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Thermodynamics: Expansion Process of Fluid Through Throttling Valve

May 16, 2015 · Replies 15 · Dec 12, 2016

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What are the thermal properties of ice cream?

Nov 1, 2016 · Replies 10 · Dec 10, 2016

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Looking for software to simulate gas sensor mechanism

Dec 5, 2016 · Replies 2 · Dec 8, 2016

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Calculating CO2 expansion time and generated suction

Dec 4, 2016 · Replies 2 · Dec 8, 2016

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Ultraviolet activated substances

Dec 6, 2016 · Replies 5 · Dec 7, 2016

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Nusselt Number Correlation

Dec 6, 2016 · Replies 2 · Dec 7, 2016

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How Do Free Electrons Influence Metal's Conductivity and Shininess?

Dec 6, 2016 · Replies 1 · Dec 6, 2016

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Polyethylene Products - Quality Criteria

Dec 6, 2016 · Replies 1 · Dec 6, 2016

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Elastic deformation is time-indipendent

Dec 4, 2016 · Replies 4 · Dec 4, 2016

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Standard method for identifying species in solid mixtures

Dec 2, 2016 · Replies 4 · Dec 3, 2016

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What is the difference between SS201 and SS304

Nov 28, 2016 · Replies 4 · Nov 29, 2016

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In X-ray diffraction, what is the virtual source?

Nov 25, 2016 · Replies 1 · Nov 28, 2016

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What are possible polymer chemistry experiments?

Nov 28, 2016 · Replies 1 · Nov 28, 2016

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Recycled acidic water evaporation / condensation

Nov 23, 2016 · Replies 8 · Nov 26, 2016

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Investment casting of complex shapes

Nov 22, 2016 · Replies 5 · Nov 25, 2016

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Van der Waals forces between woven carbon nanotubes

Nov 20, 2016 · Replies 6 · Nov 24, 2016

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Convert Volumetric Flow Rate to Mass Flow Rate

Nov 23, 2016 · Replies 2 · Nov 23, 2016

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Propane phase change in a container

Nov 5, 2016 · Replies 7 · Nov 22, 2016

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Is There a Connection Between Young's Modulus and Crystal Structure?

Nov 7, 2015 · Replies 7 · Nov 21, 2016

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What are some interesting reactions involving resins?

Nov 17, 2016 · Replies 2 · Nov 19, 2016

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Applications of man-made "hybrid fibers" like capture silk?

Nov 12, 2016 · Replies 3 · Nov 14, 2016

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Fuel cell voltage end efficiency

Nov 10, 2016 · Replies 3 · Nov 10, 2016

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ESD compliance for FR4 G10 material

Oct 25, 2016 · Replies 12 · Nov 6, 2016

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Calculating steel round bar's max capacity to support?

Nov 3, 2016 · Replies 3 · Nov 4, 2016

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Designing materials from macroscopic desired properties

Oct 22, 2014 · Replies 7 · Nov 1, 2016

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Can someone identify what this graph is used for?

Oct 26, 2016 · Replies 3 · Oct 28, 2016

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Can the Same Formula for Activated Carbon Be Used for HCL Limelayer Filtration?

Oct 26, 2016 · Replies 1 · Oct 28, 2016

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Load (Weight) to bend A-514 Plate Steel?

Oct 25, 2016 · Replies 7 · Oct 25, 2016

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Separating CO2 from natural gas

Oct 18, 2016 · Replies 3 · Oct 22, 2016

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Question Regarding Imperfections in Atomic Arrangement

Oct 20, 2016 · Replies 1 · Oct 21, 2016

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Voltage vs Resistance. (Temperature analogy for metals)

Oct 18, 2016 · Replies 4 · Oct 19, 2016

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Difference between 'plastic yielding' & plastic strength?

Oct 18, 2016 · Replies 1 · Oct 18, 2016

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Online Certificates/Programs to Supplement Resume

Oct 2, 2016 · Replies 2 · Oct 15, 2016

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Reflective solar shortwave & emissive long range film?

Oct 9, 2016 · Replies 2 · Oct 9, 2016

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An abundant cheap dense liquid?

Sep 15, 2016 · Replies 33 · Oct 8, 2016

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Solar furnace for metal extraction - would it work?

Oct 1, 2016 · Replies 3 · Oct 2, 2016

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Removing condensation from a cooling jacket

Sep 29, 2016 · Replies 4 · Oct 1, 2016

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Which transparent plastics best reflect or absorb IR?

Sep 29, 2016 · Replies 12 · Sep 30, 2016

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Fischer-Tropsch Conversion / Kinetics

Sep 29, 2016 · Replies 1 · Sep 29, 2016

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Damping coefficient in damping mechanisms

Sep 29, 2016 · Replies 1 · Sep 29, 2016

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Use of subsurface foam injection on covered IFR tank

Sep 23, 2016 · Replies 1 · Sep 28, 2016

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DIY Vacuum Sealer: Building for Maximum Efficiency on a Budget

Sep 22, 2016 · Replies 7 · Sep 27, 2016

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Chemical treatment of silicon carbide

Sep 24, 2016 · Replies 4 · Sep 26, 2016

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Improving thermal conductivity of RTV silicone for hard candy

Mar 24, 2013 · Replies 10 · Sep 26, 2016

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Is "Roswell metal" at all a possible material?

Feb 21, 2015 · Replies 25 · Sep 25, 2016

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Phase change material steady melt temp, like ice water?

Sep 24, 2016 · Replies 2 · Sep 24, 2016

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Can carbon fiber make a better bulletproof vest?

Apr 14, 2008 · Replies 21 · Sep 23, 2016

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Will we live in and wear graphene in the near future?

Sep 22, 2016 · Replies 2 · Sep 23, 2016

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2-Dimension structure with highest shear strength

Sep 22, 2016 · Replies 3 · Sep 22, 2016

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How to reduce the heat from diesel exchaust gas

Sep 21, 2016 · Replies 3 · Sep 22, 2016

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Placing a highly viscous liquid drop on a solid surface

Sep 13, 2016 · Replies 3 · Sep 20, 2016

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Safely reshaping small ABS keys

Sep 18, 2016 · Replies 1 · Sep 18, 2016

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Leaching considerations with reactive heat sink materials

Sep 17, 2016 · Replies 2 · Sep 18, 2016

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What shape does a deformed body take after being stretched?

Sep 13, 2016 · Replies 3 · Sep 18, 2016

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Calculate the lateral strength / buckle point of a cylinder

Sep 6, 2016 · Replies 4 · Sep 17, 2016

Replies: 4

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Temporary high-pressure Hydrogen storage?

Sep 12, 2016 · Replies 3 · Sep 13, 2016

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How can we effectively store hydrogen in a gas bag for home use?

Aug 24, 2016 · Replies 14 · Sep 9, 2016

Replies: 14

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Can Turbulence and Vibrations Affect Exhaust Gas Measurements?

Aug 2, 2016 · Replies 5 · Sep 7, 2016

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Cauchy Momentum Equation Derivation

Sep 3, 2016 · Replies 2 · Sep 7, 2016

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What Material is Best for a Camera Stabilizer Backpack System?

Sep 2, 2016 · Replies 14 · Sep 5, 2016

Replies: 14

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Tensile strength of Nickel-iron

Sep 3, 2016 · Replies 2 · Sep 4, 2016

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Efficient and Affordable Solar Pool Heating Solutions

Aug 27, 2016 · Replies 14 · Aug 30, 2016

Replies: 14

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Entropy: measure of amount of energy unavailable to do work?

Aug 24, 2016 · Replies 3 · Aug 29, 2016

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Bending moments at equillibrium

Aug 28, 2016 · Replies 4 · Aug 29, 2016

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Can Teflon Tape Withstand the Attack of Etching Solutions?

Aug 27, 2016 · Replies 9 · Aug 29, 2016

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Resonant frequency of Piezoelectric material

Aug 26, 2016 · Replies 10 · Aug 28, 2016

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Stop warping of photosensitive resin with desktop UV lamp

Aug 25, 2016 · Replies 1 · Aug 25, 2016

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Thermal conductivity of SiC and the mechanisms

Aug 23, 2016 · Replies 1 · Aug 25, 2016

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Effect of a lightning strike on stainless steel bolt

Jul 25, 2016 · Replies 7 · Aug 23, 2016

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Electroplating Cu on Cu sputtered Si Substrate (Lithography)

Aug 19, 2016 · Replies 1 · Aug 19, 2016

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Using electrochemical hydrogen compressor in reverse

Aug 17, 2016 · Replies 3 · Aug 18, 2016

Replies: 3

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Thin-walled pressure vessel, hoop stress Question

Aug 14, 2016 · Replies 2 · Aug 17, 2016

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Do carbon block water filters actually remove some fluoride?

Jul 22, 2011 · Replies 11 · Aug 15, 2016

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Book of T-S diagrams, or the like

Aug 10, 2016 · Replies 4 · Aug 15, 2016

Replies: 4

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Theoretical and practical force to cut metal

Aug 15, 2016 · Replies 1 · Aug 15, 2016

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How can we reduce VOC emissions from painting boats

Aug 9, 2016 · Replies 2 · Aug 9, 2016

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Help with nanoparticle and computation

Jul 31, 2016 · Replies 1 · Aug 5, 2016

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PHI 600 Scanning Auger Multiprobe Problem

Jul 29, 2016 · Replies 1 · Aug 5, 2016

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Physics of Solids: Elastic Limit & Fracture Stress

Jul 28, 2016 · Replies 4 · Aug 3, 2016

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Background required for ab initio thermodynamic calculations

Jun 6, 2016 · Replies 3 · Jul 31, 2016

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Help with project design, thermal properties

Jul 30, 2016 · Replies 4 · Jul 30, 2016

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Specific heat capacity and concentration

Jul 29, 2016 · Replies 1 · Jul 29, 2016

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Calculating elastic modulus in a certain shape

Jul 26, 2016 · Replies 2 · Jul 26, 2016

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Dye doped spectroscopy interpretation

Jul 20, 2016 · Replies 8 · Jul 26, 2016

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How can I find a 1 um size vacancy under 150 um brass?

Jul 4, 2016 · Replies 5 · Jul 25, 2016

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PhD Metallurgy Research Design Template Request

Jul 13, 2016 · Replies 1 · Jul 25, 2016

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Vibrational frequency of Piezoelectric effect

Jul 18, 2016 · Replies 1 · Jul 18, 2016

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Modeling ideal gas flow using Bernoulli's equation

Jul 14, 2016 · Replies 8 · Jul 17, 2016

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Gas flow from high to low pressure

Jul 15, 2016 · Replies 3 · Jul 16, 2016

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Chromoly (41xx) tubes used in chassis

Jul 14, 2016 · Replies 4 · Jul 16, 2016

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What is the (n,k) value of hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide?

Jul 14, 2016 · Replies 1 · Jul 15, 2016

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Why Does Poisson's Ratio Differ for Different Materials?

Apr 28, 2016 · Replies 4 · Jul 6, 2016

Replies: 4

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Additive Color Mixing - red colored beams on a screen

Jul 2, 2016 · Replies 14 · Jul 6, 2016

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Can buffing affect the readability of engraved data matrix on steel?

Jul 1, 2016 · Replies 1 · Jul 2, 2016

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How was the reactor length determined here?

Jun 22, 2016 · Replies 5 · Jun 23, 2016

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Why we use v-notch in charpy impact test ?

Aug 25, 2013 · Replies 6 · Jun 22, 2016

Replies: 6

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Can Lead Acid Batteries and Sea Water Create Chlorine Gas in Submarines?

Jun 12, 2016 · Replies 3 · Jun 18, 2016

Replies: 3

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Identifying Manufacturing Impurities & Deliberate Doping in Metal Composition

Mar 6, 2016 · Replies 6 · Jun 17, 2016

Replies: 6

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Resistivity of graphite sheets?

May 26, 2016 · Replies 14 · Jun 16, 2016

Replies: 14

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Why Fluorescence is detected @right angle to the excitation?

Jun 6, 2016 · Replies 3 · Jun 14, 2016

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