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Momentum eq for cylindrical element
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A simple design for a solar-stirling engine
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Critical Load in Buckling problem
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Moment of inertia of a triangle
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Time to Freeze Standing Water in Steel Pipe
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Moment of inertia of a large flwheel
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Pressure drop in pipes and Velocity
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What Could Have Caused an Error in Experimental Buckling Load Calculation?
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What are the factors to consider when designing a pressure vessel?
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Wanted to interview a mechanical Engineer
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Equation describing the contraction of a rotation shaft
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Why Am I Getting Time Step Reduced Messages in Fluent Simulations?
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How Can I Compare the Efficiencies of Ideal Diesel, Otto, and Dual Cycles?
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What Is Boussinesq's Hypothesis in Turbulence Theory?
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How Does the Mole/Mass Ratio Affect Pressure Calculations in Turbine Engines?
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Laymans time and distance canundrum
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Material Properties: Non-Metals & Metals
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Where to Get Small Brushless DC Motors
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Mechanical vibration-car suspension system over series of hills
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Calculate Nusselt Number: Free Convection Air Vertical Channel Different Temps
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Calculate Flow Rate: Inlet & Outlet Diameters & Pressures
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How Can You Determine Roll, Pitch, and Yaw from an End-Effector's Position?
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Cooling of hot metal forging
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Solving the Heat Transfer Mystery: My Numbers Not Equally Out?
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Drawing call out - SAE straight thread
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Understanding the Use of Midside Nodes in ANSYS for Structural Analysis
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Gambit Fire Fighting: Undergrad Project Q&A
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Help me in design gearbox problem for milling machine
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Calculating BTU & Water Consumption for 50 kW/h Steam Turbine
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Resonant Frequency of a Cantilever
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Can Mass Flow Rate Determine Pipe Length?
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CE 317 Review QuestionsWhat are the key topics covered in CSCE 317?
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Mechanical Properties of Kevlar in Speakers
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Propane driven Generator system
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Conservation of angular momentum
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What Does It Take to Succeed as a Mechanical Engineer?
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Flywheel Generator - Split from Propane Solar Collector/Generator Thread
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Reynold's Number for a Cantilever Beam
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Building a pump from scratch, engineering competition
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Difference between a flow regulator and a pressure regulator?
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What is the Elastic Modulus of Crazy Glue?
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Torque requirements to roll vertically?
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Exploring Fluid Mechanics: Understanding a Second Order Tensor Quantity
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Calculating Force for Woodworking Router Projects
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Alternative method for power assessment of small wind turbines
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Find a 1/4in Brass Ball Bearing
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Constructing a Fluidyne Engine: Questions & Answers
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What is the view factor in heat transfer and how does it impact radiation?
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Thickness of T304 stainless steel
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Specific heat capacity of steel?
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How can I design a parafoil for a 500g rocket payload?
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What's the widest ratio range for a CVT?
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Cfd & fluent (k-e turb.model and mesh)
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Understanding Fixed End Beam Theory and Modeling Stress/Strain
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How Do I Calculate the Vertices for a 3D NACA 0015 Profile?
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What Are the Key Concepts Behind These Thermal Engineering Problems?
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Alternator Q: DC Output of 84V & 300A?
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Can a Dremel Tool Cut a Cross Section for an Engineering Project Lock?
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Shorter Stopping Distance for ultralight vehicles?
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How to calculate NPIPA & NPIPR for PD pumps
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How Do You Calculate Forces in a Thermally Expanding Rod Attached to a Spring?
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What's stronger then Gear OR Chain?
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Estimating humidifier evaporative capacities
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Load Inertia - Mass Moment of Inertia Question
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How Does a Speaker Produce 2 Instruments' Sounds Simultaneously?
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Analysis of beam bending against constraint
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Flow through Convergent-Divergent Duct
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Island in the sky - helium launch platform
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How can we improve our robot's ability to pick up cubes at any angle?
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Where to Find 5mm x 30mm Allen Head Thread Forming Screws?
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What is Steady State Torque and How is it Calculated?
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What Is the Equation for a 3-Dimensional Stream Function?
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How Does Orifice Size Affect Water Velocity from a Tank?
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How do engineers size pumps to a given system?
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Calculating properties of steel
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Help with aluminum beam strength
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Which Book Offers Strong Basics and Detailed Knowledge in Fluid Mechanics?
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Solving Pump Selection Dilemma for Reticulation System
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Torque transmitted through a helix angle?
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Why does sound pitch change when flowing water temp does in pipe?
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External contracting block brake mechanism
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Create tangent to a 2D spline curve in Pro/E
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Struggling with Dynamics: Will it Impact My Future as an Engineer?
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Losses when Object is moving through Pressurized Air
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Can an HCCI Engine Be Achieved with Pre-Mixed Fuel and Air?
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Where Can I Find the Complete Derivation of the Vortex Panel Method?
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How Can I Improve a Latching Mechanism for an Aircraft Seat Armrest?
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How do you calculate maximum shear stress in an eccentrically loaded cylinder?
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ANSYS User Manual: Simplifying Learning and Usage
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