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Can a Flow Meter with Wide Scale Graduations Have Accurate Repeatability?
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Miniature Airships: Companies & Custom Orders
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Questions about the ASME Student Design Competition 2014.
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Metric VS English engineering system of measurement
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Bending moment of square tubing
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Finding the Right CV Spring for a Petrol Generator
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Efficient Water Cooling and Proofing Solutions for Any Project - PF"
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Problem involves 2 unknown forces
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Shear Failure of Adhered Polystyrene (to Aluminum)
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What sort of degree is best for working on propulsion systems?
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Google SketchUp: Free CAD Software for Basic Engineering Modeling
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Medical Imaging System Design - Standards?
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How much does car boot/trunk weight increase petrol costs?
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How do I find deflection in this beam?
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Weight on wheels to keep from spinning wildly
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How Can I Calculate Pulse Jet Engine Dimensions Using Air as Oxidizer?
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What is the leak rate of a UHV system at higher pressure?
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Can Arduino solve the high starting torque issue of an electric bicycle?
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What Is Laser Doppler Anemometry and How Does It Work?
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Method of determining volume of water in an arbitrary container
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How Can Strain Gauges Be Used to Design an Effective Accelerometer?
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Understanding Stress Variations in a Uni Axial Bar
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Designing an instrument with strain gauges
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Design Thinking: History, Economy & Culture
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Can Strain Gauges Achieve 0.01 mN Sensitivity for 3D Force Sensing?
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ACphase angle shift circuit help me
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Steel Angle Plastic Section Modulus
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Efficient Charging System Design Help for GTL ICR18650 Battery
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Hydraulic motor efficiency conundrum
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Can Heating/Freezing Blankets Manage Extreme Temperature Testing?
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From calculations to actual design.
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AC & Heat Pumps: Motor Vehicle Solutions
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Thermodynamics,subcooled liquid
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Which Surface Roughness value to use for pipe flow friction factor
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Advice Regarding Becoming An Engineer
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Can a Detent Switch Prevent Brake System Failures?
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Optimal control: non-zero target control
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What are the physical implications of control theory in engineering?
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Water recycle system (regarding what is the CFC system)
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Help understanding genreator spec sheet?
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Power required from forced induction?
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Problems with lagged turbo and exhaust systems
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Concentrated Solar Power Plant Design
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Subdivision waterline 2 hour pressure test calculation
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Measurement of power associated witha vertical shaft
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Converting Units for Thermal Conductivity: A Scientist's Guide
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Design Phases/Stages - Order & Explanation
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Is Life-Sized Quantum Hovercraft Racing Feasible for a Thesis Topic?
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Is programming important in engineering?
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Chemistry & Mechanics: Arm Expansion on Command
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Steam generator on the exhaust pipe of the car ( cogeneration )
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Is Quantum Field Theory currently used in engineering?
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Tech Team's Solutions to Condensation Problem
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Heat Transfer through Evaporators
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Air vent on steam exchangers: How?
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Junior Engineer Seeking Help Designing Gearbox for 25:1 Reduction
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Motor Box that rotates a threaded shaft
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How can I make a live microphone?
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Phase Synchronisation Techniques
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Can Patents Really Work? Expert Advice from Ramone
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Structural Design Philosophies?
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High School Student looking for insight regarding engineering
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Machining Rifling: How Is It Done?
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Control Systems: How Does High Gain Affect the System?
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Statics Problem Help | Get Expert Assistance Now
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What materials are transparent to radar? Weatherproofing a radar gun
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How do resistors handle high currents without burning up?
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How to combine instrument uncertainty with deviation
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Difference between a snug tight and a fully tensioned bolt?
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Optimizing Airflow for Positive Pressure Box Design
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Electrolysis of water to make transporting easier
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Higher efficiency in spray painting metal tanks.
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Node numbering scheme for Fem problems
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What am I missing in this voltage regulator design?
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Wear resistant, transparent, flexible thin film, is there any?
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Is graphene really that special?
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Two Ducted Fans For More Thrust
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Calculating buckling strength of steel pipe for non-axial load
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Refrigeration Heat Exchanger Design (Evaporator and Condenser)
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Thermal Insulation Of Hydraulic Cylinders
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Heat Transfer of a Plate in Air
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Do bulletproof vests protect against punches and hammer blows?
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Simple Explaination of Temperature Difference
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How much heat can I get from the sun?
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Deriving inductor voltage equation
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Downsizing motor that drive fans
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Where Can I Find a Non-Stirred Pressure Vessel for High Temperatures?
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Good introductory engineering books
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What do you think about engineering?
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End Plate Design For a Heat Exchanger
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Can Reheating Steam Locally Improve Air Outlet Temperature in Heat Exchangers?
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Question: Run-around coil heat recovery systems
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Heat exchanger element question
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