For the gear like device used to drive a roller chain Sprocket About mechanical gears File Gears animation.gif frame right Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating faster. Although the larger gear is rotating less quickly, its torque is proportionally greater ... on both gears. A gear is a rotating machine mechanical machine part having cut teeth , or cogs , which ... are called a Transmission mechanics transmission and can produce a mechanical advantage through a gear ... of a Power physics power source . The most common situation is for a gear to mesh with another gear, however a gear can also mesh a non rotating toothed part, called a rack, thereby producing ... to the wheel s in a pulley . An advantage of gears is that the teeth of a gear prevent slipping. When ... which offer multiple gear ratios, such as bicycles and cars, the term gear , as in first gear , refers to a gear ratio rather than an actual physical gear. The term is used to describe similar devices even when gear ratio is continuous rather than discrete , or when the device does not actually ... 2011 01 10 Quote The Mechanism is thought to date from between 150 and 100 BC ref File Gear words.png thumb right 600px Definition of gear terminology. Comparison with drive mechanisms The definite ... gears to give various mechanical advantages. Types External vs internal gears Internal gear and external gear redirect here File Inside gear.png 170px thumb left Internal gear An external gear is one with the teeth formed on the outer surface of a cylinder or cone. Conversely, an internal gear ... gear is one with the pitch angle exceeding 90 degrees. Internal gears do not cause direction reversal. ref name ansiagma clear Spur File Spur Gear 12mm, 18t.svg 150px left thumb Spur gear Spur gears or straight cut gears are the simplest type of gear. They consist of a cylinder or disk with the teeth ..., but are set at an angle. Since the gear is curved, this angling causes the tooth shape to be a segment ... more details
Michael Gear may refer to TOCright Michael Gear bishop born 1934 , English bishop Michael Gear cricketer born 1945 , English cricketer W. Michael Gear born 1955 , American writer hndis Gear, Michael DEFAULTSORT Gear, Michael ... more details
5th Gear may refer to Fifth Gear , a British television show formerly known as 5th Gear 5th Gear album , an album by Brad Paisley 5th Gear video game , a video game for the Commodore 64 See also For the 5th gear in a gearbox or transmission, see Gearbox or Transmission mechanics disambig pl 5th Gear ... more details
High Gear may refer to High Gear Howe II album High Gear Howe II album , a 1989 album by Howe II High Gear Whitecross album High Gear Whitecross album , a 1992 album by Whitecross High Gear 1933 film High Gear 1933 film , an American film directed by Leigh Jason High Gear 1924 film High Gear 1924 film , silent film starring Bobby Vernon and written by Keene Thompson A gear over 100 gear inches, see bicycle gearing A forward gear with a gear ratio yielding the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed, see manual transmission disambiguation ... more details
Top Gear and similar may refer to the following The lowest gear ratio or ordinally, the highest gear available in the transmission of an automobile Media Two versions of a BBC television series about motoring Top Gear 1977 TV series Top Gear 1977 TV series , the original television series 1977 2001 Top Gear 2002 TV series Top Gear 2002 TV series , the second original television series since 2002 Various adaptations of the BBC television series in other countries Top Gear Australia , the Australian adaptation of the BBC series Top Gear Russia , the Russian adaptation of the BBC series Top Gear China , the Chinese adaptation of the BBC series Top Gear U.S. TV series Top Gear U.S. TV series , the U.S. adaptation of the BBC series Top Gear Korea , the Korean adaptation of the BBC series Top Gear magazine Top Gear magazine , an automobile magazine published by the BBC and based on the television series Top Gear radio show Top Gear radio show , a 1960 s BBC radio music programme Top Gear Kings Road , an iconic boutique of the Swinging London era Video games Top Gear video game Top Gear video game , a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Top Gear 2 , a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Mega Drive Top Gear 3000 , a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Top Gear Rally , a rally game for the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance Top Gear Overdrive , a rally game for the Nintendo 64 Top Gear Rally 2 , a rally game for the Nintendo 64 Top Gear Hyper Bike , a motorcycle racing game for the Nintendo 64 Top Gear Dare Devil , a stunt driving game for the PlayStation 2 disambig ca Top Gear es Top Gear desambiguaci n fr Top Gear homonymie ja pt Top Gear sv Top Gear zh Top Gear ... more details
wiktionarypar gear A gear is a toothed wheel designed to transmit torque to another gear or toothed component. Gear or gears may also refer to TOCright Mechanisms A selected combination of gears to achieve a particular gear ratio , for example with motor vehicle transmission Landing gear of an aircraft, referred to as gear in the aviation industry Computing Gears software formerly Google Gears , a browser plug in from Google that enables development of off line browser applications GEAR Software , an optical disk burning software company Entertainment Gear comics , a DC comics superhero Gear Image Comics , written by Doug Tennapel and later made into a TV show called Catscratch Gear magazine , an international men s magazine Gear Static Shock , a DCAU superhero Gears G.I. Joe , a fictional ... games Gears, types of mecha in the Xenogears and Metal Gear series video games, as well as the Heavy Gear universe Gears, a type of biomechanical or mystical creature in the video games series Guilty Gear Gears of War The first title in the series Gears of War series , by Epic Games Aircraft are known as Gears in Ace Online People Dale Gear 1872 1951 , an American Baseball player George Gear 1947 , a former Australian politician Hosea Gear 1984 , a New Zealand rugby player Jenny Gear 1982 , a Canadian singer John H. Gear 1825 1900 , a United States politician Kathleen O Neal Gear 1954 , an American writer Michael Gear bishop 1934 , a former Bishop of Doncaster Simon Gear 1974 , an English cricketer Tom Gear 1949 , an American politician Walter Gear , a British astrophysicist William Gear 1915 1997 , a Scottish painter W. Michael Gear 1955 , an American writer Other USS Gear ARS 34 USS Gear ARS 34 , a U.S. Navy ship Gear, a term for equipment or apparel, particularly for motorcycle safety clothing , musical equipment and cargo Gear, a UK slang for illegal narcotic s Economy of South Africa GEARGEAR Growth, Employment and Redistribution is a neo liberal strategy of the South African ... more details
Infobox CVG system title Master Gear Converter logo image manufacturer Sega type Accessory generation History of video game consoles fourth generation Fourth generation lifespan CPU media Sega Master System , Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System Cartridge electronics cartridges onlineservice unitssold topgame backwards predecessor successor The Master Gear or Master Gear Converter is a device made by Sega for the Sega Game Gear which enables Sega Master System cartridge electronics cartridge s to be played on a Game Gear . Design and features The Master Gear Converter plugs into the Game Gear Handheld gaming handheld system just as any standard Game Gear cartridge would. ref name Game Gear Compatibility cite web url http www.gamespot.com gamespot features video compat p3 02.html title GameSpot Presents The History of Compatibility accessdate 2007 08 06 ref The Master Gear has an additional cartridge slot that is larger than the Game Gear s cartridge slot, enabling it to accept cartridges intended for the Sega Master System . Once a Master System cartridge is inserted into a Master Gear Converter that is plugged into a Game Gear unit, it is recognized and treated as a standard Game Gear cartridge. See also Sega Game Gear Sega Master System List of Sega Master System games List of Game Gear games References references Sega Category Sega hardware Category Sega Master System ... more details
notability Companies date April 2011 unreferenced date April 2011 Infobox Company company name GEAR Software company logo Image gear logo.gif 200px GEAR logo company type Private company Private foundation 1986 location Image Flag of the United States.svg 20px Jupiter, Florida , USA area served Worldwide products GEAR Video , GEAR PRO Linux , GEAR PRO Unix homepage http www.gearsoftware.com www.gearsoftware.com GEAR was one of the pioneers in the development of CD and DVD burning software, beginning in 1986 with a grant from the European Commission. GEAR s products include GEAR Video , GEAR PRO Linux , and GEAR PRO Unix . API GEAR licenses its API to many companies, such as Apple and Symantec. The GEAR drivers are used programs such as iTunes. Known as GEARWorks , the GEARWorks SDK provides high level functionality to applications, allowing them to format data using optical storage standards such as CD Digital Audio, CD ROM, Video CD, DVD Video, DVD ROM and DDP. Its powerful set of functions allow you to seamlessly integrate the authoring, reading, and recording capabilities that you desire for an application. External links http www.gearsoftware.com GEAR Software official website DEFAULTSORT Gear Software Category Software companies based in Florida Category Optical disc authoring software Category Windows CD DVD writing software Category Linux CD DVD writing software Category Companies based in Florida ... more details
Wikify date April 2010 Orphan date January 2009 Gear shaping is a machinery process for generating teeth by a corresponding cutter. Gear shaping has become a convenient operation and one of the most versatile of all gear cutting operations. Image GearDiagram.jpg thumb Shaping a gear. The types of cutters used for gear shaping can be grouped into about four categories disk, hub, shank, and helical cutters. The cutters are essentially gears that are used to form the teeth. This method of gear cutting is based on the principle that any two gears will mesh if they are of the same pitch, proper helix angle, and proper tooth depth and thickness. Process Characteristics By using a gear shaped corresponding cutter that is rotated in relation to a blank gear produces the gear teeth. The cutters that are rotated are timed with the workpiece. This process produces internal gears, external gears, and integral gear pinion arrangements. Process Schematic The developing process of gear shaping involves a toothed disk cutter which reciprocates in axial rotations. The workpiece or blank gear rotates on a second shaft spindle . The workpiece is correspondent with the cutter and it gradually feeds into the cutter while rotating. If a two step process is used, all tooth spaces are partially cut before the finishing. Setup and Equipment The machine used for gear shaping generally consists of a base, column spindle, and an arbor. The gear cutter is then mounted on the spindle, and the gear blank is mounted on the arbor. The cutter reciprocates up and down while the work piece gear blank is gradually ... anymore cutting into the new cut teeth of the gear. References and external links Todd, R 1994 . Gear Shaping , Manufacturing Processes Reference Guide . Gear Shaping Machines. http www.liebherr.com gt en products gt.asp?menuID 106184 86 0 Gear Shaping Machines . Retrieved on January 13, 2009. DEFAULTSORT Gear Shaping Category Gears ... more details
File Crown gear.png thumb 200px An illustration of a crown gear A crown gear or a contrate gear is a gear which has teeth that project at right angles to the face of the wheel. In particular, a crown gear is a type of bevel gear where the pitch cone angle is 90 degrees. ref name Maitra cite book last Maitra first Gitin title Handbook of Gear Design url http books.google.com books about Handbook of gear design.html?id kotyj80OMCoC edition 2 date 1994 06 01 publisher McGraw Hill Professional isbn 978 0074602379 ref ref cite book last Jones first Franklin D authorlink Franklin D. Jones title Gear Design Simplified edition 3 year 1984 isbn 978 0831111595 page 48 ref A pitch cone of any other angle is simply called a bevel gear. ref cite book last Oberg first Erik title Spur and bevel gearing edition 1 year 1920 publisher Industrial Press page 202 ref Crown gears normally mesh with other bevel gears, or sometimes spur gear s. See also List of gear nomenclature Crown circle Crown circle Spiral bevel gear References commonscat Crown gears reflist 2 Mech engineering stub Gears Category Gears de Kronenrad nl Kroonwiel ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Context date October 2009 A gear shaper is a machine tool for Gear cutting cutting the teeth of internal or external gear s. The name shaper relates to the fact that the cutter engages the part on the forward stroke and pulls away from the part on the return stroke, just like the clapper box on a Planer metalworking planer shaper. The cutting tool is also gear shaped having the same pitch as the gear to be cut. However number of cutting teeth must be less than that of the gear to be cut for internal gears. For external gears the number of teeth on the cutter is limited only by the size of the shaping machine. For larger gears the blank is usually gashing gashed to the rough shape to make shaping easier. Types of tools DEFAULTSORT Gear shaper Category Gears Category Machining Metalworking stub ru ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2008 Gear manufacturing refers to the making of gears . Materials The majority of gears are composed of carbon and low alloy steels, including carburised steels. Among the carburised steels used in gears are 1018, 1524, 4026, 4118, 4320, 4620, 4820, 8620 and 9310. The intended gear use will dictate the material used in its creation. For example gears to be used in food processing are made of stainless steels or nickel base alloys because of their corrosion resistance. Gear manufacturing processes There are multiple ways in which gear blanks can be shaped through the cutting and finishing processes. Gear Cutting Processes Hobbing Shaping planning milling machine Milling Gear Finishing Processes br grinding machine Grinding short blasting Shaving phosphate coating Gear Forming non cutting Processes br Extrusion Powder metallurgy Stamping Casting Roll Forming Spline Rolling See also American Gear Manufacturers Association Standards organization for gears Gears DEFAULTSORT Gear manufacturing Category Gears engineering stub ... more details
Refimprove date February 2010 Image Gear pump exploded.png thumb right 320px An exploded view of an external gear pump. Image Internal gear pump.gif thumb right 320px Water flows from left to right in this Gerotor pump Image Gear type oil pump from 139QMB scooter engine.jpg thumb right 320px Oil pump from a scooter engine A gear pump uses the meshing of gears to pump fluid by displacement. ref http www.pumps.org content detail pumps.aspx?id 1772 ref They are one of the most common types of pump s for hydraulic machinery hydraulic fluid power applications. Gear pumps are also widely used in chemical installations to pump fluid with a certain viscosity. There are two main variations external gear pumps which use two external gear spur gear s, and internal gear pumps which use an external and an internal spur gear. Gear pumps are positive displacement pump positive displacement or fixed displacement , meaning they pump a constant amount of fluid for each revolution. Some gear pumps are designed to function as either a Hydraulic motor motor or a pump. Theory of operation As Gallery Image Gear pump.png External gear pump design for hydraulic machinery hydraulic power applications. Image Gear pump 2.png Internal gear Gerotor pump design for internal combustion engine automotive oil pumps. Image Gear pump 3.png Internal gear Gerotor pump design for high viscosity fluids. Gallery Suction ... pump images . Some internal gear pumps have an additional, crescent shaped seal shown above, right . Pump ... etc. See also Gerotor Hydraulic pump Vane pump References Reflist 2 External links Commons Gear pump http www.pumpschool.com principles external.htm External gear pump description http www.pumpschool.com principles internal.htm Internal gear pump description http www.hydraulic equipment manufacturers.com hydraulic articles1.html Gear pump article http www.plastopumps.com All types of pump article http www.apackaging.com pump fillers Gear pump liquid filling machine information Category Pumps ar ... more details
nofootnotes date April 2011 The gear ratio of a gear train is the ratio of the angular velocity of the input gear to the angular velocity of the output gear, also known as the speed ratio of the gear train ... University Press, New York. ref The gear ratio can be computed directly from the numbers of teeth of the various gears that engage to form the gear train. The torque ratio of the gear train, also known as its mechanical advantage , is defined by the gear ratio. ref B. Paul, 1979, Kinematics and Dynamics ... of gears of an automotive transmission General description The input or drive gear in a gear train is generally connected to a power source, such as a motor or engine. Thus, the drive gear engages the remaining gears in the gear train, and transmits power through to the output or driven gear. File Gears animation.gif frame right Two meshing gears transmit rotational motion. Simple gear train with two gears The simplest gear train is a pair of meshing gears. The input gear drives the output gear. Gear teeth are designed so the pitch circles of the two gears roll on each other without ... math v r A omega A r B omega B, math where input gear G sub A sub has radius r sub A sub and angular velocity math omega A math , and meshes with output gear G sub B sub of radius r sub B sub and angular velocity math omega A math . The number of teeth on a gear is proportional to the radius of its ... on the input gear and N sub B sub is the number of teeth on the output gear. This shows that a simple gear train with two gears has the gear ratio R given by math R frac omega A omega B frac N B N A . math This equation shows that if the number of teeth on the output gear G sub B sub is larger than the number of teeth on the input gear G sub A sub , then the input gear G sub A sub must rotate faster than the output gear G sub B sub . Simple gear train with an idler If a simple gear train has three gears, so that the input gear G sub A sub meshes with an intermediate gear G sub I sub which in turn ... more details
unreferenced date June 2007 The gear shift is the part of the gearbox which has the shift forks and allows the contact from the driver to the synchronization. Most of the time they are so much like the gear counter plus the reverse gear. And they make it possible to choose the geargear ratio and to switch this in or out. The invention of the gear shift is attributed to Karl Benz . These are the parts for which it is possible to make an automation. Further these parts can be designed so compact so that it is also possible to build a very modular transmission mechanics transmission with less weight. The benefit of the compact build of the shifting is not only the gain of modulation and less weight but also the time during the production and space in the whole Powertrain drivetrain . Depending on the space around the whole drivetrain and type of car, for automatisation a hydraulic , pneumatic or electric actuator can be used. For personal cars, a hydraulic or electric actuator is most often used. Further, such a system also needs an electronic application. See also Gear stick Manual transmission Gear box External links http www.240edge.com performance tuning gears.html Gearing and Race Car Tuning http www.240edge.com performance top speed calc.html Car Top Speed Calculator Category Automotive transmission technologies automotive part stub ja simple Gear shift ... more details
James Gear c.1839&ndash 5 April 1911 was a New Zealand butcher, farmer and businessman. He was born in Ilchester , Somerset , England on c.1839. ref name DNZB Gear DNZB title James Gear first G. R. last Hawke id 1g6 accessdate December 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gear, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Butcher, farmer, businessman DATE OF BIRTH c.1839 PLACE OF BIRTH Ilchester, Somerset, England DATE OF DEATH 5 April 1911 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gear, James Category 1839 births Category 1911 deaths Category New Zealand farmers Category New Zealand businesspeople Category English emigrants to New Zealand Category People from Somerset NewZealand bio stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 For railway vehicle components Running gear railway The term running gear is used to describe the wheel s, suspension vehicle suspension , steering , powertrain & usually chassis Monocoque Automobiles bodyshell of a car motor car or automobile , or the continuous track tracks and road wheels of a tank or similar tracked vehicle . DEFAULTSORT Running Gear Category Automotive technologies Category Auto parts de Fahrwerk it Meccanica veicoli es Tren de conducci n ... more details
Primarysources date October 2008 Notability date October 2008 GEAR Video 8 is a CD and DVD authoring software program for Microsoft Windows. It is designed to enable the creation CDs or DVDs of any type, including CD Audio , CD ROM , Video CD , Super Video CD , DVD ROM , or DVD Video discs. It is also a CD and DVD burning software program, capable of recording burning CDs or DVDs of any format CD R , CD RW , DVD R , DVD RW , DVD R , DVD RW , DVD R DL , DVD R DL , and DVD RAM to any CD recorder CD or DVD recorder s. GEAR Software was one of the pioneers in the development of CD and DVD recording software, beginning in 1986 with a grant from the European Commission . The company started as Elektroson. GEAR s software library is licensed to other software developers, and is incorporated in many products, such as Symantec Ghost, and Apple Computer Apple s iTunes for Windows. GEAR Video provides CD Audio , CD ROM , DVD ROM , Video CD and DVD authoring DVD Video authoring capabilities. It also provides audio and video capture recording, or transferring the digital file to the PC , audio file conversion to or from WAV , MP3 , Ogg , Windows Media Audio WMA , or MPEG , audio editing, and video encoding to MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 capabilities. On June 6, 2007, GEAR issued a press release announcing the release of the new, free but time limited beta version of GEAR Video, GEAR Video 9. See also Easy Media Creator , a similar product Nero Burning ROM , a similar product Windows DVD Maker , a similar product External links http www.gearsoftware.com GEAR Software http www.gearsoftware.com movie making software.cfm GEAR Video official information page http www.gearsoftware.com about press details.cfm?ID 11 GEAR Video 9 Beta Press Release http www.gearsoftware.com products gear video 9 beta.cfm GEAR Video 9 Beta Information Optical disc image software Category Optical disc authoring software Category Windows only software ... more details
for the series as a whole Guilty Gear series Infobox VG title Guilty Gear image Image Guilty Gear Coverart.png caption developer Arc System Works publisher vgrelease JP Arc System Works NA Atlus EU Virgin ... nihongo Guilty Gear Giruti Gia , subtitled The Missing Link in Japan, is the first video game game of the Guilty Gear series Guilty Gear series developed by Arc System Works . It was first ... Network in 2007. Despite being the first release of the Guilty Gear franchise, the game itself ... Guilty Gear is set in 2D computer graphics 2D , similar to Street Fighter and The King of Fighters .... Guilty Gear features instant kill techniques called Destroy Attacks, that can be activated after ... Attacks. Story Guilty Gear follows the story of ten combatants entering The Second Sacred Order ... from a 100 year war against man made bio organic weapons called Gears . A Gear named List of Guilty Gear characters Testament Testament began a plan to resurrect List of Guilty Gear characters Justice ... peace. Characters List of Guilty Gear characters Axl Low Axl Low List of Guilty Gear characters Chipp Zanuff Chipp Zanuff List of Guilty Gear characters Faust Dr. Baldhead List of Guilty Gear characters Kliff Undersn Kliff Undersn List of Guilty Gear characters Ky Kiske Ky Kiske List of Guilty Gear characters May May List of Guilty Gear characters Millia Rage Millia Rage List of Guilty Gear characters Potemkin Potemkin Sol Badguy List of Guilty Gear characters Zato 1 Zato 1 Hidden boss characters List of Guilty Gear characters Testament Testament List of Guilty Gear characters Justice Justice List of Guilty Gear characters Baiken Baiken Reception Game Informer has named the game one of the top ... 2008 28. ref References references External links moby game id guilty gear Guilty Gear Category 1998 video games Category Atlus games Category Guilty Gear Category PlayStation games Category PlayStation Network games es Guilty Gear ja GUILTY GEAR pt Guilty Gear ru Guilty Gear it Guilty Gear ... more details
Refimprove date January 2010 Gear cutting is the process of creating a gear . The most common processes include hobbing , broaching , and machining other processes include shaping , forging , extrusion extruding , casting , and powder metallurgy . Gears are commonly made from metal , plastic , and wood . Processes Broaching Main Broaching metalworking For very large gears or Rotating spline spline s, a vertical broach is used. It consists of a vertical rail that carries a single tooth cutter formed ... into a blank. The cutter and gear blank are rotated at the same time to transfer the profile of the hob onto the gear blank. The hob must make one revolution to create each tooth of the gear. Used very ... spur gear Spur may be cut or Grinding abrasive cutting ground on a milling machine or jig grinder utilizing a numbered gear cutter , and any indexing head or rotary table. The number of the gear cutter is determined by the tooth count of the gear to be cut. To machine a helical gear on a manual machine ... via an external gear train to the machine table s handle like a power feed . It then operates ... to the gear, while the gear is fixed. They have six to twelve teeth and eventually have to be moved .... This is done by taking a blank gear and rotating a cutter, with the desired tooth pattern, around its periphery. This ensures that the gear will fit when the operation is finished. Shaping Main Gear shaper The old method of gear cutting is mounting a gear blank in a shaper and using a tool shaped ... is a pinion shaped cutter that is used in a gear shaper machine. It is basically when a cutter that looks similar to a gear cuts a gear blank. The cutter and the blank must have a rotating axis parallel ... cut the gear can be finished by shaving , burnishing , grinding, honing or lapping . ref harvnb Kalpakjian ... Robert S. year 1972 authorlink title History of the Gear Cutting Machine. In Studies in the History ... 978 0 262 73033 4 id LCCN 72 006354 . First published alone as a monograph in 1958. DEFAULTSORT Gear ... more details
notability Biographies date April 2011 BLP sources date April 2011 Walter K Gear is an astrophysics astrophysicist , Professor of Physics and Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University . Gear s research is largely concerned with astronomical instrumentation, the Cosmic Microwave Background and Star formation in Galaxies. Having completed a BSc and PhD at Queen Mary, University of London , Gear worked at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh where he led the construction of the Submillimetre Common User Bolometer Array Continuum detectors SCUBA camera for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii . Gear has been at Cardiff since 1999, where he set up and leads the Astronomy Instrumentation Group, and has been Head of School since 2005. Gear is involved in the QUaD QUaD CMB Polarization experiment and the Herschel Space Observatory . ref http www.astro.cf.ac.uk contactsandpeople ?page full&id 144 Gear, Walter Profile at Cardiff University ref References reflist External links http www.astro.cf.ac.uk research instr Astronomy Instrumentation group at Cardiff University Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gear, Walter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gear, Walter Category Living people Category Academics of Cardiff University Category Academics of the University of Edinburgh Category Alumni of Queen Mary, University of London ... more details
about the series the video game Metal Gear video game other meanings and components of the series Metal Gear disambiguation Use mdy dates date September 2011 Infobox VG series width title Metal Gear collapsible state show image yes image Image Mgs logo.png 250px caption The Metal Gear Solid logo used ... www.konami.jp nihongo Metal Gear Metaru Gia is a series of stealth game stealth video game s created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami . The first game, Metal Gear video game Metal Gear , was released in 1987 for the MSX2 . The player takes control of a special forces operative Solid Snake who is assigned to find the eponymous superweapon Metal Gear weapon Metal Gear , a bipedal ... for multiple consoles after requests from Konami to produce new Metal Gear games. The sequels ... also been a few prequels exploring the origins of the Metal Gear and recurring characters. Various ... 1987 till 2012 at 1987 text Metal Gear video game Metal Gear at 1990 text Snake s Revenge at 1990 shift dx, 15 text Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake at 1998 text Metal Gear Solid at 2000 text Metal Gear Solid Game Boy Metal Gear Ghost Babel at 2001 text Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty at 2004 text Metal Gear Solid The Twin Snakes at 2004 shift dx, 15 text Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater at 2004 shift dx, 24 text Metal Gear Acid at 2005 text Metal Gear Acid 2 at 2006 text Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops at 2007 text Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus at 2008 text Metal Gear Acid Mobile at 2008 shift dx, 15 text Metal Gear Solid Mobile at 2008 shift dx, 24 text Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots at 2008 shift dx, 34 text Metal Gear Online at 2009 text Metal Gear Solid Touch at 2009 shift dx, 15 text Metal Gear Acid 2 Mobile at 2010 text Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker at 2010 shift dx, 15 text Metal Gear Arcade at 2011 text Metal Gear Solid HD Collection at 2011 shift dx, 15 text Metal Gear Solid Ultimate HD Collection at 2012 text Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater ... more details
Infobox Television show name Fresh Gear image Image FreshGearLogo.jpg 200px caption Fresh Gear logo format News & Information runtime 30 minutes starring Stephanie Siemiller br Chris Leary producer Edward M. Capuano br Josh Gingold br Stephanie Siemiller executive producer Lee Brownstein country USA language English network TechTV first aired May 11, 1998 last aired May 2004 Fresh Gear is a television program on ZDTV then known as TechTV now known as G4 television G4 that showcased the latest in personal technology . It was hosted by Stephanie Siemiller and Chris Leary . The original hosts were Jim Louderback and Sumi Das . Fresh Gear started to air on ZDTV after its launch in May 1998. The show aired every Wednesday at 9 30 pm. It was cancelled after the May 2004 merger of G4 television G4 and TechTV into G4techTV . G4techTV continued to make episodes until the closure of the San Francisco studios. Fresh Gear was then aired in reruns until early December 2004. Though Fresh Gear is gone, G4techTV Canada has recreated the show as Gadgets & Gizmos . Product review segments were often co hosted by the Lab Rats Roger Chang , http www.hahnchoi.com Hahn Choi , Andrew Hawn , Robert Heron presenter Robert Heron , James Kim , Brett Larson and Martin Sargent . It is interesting to note another show that airs on another Comcast owned channel G4 Media s parent company known as Geared Up has a very similar format to Fresh Gear. References http www.imdb.com title tt0240266 IMdB http www.tv.com fresh gear show 21201 summary.html TV.com http www.ktqw.com techtv.html KTQW TV External links http forums.g4tv.com messageview.cfm?catid 76&threadid 466052 Fresh Gear on the G4 Forums imdb title 0240266 Fresh Gear tv.com 21201 Fresh Gear nonfiction tv prog stub Category G4 television series Category TechTV Category Year of television series debut missing Category 2000s American television series ... more details
William Gear 1915 1997 was a Painting painter , born on 2 August 1915 in Methil, Fife Methil in the south east of Fife , Scotland . Born into a mining family, he studied at Edinburgh College of Art before travelling to Paris to study with Fernand L ger . ref name ts cite web url http www.independent.co.uk news people obituary william gear 1272139.html title Obituary William Gear last Sidey first Tessa date 10 March 1997 publisher The Independent accessdate 3 April 2011 ref Following the Second World War he worked with the Allied Commission Allied Control Commission , with responsibility for securing art works. In 1949 he exhibited with the COBRA avant garde movement CoBrA art group. ref name ts He was curator of the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne from 1958 to 1964, after which he became head of the Faculty of Fine Art at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design Birmingham College of Art , ref cite web url http www.chi.ac.uk ottergallery william gear.cfm title William Gear publisher University of Chichester accessdate 3 April 2011 ref a post from which he retired in 1975. He died on 27 February 1997 in Birmingham . References Reflist External links http www.tate.org.uk servlet ArtistWorks?cgroupid 999999961&artistid 1146&page 1 Works by Gear in the Tate collection http www.fossegallery.com artistsdetails.php?name William 20Gear Works by Gear in the Fosse Gallery http www.nationalgalleries.org collection online az 4 322 ?initial G&artistId 3376&artistName William Works by Gear in the Scottish National Galleries Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gear, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1915 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1997 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gear, William Category 1915 births Category 1997 deaths Category Scottish painters Category Modern painters Category People from Methil Category Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art Category ... Gear nl William Gear sv William Gear ... more details
unref date December 2011 A Jacking gear also known as a Turning gear is a device placed on the main engine shaft of a marine vessel . Its main purpose is to rotate the shaft and associated machinery such as reduction gear s and main Steam turbine turbines , to ensure uniform cool down. This process also prevents the shaft from warping when a ship is preparing to achieve maneuvering status. Additionally, the jacking gear s assistance in rotation can be used when inspecting the shaft, reduction gears, bearings, and turbines. As an auxiliary function, the jacking gear also helps to maintain a protective oil membrane at all shaft journal bearing s. Motor and drivetrain The jacking gear Electric motor motor is designed to rotate the shaft at approximately 1 10rpm. Most jacking gear motors are rated at 5hp. The jacking gear motor assembly applies power and torque to the reduction gear by a flexible coupling or clutch that can freely engage and disengage to the high pressure pinion driving gear . Engaging is accomplished by means of a simple lever. Some newer propulsion arrangements utilize an automatic control system located in the engine room. Jacking gears often feature a lock to prevent the shaft from turning during current or tide changes or when being towed. Safety When a jacking gear is engaged, a sign must be posted on throttle equipment to prevent steam from being admitted to the main turbines. Admitting steam with it engaged will result in its destruction. See also Barring engine References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http www.csum.edu California Maritime Academy Categories Category Articles created via the Article Wizard Category Marine propulsion Category Steam turbines Category Steam engine technology Mech engineering stub ... more details
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