A Pelton wheel‚ also called a Pelton turbine‚ is one of the most efficient types of water turbines. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton (1829-1908) in the 1870s‚ and is an impulse machine‚ meaning that it uses Newton’s second law to extract energy from a jet of fluid. Contents * 1 Function * 2 Applications * 3 See also * 4 External links [edit] Function The pelton wheel turbine is a tangential flow impulse turbine‚ water flows along the tangent to the path of the
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ME413-Experiment #2 Performance Characteristics of Pelton Wheel (Impulse Turbine) Purpose: To investigate typical performance characteristics of an impulse turbine. Apparatus: Armfield Pelton Turbine‚ Armfield Hydraulics Bench and digital tachometer. Sketch a labeled schmematic diagram of the apparatus. Theory and Definitions: (Ref. Munson/Young/Okiishi A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics‚ 3/e‚ p. 479) 1. Ideal Power and efficiency From 1-D energy equation‚ derive the ideal
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Steven Salterio. There article entitled The Balanced Scorecard: Judgmental Effects of Common and Unique Performance Measures ’ came from the July 2000 edition of the Accounting Review journal. The Balance Scorecard (BSC) was originated by Robert Kaplan and David Norton in the early 1990 ’s as a strategic approach‚ and performance management system that would enable organisations to translate a company ’s vision and strategy into implementation. It essentially gives managers and executives a more
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the examination hall Kaplan Publishing/Kaplan Financial KAPLAN PUBLISHING Page 1 of 14 Paper P4 Advanced Financial Management ACCA P4 Advanced Financial Management © Kaplan Financial Limited‚ 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this examination may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or by any information storage and retrieval system‚ without prior permission from Kaplan Publishing. The text in
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models and approaches to strategic planning‚ two of which we will look into here; the Balanced Scorecard by Kaplan and Norton‚ and the Porter Five Forces perspective. Strategic planning is more than just a list of goals to accomplish; it is in depths look at the internal and external forces driving an industry and an organization. The Balanced Scorecard Development Model proposed by Kaplan and Norton is a four step methodical review of various aspects of the organization and its environment. They
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Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System Kaplan‚ Robert S.‚ Norton‚ David P. Harvard Business Review; Jan/Feb1996‚ Vol. 74 Issue 1‚ p75-85‚ 11p‚ 3 Diagrams Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton introduced the balanced scorecard‚ which supplemented traditional financial measures with criteria that measured performance from the perspectives of customers‚ internal business processes‚ and learning and growth. The scorecard enabled companies to track financial results while monitoring
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11PM for almost a year until they promoted me to a shift supervisor. I enjoyed the 3rd shift more than the 2nd shift‚ but I can handle either one. It will be much easier for me to work the 3rd shift now since I just finished my business degree at Kaplan. Night shift requires you to work with little or no supervision‚ so it is imperative for you to be able to work well on your own. I have always been a self-starter‚ and worked well on my own‚ so it would not be a problem for me to run the 3rd shift
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Kaplan Higher Education | Contracts PA- 130 | Assignment #4 | Rosa Salas 1/31/2013 | In Contracts there are many terms used that sometimes may get confusing. Other times it is hard to tell which words mean what and how to use them properly in a sentence; the word condition being one of them. There are so many uses for the word and it may be used as a form to explain more in-depth in a contract‚ so that there is no confusion‚ or questions asked in what was meant by in a statement.
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Business Owners/Managers tend to use a term called a SWOT analysis‚ in order to determine their businesses’ internal strengths‚ weaknesses‚ external opportunities and threats. This analysis helps give the organization an idea ahead of time‚ before proceeding with an expansion of their company. It lays out a plan‚ to show them the strengths‚ weaknesses etc. so they have more of a visual concept. The main strength of Dalman and Lei pursuing a large expansion of their business; Sandwich Blitz‚ Inc
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EVALUATION A key strength of the Kaplan & Mikes framework is the clarity it provides to leadership teams around their exposure to less obvious risks as a result of the decisions they make‚ the processes the implement and the impact of external factors on their business‚ while also creating awareness of the cognitive biases that may creep in to their thinking and how these can lead them astray. Evidence shows the need for such a framework – on the Irish banking crisis‚ Nyberg (2011 -2.9.5) tells
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