By Ryan Loveland
When
obtaining information about your field you should be careful of the source it
came from. Whether you are researching the field of mechanical engineering or
anything the source can tell you a lot about if the information is credible or
not. If are reading an online post from a blog like this you can
expect the author to try to appeal to more towards the masses, giving you you a
brief over view of the topic and their own personal opinion. Also the author of
the blog could be someone with no experience in the field they are talking
about. In this case of “Renewable Fossils Fuels” the author tells you about a
new mechanism that converts ethanol into hydrocarbon, that can potentially be
used as an alternative to fossil fuels. Then they tell you the possible
outcomes and challenges of using this mechanism giving less technical details about
the process. Although, if you are looking for a personal opinion on a topic, a
blog would be a good place to go.
On the other hand,
if you are looking for credible information with more technical information
about a topic, scholarly articles are a great place to start. In this article of “The Analysis of Heat Transfer in Automotive Turbochargers” the
author gives accurate information about different temperature measurements of
the turbocharger at different fuel ratios and ventilation. Scholarly articles
are written by scholars or professionals who are experts in their fields, so
the information they publish is always credible.
Overall you
should trust a scholarly article when looking for information about a field and
be skeptical of any facts or “truths” that blogs host, because anyone can write
a blog, even if they don’t know what they are talking about.
Baines, Nick,
Karl D. Wygant, and Antonis Dris. "The Analysis of Heat Transfer in
Automotive Turbochargers." ASME DC. ASME, 25 Jan. 2010. Web. 13 Nov. 2015.
"Renewable
Fossil Fuels." PEACE LOVE ENGINEERING. Mixed Engineering Team, 8 Nov.
2015. Web. 13 Nov. 2015.
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