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Maximum horizontal force from a cam-driven pushrod

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Why Does IC Engine Torque Change with RPM and Gearbox Mechanics?

  • koolraj09
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Rotating Fitting for 70 PSI Air Supply at 30000 RPM

  • DOUGALS69
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Calculate Density of Gas Mixture for Oil Burner

  • brajh11
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How to calculate thermal insulation savings?

  • sagaris
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Pressure drop in pipeline in a bend or elbow

  • QPAS
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Increase Torque of DC Motor Without Changing RPM

  • alokpatra
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Which direction to point a venting fan?

  • DaveC426913
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How Do You Select a DC Motor for a Scissor Lift Using a Power Screw?

  • sporty
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Understanding Feed Forward Controllers for Active Steering Systems

  • Jones1987
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How does combustion work in diesel engines and power turbines?

  • farid yunos
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High-frequency (inaudible by humans) acoustic noise from stepper motor

  • aalnaif
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Bernoulli's Principle and pressure

  • nitrOgenX
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Calculate Force to Lift Weight in Multi-Scissor Lifts

  • Timma300
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Stirling Engine Design Considerations

  • dr dodge
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Feed pump for 5 hp Rankine cycle turbine with R-134a at 125 psi

  • kartsyont
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Calculating load rating of a pulley stand

  • MechEng87
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Can we see the moon through a microscope?

  • reddevil2576
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Storing energy in bike frame with arm-powered air pressure

  • Flantoons
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Wind, Narrowing Cones and Temperature

  • roger kryless
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Electromagnetic propulsion systems

  • zewnten
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Making a copper wire spring from 30 AWG wire

  • taylaron
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Deflection and stress in a frame's vertical member

  • parsec
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Magnetic field measured by car magnetometer in body-NED reference frame

  • fenestren
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3D CFD tutorials and importing CATIA V5 files for CFD

  • dianaten
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Pressure drop calculation giving unrealistic results for fuel system

  • kosig
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Determine,from first principles,the viscosity?

  • joey1
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Designing a Cap to Stop Fluid Flow from an Underwater Pipe

  • Shaun_W
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What are Some Resources for Designing a Moon Buggy Frame?

  • Ari_mechie
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Calculating Fatigue Life for Variable Stress in Cast Aluminum

  • rikcardo
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Cantilever Beam Stress with Gusset

  • edgepflow
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Why is stress proportional to strain in Hooke's law?

  • koolraj09
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Horizontally mounted compression spring

  • Battisto
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Ansys Workbench 12 Assembly question

  • beho86
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If my car is 56% better on fuel than can I say this?

  • smokingwheels
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Stability of truck mounted lifting systems calculation

  • guideonl
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How can I improve my problem solving skills in engineering?

  • jaredogden
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Calculating Torque to Accelerate

  • ram18
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Are there air temperature-pressure charts like steam tables?

  • RKD89
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Loss of cooling water to condenser

  • tstutter
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Gasoline Fuel Vaporization and Its Effects on Engine Performance

  • GPracer2500
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How Does Rolling Resistance Affect Torque in a Sealpress Mechanism?

  • ram18
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Max wheel size according to torque

  • Jones1987
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Calculating Vaporization Rate of Isooctane Droplets

  • sid_galt
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How do I calculate scale weight for testing a scale glider?

  • Moomba
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The relation between incompressibility and divergence-free?

  • phdggg
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Power and torque relationships for water-mixing turbine design

  • nico_9188
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Modelling system at early design stage

  • dr_mushroom
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(mechanical engeneering vs computer engeneering)

  • shobat
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Relationship between diameter and strength of hollow tube

  • ashleytan
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Design a flywheel for my final year project

  • dinesh sivam
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Finding drum and frame displacement in a vibratory roller

  • reza_9216
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Transition of Mechanical Waves (Solids to Gases and vice versa)

  • elandres
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Thermodynamic properties in excel format

  • ehilge
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Does the alternator act as a motor in series hybrid drivetrains?

  • FAlonso
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Is My Air Flow Rate Equation for a Train Braking System Accurate?

  • iscariotrail
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ME degree with a minor in Physics?

  • BrentRS1985
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Simple (I think) Hydrostatics Problem

  • cellery
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Overcoming Anxiety while Studying for Stastics Exam

  • eternity2391
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What classes and programs to take for Mechanical Engineering in HS?

  • berstell
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How do waterflow and propellers interact?

  • dioross
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How do counter-rotating helicopter rotors generate lift?

  • fluidistic
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Lightest diesel engine known to man

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Calculating Efficiency of Otto Cycle

  • mblair90
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Modeling 3 Thin Layers Bonded Together with Ansys

  • deveshp1
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Mechatronics Project: Get Help on Robotic Arm Design

  • Abdallah haj
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Mousetrap car barely moves despite spinning easily when lifted

  • falloffaclift
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Seeking Text Book for High Pressure Design

  • fsonnichsen
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Solving a 100-Year-Old Drill Chuck Issue

  • HarrySTruman
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Design Problems- Solar Panel design

  • hamzaaaa
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How to identify pipe thread sizes from external measurements

  • guideonl
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Can a button replace the foot lever for gear shifting on a motorbike?

  • rohitkpandey
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Connecting a 48 pitch stepper motor gear to a tuning knob

  • UR_Correct
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The side of my rear tire popped

  • Ironside
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Brayton Cycle modelling - optimum system design

  • A87
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Finding spring constant and natural length from two equilibrium positions

  • morgan82
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Designing a Scale for Bakery Ingredient Measurement

  • morgan82
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How to Control Boom Arm Deflection on a Moving Vehicle?

  • richard368
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Do you have any suggestions for a mechanical student's project?

  • soonsoon88
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What is a Farnboro Engine Indicator and How is it Used?

  • monty37
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Thesis topic: barrel harmonics affecting firearm accuracy

  • gman89
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Pipe stress calculation in Abaqus not giving correct results

  • beitownren
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Automotive Acoustics engineering: Automotive exhaust harmonics

  • fastline
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What is the force that slows a generator down when a load is applied?

  • kappa9
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Whether an object will slide or whether an object will rotate?

  • Femme_physics
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Project on electric car to increase the battery back up

  • raghavendra
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How to determine linear force from rotational force?

  • mikegrundvig
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Cantilever beam with horizontal and vertical component point load at free end

  • helisphere
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Finding the right Ansys tutorial

  • Baltistani
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Why We Need Calculus for Mechatronics Studies

  • Femme_physics
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Why does a motor have no torque at maximum speed?

  • Jones1987
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