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Automotive Race car suspension Class
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Find 3D Printer & Software Resources for Prototype Creation
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Insights When Vehicle Power Dictates Acceleration - Comments
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References for Design Engineers (Must Haves)
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Cloaking a drone
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Why Faucets Don't Leak Anymore
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Fluid dynamics with T-junction vs separate riser in tank pipe system
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Does a Beveled Washer on an Inclined Surface Preserve or Cancel the Incline?
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Another nice mech problem
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How to measure the diameter of a shaft without a caliper?
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Small Hopper and Silo Design for Green Coffee
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Very cool factory production line photos
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Automotive Continuously Variable Transmission Idea
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Tail lift jerking when lowering — hydraulic issue?
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Mechanical advantage, or just a redirection of force?
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Technical Analysis on Titan Sub (Titanic Sub)
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Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient?
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Suspension on a kid's balance bike
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Extreme Engineering
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Guidance for using mica strip heaters
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Construction of a model of a hydraulic damper
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Heat Flow Through Framed Wall
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Need help with pressurized air
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Induction heating of aluminum strip possible?
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Automotive Engine Oil Level Sensor Pin Details
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Aerographene in a vacuum
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Looking for a reliable source of Aerogel
  • Majorana
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Machining Aerogel
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Development of a Bike Trainer (rollers)
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Flow Rate impact due to thermocouple obstruction
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Piston suction pump versus external gear pump as vacuum pump
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Hydrodynamics of modular sponsons for my new Jetskis
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Automotive Need to glue aluminum to glass
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Traction Elevator counterweight overbalanced percentage
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Hydraulic Cylinder Held In Place Until Needed
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Why Is Fan Suction/Intake So Weak Compared to Exhaust?
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Need advice and hints for working with helium
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Convert Circular motion into figure-8 shaped loop
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A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?
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How does the thickness of a clamp affect its ability to transmit torque?
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Piston pumps versus internal gear pumps for modern engines
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Wait 24 hours before powering up A/C or fridge?
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Winch rope force to pull back a folding canopy
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Air compressor pump HP requirement?
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UV filter for home central heating?
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Measuring Deer Antler Volume
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A complex spring's structural analysis
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Automotive Looking for dyno verified experiences with turbocharged 2-strokes
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Can you get pulled under a train?
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Local pressures in turbocharger housing?
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Turbo vs naturally aspirated engine power band width around peak power
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Impractical 3D gears model for robotics
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Flexure Plate FEA Validation
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Belt C-C distance to Tension
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2:1 Pulley Question
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Turbocharging carbureted petrol 2 stroke engines
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Calculate minimum RPM to self-balance a CMG on two legs
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HP Required to move a robot 10meters at 1.5m/sec
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Bubble formation in 4 mm gap vessel
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Physics of Stretch: What pressure does a band apply on a cylinder?
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Questions about the Tesla turbine
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Thread No-Go plug gage allows 3 turns to enter. That's too many!
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What type of toilet do I have?
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Automotive What Type of Motor is Best for Controlling Slider Crank Motion?
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Automotive Why Do BMW Engines Suffer from Rod Bearing Issues?
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Soft/Stable Movement for Parallelogram Mount with Wheel + Printhead
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Query on Isentropic relationships (such as PV^gamma = constant)
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Cantilever help
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What's the most likely cause for this carbon seal crack?
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I need help, please, designing a pool sensor for breaking . . .
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What Could Cause Issues with a Dry Sump Pump Upgrade to a Four-Stage System?
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Making a compressor from a steam engine or Tesla Turbine
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Engineering task: How prevent metal balls from getting stuck when flowing down and out of a cylindrical container?
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Mechanical Advantage on Gym Machines
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How Can an Engineer Assist in Evaluating My Generator Design Idea?
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How to estimate enthalpy change across a compressor in simple vapor compression cycle
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Calculate waterflow on inclined plane
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Designing a Mechanism for Two Half Circles' Synchronous Rotation
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Rankine vs. Stirling Engine
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Can a Spiral or Conical spring oscillate many times?
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Question about transient temperature and pressure for air flowing into a box
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Measurement of actual CO2 mass emitted from a diesel engine
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Transmission problem involving oscillating arm
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Modern US locomotive design and operation
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Doublet flow in Fluid Dynamics between two spheres or cylinders
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How is bacteria added to a septic tank?
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Roll forming question about step-up
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Roll forming question
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Calibrating Pump/Venturi (Air) in a Closed Recirculating Water System
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Grease Flow in Ball Joint, Path of Least Resistance?
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Likely very simple Beam calcs...
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A question about the trajectory of movement
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Crazy idea for battle bot. Can it work?
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Waterfall plot of an PMSM
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Disengagement of a multi plate clutch
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Pneumatic Air Tools - Hose / Compressor Friction Loss?
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Are Kitchen and Bathroom Exhaust Fans Sufficient to Ventilate a Home?
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Powder coating: way to add more positive charge?
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Characterization of a valve
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How Does a Gravity Battery Work and Why Doesn't It Sustain Long Energy Output?
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Calculating enthalpies of gas mixtures
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Do engineers working on high-tech applications make approximations?
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3D printers for mechanical engineering
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Area Distribution Around Stays in EN 12953 Boiler Standard (10.2.8)
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