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Explore the Fascinating Free Electron Laser
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Definition of friction coefficients in a t-pipe
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Passive Solar Stirling Hydraulic Free Piston, is this possible?
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How do we add the affect of the sampling rate to the difference equation?
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Flow From a Tank through a Pipe
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Welding Thoughts (Relationship of Current and Arc Temperature)
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Complete vaporization time of water into superheated steam - DESUPERHEATER
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Building a high flow rate pulsatile pump
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Air pressure vessel safety valve size
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Von Mises Stress Calculation for Internally Pressurized Pipe
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Quick questions about logic gates (Nand, nor, etc)
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Stator ring connection and coils question
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DC Motors and Nameplate Ratings
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Civil Engineering - Help Understanding Level Surveying Misclosure Error
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Calculating Objects Floatation Height
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Heat Transfer Calculation
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How can I accurately calculate mutual inductance between a coil and a magnet?
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Marine Propeller Shaft Flange Design
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Water / Steam evaporation calculation
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Federal A/C Unit Efficiency Standard Up
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Music Box Mechanisms: Cylinder Music Info
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Is Insulating a Roof Drain Pipe Necessary to Prevent Condensation?
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Basic single phase electric motor wiring help
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Sealed Batteries vs. Unsealed Batteries
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Yaw, pitch and roll vs. azimuth and elevation
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Design problem with a constant torque motor
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Calculate the time it takes for gas to fill a chamber (high P -> low P)
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Central Coast Receiver/Transmitter/Antenna Systems
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How accurate can the shadow of a large sundial be?
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Magnetic properties of silver steel
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Rigid high magnetic permeability materials
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How does a cooling tower function?
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Olds Elevator vs Traditional Archimedes Screw
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Ansys tools for different software applications
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Vertical wind turbine with two concentric rotors
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Solar pool heating via a dark screen -- On the surface or submerged?
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Is the refrigeration process reversible?
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How important is it to keep an air motor warm?
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Imperfections in magnet pole pieces
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Holding on to your hat, I mean roof
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How is it possible to use only 1000 W to transfer 10,000 BTU/h?
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Hole Sizing to Drain Fluids [Pressurized Container]
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Heat transfer between double window panes
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What machinery can these parts be used in?
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Remarkable New Marine Propulsion Systems
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Use of a Water-Cooled Diesel Generator as an Off-Grid CHP System
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How is the Aging of Electronic Equipment determined?
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Is this an allowed solution? - 2nd order harmonic oscillation
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Spring constant that withstands 110 kg
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Calculating the Force of a Sound Wave on an Object
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Transient heat transfer in a cylinder with internal heating
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Drag coefficent of a person on a slide
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1 mm magnetic shield of pure iron same as 1 cm of mu-metal?
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Specifying a hydraulic pump and motor for a class project
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Where Is the Opposite Force on a Pipe with Mass Flow?
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