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Troubleshooting a Faulty Fuel Pump: How Does It Work?
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Weight supporting structure. Help needed.
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Selection of Pump for Parts Cleaning Machines
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Strength of Materials- Asymmetric, simply supported beam problem
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Car Part Names: Identification & Information
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Measuring Ocean Waves for Wave Energy Projects
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Drum Brake Parts: What is the Name of the Metal?
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Stopping Helium/Hydrogen Storage Leaks.
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Detailed engineering design, technology
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How much water is needed to increase relative humidity in a bunker?
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Accuracy of robotic positioning systems
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Where would you buy carbon nanotubes?
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Large Sign. Need help calculating pipe size.
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Calculating Flue Gas Losses, Shell Boiler
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Electricity Usage of Gyro-sensor Devices
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Creating a backup power supply circuit for a dc battery
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Best USB TV Tuner Stick for Win7: Recommendations and Troubleshooting Tips
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Thermodynamics Tables: Pressure Conversion Explained
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Do you just multiply the Yield strength by the thickness?
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Calculating output from an air displacement pump
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Why do unsupported beams have eigenfrequencies?
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Old Engineering: A ship that moves by harnessing the power of fire?
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Electricity from a kerosene/gas mantle?
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What does an off center applied torque do?
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Use cheap portable compressor to generate cycling high pressure burst
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What are the fundamental methods of generating motion?
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Force needed to bend 2 inch square tube
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Noise & vibration in condo - HELP
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Calculation of Peak Impact force
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Stress on thick walled cylinders
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Need to Make DC supply & Function Generator
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Infrared Drying for firecrackers. Possible?
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Is a Flying Skateboard Possible with Current Technology?
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Submersible Bilge Pump for 1-2ms PPM Signal @ 50Hz
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Understanding How Atomic Clocks Work: Uncovering the Science Behind Timekeeping
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Understanding S.P.S.T and 2-Way Switches for Home Wiring
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Problem solving in rural hospitals Thailand
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Running DC motor at higher than rated speeds
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Electric Motors: Beginner's Guide for Engineering
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Theoretical: Cooling systems on Mars
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Solve the Microwave Quandary: 4 Roommates and Boiling Oil
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Question regarding rotational measurements
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Basic Hydraulics: Flow, Pressure, Force, Area, Energy
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Invention prototype - help please with bent half tube
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Affordable Replacement Battery for HP G62M Series Laptop in USA
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Recommended software for converting 2D images to 3D CAD model.
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Installing a frequency inverter
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Forces on a pressurized tin can of beans
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DIY Hand Held Generator: How to Make Your Own Small Power Source
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Is long distance visible light transmission possible?
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What material is best to build a floating bicycle?
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Finding the Velocity of a BB on a Magnetic Linear Accelerator
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Crossing Weak Bridges - Driving Fast or Slow?
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Is a DIY Solar Simulator Feasible for Long-Term Weather Simulation?
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Vehicle Displays - Designing & Researching
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3 variable process controls - I have no idea
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Fluid mechanics navier stokes flow around geometry
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RCC structures and load bearing walls
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Alcubierre Drive antimatter requirements
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What exactly is Engineering Optimization
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Why Isn't dv/dy Zero in Stoke's First Problem?
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Location finding for augmented reality
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Thin Walled Tube around a 180deg bend
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Extract Water from Air: DIY Methods & Solutions
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What is the total force on a round form without using air cylinders?
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Where Can I Find a Used Force Gauge for Measuring Paragliding Line Strength?
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How Does a Slip on Gearbox Work?
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What Is the Strongest Transparent Material for a Bike Shield?
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Replacing gas in a fixed volume without losing pressure?
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Calculating Minimum Plate Thickness
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Help needed in simulating 3-phase transformer in ANSOFT MAXWELL 2D
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Pressure Venting in 100% Water System
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3D Scanner using static electric fields
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Preventing Pipe Freeze in Cold Weather
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Reduction Orifice sizing for desired pressure drop
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Heat air, water and generate electricity from solar tubes.
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Design Rain Sensor Umbrella for Final Year Project
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Should I Use PID Regulator for My Control System?
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Challenges in creating a 3D printer
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Caster angle in bikes / cars - Why do we need?
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Is It Possible to Charge an iPod Using a Windmill on a Car?
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Wind Power solutions for High Rise buildings
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Designing a Twin Screw Pump - Why the Pressure Loss?
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Qualitative advice on two phase flow problem.
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Can an instrument ever have an accuracy better than its repeatably?
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Articles & Journals for Flow from Impinging Jets, Velocity Measurement
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Which Windows 7 software is best for creating 3D machine designs?
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Steam Line Valve: Common Practice?
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Rigid, Hydrogen Based, Moored Balloon
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Interstate natural gas pipelines & valves
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PAS (Pedal Assisted System) ebike
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Linear displacement by flexure, spring or ?
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Filtering ultraviolet from Xenon arc lamp
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Where Should I Start In Designing A 3D Printer?
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Calculate Force: Beginner's Guide
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How to Remove Potassium Chloride Buildup from a Metal Nozzle?
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Active Noise Cancellation for Conference Room
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Force distribution of a tilted 20 ton Ring?
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Hi,a question regarding Fourier transform and energy of a signals
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Find Pressure Sensors for Computer System & Seat Cushions
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