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Reference materials to understand methods of solar-powered cooling
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Model Flow Pressure in Branch Pipe
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At what pressure / capacity does co-generation become viable?
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Identifying the Purpose of a Tower: A Scientific Inquiry
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Any Ideas for an Electrical Engineering Project?
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Engineering challenges of urban wingsuit
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Electrically driven Turbo Charger
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Constraint Matrix Role in Global Matrix Assembly
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What is slowest speed a commercial jet can travel?
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Engineering Ideas for preventing a fire at a tyre recycling plant ?
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Question about design active filter
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Structural integrity and partial vacuums
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How can we get people off the grid for less than a thousand dollars?
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Semiconducting Engineering: Start Your Career Here
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Serial Communcation Conversion / Noise Coupling
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Stewart platform on tower crane
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Question about truss joint analysis in ansys workbench
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Efficient Method of Producing Heat Using LPG
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Energy calculation for HVAC systems
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Tube/Bar Rigidity: Which Offers Most?
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Whats the the Rayleight number formulae of vertical cylinder?
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Why Are My Half-Adder Outputs Always Zero?
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What Are Some Product Ideas for Combining Metal Forming and Machining Processes?
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Is there a way to create visible/ liquid energy?
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Project, parts id and physics explain
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What is the Young's modulus for concrete under third point loading?
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What Does Piping Whiplash Mean?
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Wire rope and pulley sheave resistance calculation
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Aerodynamics: bullets, footballs, arrows?
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Typical value free air convection heat transfer coefficient
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BTU transfer of stainless steel pipe
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Heat transfer coefficient of cylinder in free air?
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Large optical image rotation for project
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Forced cooling method of transformer
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The Future of Air Travel: A Survey on Pilotless Planes and Passenger Perceptions
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Calculating Stress Area at Hole Edge of Tube & Rod
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How to make this pattern in a tile?
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Project help, parts ID and layouts
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Creating a Portable Steam Unit Without Stove Heating
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Bore Lapping/Polishing for Firearms: Cheap Portable Solutions
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Physics Help: Proving Elevator Problem Not Our Fault
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Principal Virtual Work Theories - Cylindrical Pipe Application
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Static vs. Moving wave in an Oscilloscope
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How Can Engineers Design a Tatterproof, Flexible, and Affordable Flag?
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How to develop a RAM Pump with a 300m delivery head?
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What is the characteristic length of a cooling fin?
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Lawnmower clippings- maximize packing density
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Possible manned mission to Mars?
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Would a manufacturing/industrial engineering internship benefit me?
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How Do You Calculate Deflection in a Simply Supported Overhanging Beam?
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How long can I heat up a container?
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What is the time constant of the cooled steel billet?
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Cheap and low power diesel engines
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Who Else Is Needed for Constructing High-Rise Buildings?
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How Accurate Are Carbon Footprint Estimates for the Chevy Volt?
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Can an Arduino Effectively Drive a Power MOSFET at High Frequencies?
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Discrete Fourier Transform question
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Need reliable electrical or mechanical 24hr timer
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Valid Basis Functions for Triangular 2D Elements: Solving for Coefficients
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Can a Magnetic Ferrofluid Valve Float Foam Balls in a Container?
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Can Objects Float in Ferrofluid Using Electromagnets?
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Is a Second Fan for CPU Cooling Worth the Investment?
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Creating a Mini Musical Fountain: Tips and Tricks for Building Your Own
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Bending energy for a rod/column under compression?
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Evaporation rate of light bulb filaments exposed to air
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What about current de-icing technology used for wind turbines?
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Heat Transfer into a heat reservoir
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Finding out compressibility of a fluid when bubbles are present?
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Common Technical Name for Spring Release Pin
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Tips for Rear Drive Wheel Compatibility with Output Motor | Mini-Go Kart Design
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Thermodynamics - Problem in calculating a values
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What does an engineering job actually entail?
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How to calculate needed horsepower for radial travel
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How to Derive the Transfer Function for a Circuit in LTspice?
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How does this statics design FBD look?
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Design of an Semi-Anechoic chamber
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Power Transmission, Gear, Pulley
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How to Resolve H2O and CO2 Pressure Imbalance in Open Line Mixing?
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Shear calculation for round pipe
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Embeeded RPM sensor calculation programming assistance
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What are the responsibility of a system engineer?
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Questions about Stereoscopic 3-D
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Connecting Grid Tie Inverters to a 5kw Sine Wave Inverter: Safe or Risky?
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Optimizing Vibration Control for Off-Road Vehicle Roll Cage Attachment
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Do Boundary Conditions Limit Nozzle Exit Velocity?
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Ansys - which analysis system to use?
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Is there a way to generate heat through friction without damaging the generator?
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Is XNOR Gate Logic Correct for More Than 2 Inputs?
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Does an in-line 1-5psi air pump exist?
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Help with windup/pull back toy mechanism floating gear placement
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Contractors for LHC: Learn About CERN Turnarounds
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What is the average power consumption of a car at different speeds?
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Can an Engineering graduate work in a field that they did not study?
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Bracket design stress formulae help
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What is the optimal gas for forced air cooling?
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Pump and water storage system homework help
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Chemical engineering, is it for me?
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Trailer hitch and draw bar (vehicle)
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Automation Systems: Machines for Solar Cells, LCDs, Batteries, Fuel Cells & PCBs
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