT of ANY design that has frictional and parasitic losses that are as low as that of a gear - to - gear transmission.

The increase in power and efficiency over the former model ensured in this way results from consistent optimization of the combustion chambers, the charge system and the cylinder head, as well as the new arrangement of the ancillary units helping to reduce frictional losses to an even lower level than before.

Many of the arguments that Mr. Bogle makes in the book would be familiar to readers: the drawbacks of investing in mutual funds, the importance of keeping down frictional costs such as fees, commissions, sales charges and taxes, the virtues of index funds etc..

CC — I agree that investing is a zero sum game, and would go further to suggest that it is really a «less - than - zero» sum game because of frictional costs such as fees, taxes, etc..

Because of this, it must roll into new contracts as the old ones near expiration, which leads to frictional trading costs as well as losses when the oil market is in contango.

It was announced by Frictional Games, that as the air turns cold and the night grows long, descend into madness with the series that redefined the horror genre and became a Let's Play phenomenon in the Amnesia Collection, coming to PlayStation 4 on November 22nd.

Among the more than 100 firms shortlisted for accolades are acclaimed creators CD Projekt Red, The Chinese Room, Sam Barlow, Remedy Entertainment, EA DICE, Ubisoft and Frictional Games, as well as the biggest tech and tool firms helping developers bring their visions to reality.

One employee at SOMA developer Frictional Games was assigned to developing Safe Mode over two months, as they tried to make sure it wouldn't «break the illusion» of the game world.

Seeing as SOMA is coming from Frictional Games, the studio behind Amnesia, we're expecting a thoroughly nerve - shredding experience.

Frictional quickly established themselves as major competitors in the survival horror genre with this being their fifth title in the field.

While SOMA does come off as the «spiritual successor» to Amnesia, it still manages to stand out on its own courtesy of a more focused plot than Frictional Games» past titles.

Frictional Games has announced that the extra in - game content that was released as part of the Potato Sack alternate reality game, has been made available to all owners of Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

We're currently following up with Frictional as to the meaning of this cryptic message.

Officially released as an expansion rather than a sequel, the road taken by Frictional Games in developing Penumbra: Requiem had not been as easy as it might be initially assumed.

, SOMA is a creepy first person walking simulator from the guys at Frictional Games that draws heavily from science fiction masterworks such as «Total Recall» and «Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?».

Sure we can enjoy some respite with Introversion or Frictional while EA is busy shouting in our ears, but I think it'd be silly to fool ourselves into thinking they'll create anything as important and lasting as, say, Super Mario 64.

Grip is creative director at Frictional Games, the Swedish independent game studio that developed the horror adventure games in the Penumbra series, as well as its breakout title, Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

The figure includes copies sold across all platforms, with Frictional pointing out that it also took part in the Humble Monthly Bundle in September, which doesn't count as «direct sales.»

As a node for thinking through global issues, New Orleans offers an example that is revelatory, generative and frictional.

Outflow from the ice - dammed lake is estimated to have been 11.3 million cubic meters; the additional 17.5 million cubic meters is due to frictional melting of ice as the flood traveled in contact with the glacier, together with an input from base flow.»

As well as tidal drag above, the induced movements in oceans and the Earth's crust provoke frictional losseAs well as tidal drag above, the induced movements in oceans and the Earth's crust provoke frictional losseas tidal drag above, the induced movements in oceans and the Earth's crust provoke frictional losses.

This difference occurs as a result of the increased frictional drag on air flowing over built - up urban terrain, which is rougher than rural areas.

Once formed they still require wind input to maintain them, and the input energy efficiency can be impeded by frictional losses such as land, mountains etc, and loss of wind input.

Plus there are joints, bearings, and other frictional losses, and viscous losses as with lubricants needed for gears.