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Formulas for ellipse at an angle, in Excel.
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Continuous/real-time updating graphing software?
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Centrifugal governor calculations
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How Is the Damping Coefficient Calculated in a Fluid-Dynamic Dashpot System?
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What are the uses and limitations of transmission lines?
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Interfacing serial peripheral connecter with parallel bus
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Thermal Conductivity of mixed gases?
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Compression Ratio Connection to Efficiency
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Fluid Dynamics Problem: Effects of a Full Reservoir
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Differential Pressure measurement problem
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How can I calculate torque from wind for a specific wind turbine design?
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Calculating Residual Pressure for Fixed Orifice Flow
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Difference between coupling and constrain equations in ansys
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Multi-Cycle Processor Implementation in Verilog?
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Car Battery Problem: Can Reversing Polarity Harm My Car?
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Why Have Uranus and Neptune Been Overlooked by Recent Space Missions?
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Is this Resistor Capacitor Circuit Reliable and Versatile?
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Calculate the damping coefficient of air
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Building Crystal Oscillator for Highest Amp Output Underwater
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Never Exploit Venus & Mercury: A Pity for the Solar System
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Aluminum Air Battery Improvements
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IR Transparent Projection Screen?
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Where to Find Cheap Miniature Pumps & Solenoid Valves
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Why is this not a perpetual motion machine?
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Selecting Fans/Blowers for Ventilation Systems: Calculating Pressure Gain/Loss
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Creating Mechanical Disadvantage with Pulleys
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What branch of engineering is this?
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Parameters for Root Locus Method using Lead Compensator
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Max Force on Platform Beam for Simulator Proj
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Maximum pressure for a steel pipe
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Displacement of CFM at 5km/h in 10ft x 50ft Cylinder
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How can I build a DIY AC motor dyno for small engine development?
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Flying Wing Aircraft: Hand Launch Climb Necessity?
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Modeling pressure distribution in FEM
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Are Haaland's equations always accurate for engineering calculations?
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Biggest problem facing the aeronautics industry?
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Few questions about engineering from a 1st year student
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Engineering Reports: Hours Spent Writing vs Engineering | 1st Yr Student
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Molding Plastics: Polystyrene & Valves
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Software for modeling fluid flow?
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High dielectric strength insulator
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Where to Buy 24VDC Electric Motor up to 500 kg Load, 180 RPM, 1000Nm Torque
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Finding the best path in a F1 circuit
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Hot water circulator, kitchen faucet, ? mixing
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How Do You Evaluate Heating Options for a 3,000 Sqft Elementary School?
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Need help in FM Receiver project
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Help Needed: Producing Durable Coal Briquettes Under Rain
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General rule for finding cfm delivery in pipe
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Does centrifugal force have a gradient
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Most effective way to pinch a rubber tube?
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Can a Stud Sensor Differentiate Between Raw and Hard-Boiled Eggs?
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How to make it big in engineering
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How can I increase the strength and volume of my electromagnetic speaker?
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Calculating Electric Motor Requirements for Golf Buggy
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Catenary and coiled rope - for dummies.
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Calculation of torque of a DC motor
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Can Orthosonic Lift Challenge Traditional Theories of Flight?
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Full well capacity and dynamic range of CCD
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Abaqus Modelling - Troubleshooting Tutorial for Beginners
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Native Linux Alternatives to Solidworks
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Ways on how visualize the deflected shape of a simple structure?
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Are drilled rotors better for brake cooling?
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Can Someone Help an Old Timer whom would like to Lift his Communications Tower?
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Please help to check the efficiency of renewable energy system design
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How Can I Measure Fluid Level Without Sensors Using Electronics?
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Choosing the Right Radiator for Your Vehicle
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Build Your Own Radio Transmitter & Receivers
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Biodiesel is an alternative fuel source
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Electric Vehicle Battery specification (very basic)
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What Are We Doing About The Next Big Geomagnetic Storm?
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Making a pressure vessel out of an oil barrel
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Which Engineering Major Fits My Interests and Future Career Goals?
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I am looking into calculating the weld bead strength. I am unsure of
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Chile Mine Rescue: Is There a Braking Mechanism?
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Design 3 Cable System for 25m Radio Tower: R, Diam of Steel Cables
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Is There a Type of Wood Strong Enough and Affordable for Building Car Frames?
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Ask a Blacksmith Student: Building a Gate with Cogs & Counterweight
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Designing a Boomilever for Class - Get Help Now
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Styrofoam extrusion-Thickness and Density Measuring Device
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Where can I find reliable information on electromagnets?
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Angular Acceleration generation help
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Reduce Chair Rotation Resistance for DIY Electric Motor Project
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Calculating Compost Cylinder Drive Motor Requirements
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Help With Physics Midterm Question: Part C
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Calculating Energy Output of Moving Water Wheels
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Current state of small laser technology
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Ideas for low power radio transmission in terrain
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Turning an RC Aircraft into a Water Bomber: Ideas & Suggestions
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Net to Catch a Butterfly: Creating Strong Material for Humans
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Solving Magnetic Field Problems with Simulation Software
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Find the Best Variable Attenuator with Display for D-Band (110-170GHz)
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RF Detector: Understanding Video Bandwidth
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Three-phase power explained using water/electricity-analogy?
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Powering a Home with an HHO Generator: Is it Possible?
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Why does the boat move faster than the rope when being pulled to shore?
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The true, true stress-strain curve?
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Building a Stirling Engine at Home
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I need a mould to resize/reduce a plastic bottle's neck?
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Pressure vessel fatigue analysis
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The most revolutionary technology
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