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Confidence in FEA stress values?

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CNC laser fume extraction: enclosed system or localized suction?

  • theycallmevirgo
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Heatsink and Fan Design/Simulation

  • KyleGranger
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Approach analytical calculation for a beam frame

  • Mech_LS24
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Velocity at a reservoir (Bernoulli's equation)

  • user12323567
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How does extra mirror travel affect laser power in DIY CNC cutters?

  • theycallmevirgo
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Cooling a marine engine while testing

  • ToYo69
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Automotive Does vehicle weight have an effect on torque capacity of the gearbox?

  • RalphZ
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Constant pressure process (piston) on gas violates Newtons 2nd law?

  • questionmonkey123
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Cam forces acting on a linear motion bearing with nonlinear forces

  • Jeremy Sawatzky
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How Do You Calculate the Flow Rate of Oxygen in a Pressurized System?

  • Nando
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How heavy a weight to generate 178,000 horsepower when dropped

  • Danimal
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The Stewart Platform (why the joints?)

  • Trying2Learn
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Cooling tower -- hot and cold water tanks

  • BenjaminSa
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Weak solutions under finite elements

  • feynman1
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How closely do real wind power systems match their simulations?

  • T C
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How to calculate the gear ratio of this moonphase watch

  • Don Wong
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Would 2x 5.5" Fans attached to Wye Duct pull efficiently?

  • Ambience
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How to select stepper motor for a Z-axis application with Ballscrew

  • Vatech
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Why does more subcooled liquid in the condenser increase subcooling duration?

  • sevensages
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Cauchy's Formula for Stress tensor

  • Trying2Learn
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How to translate force into upward hinging motion between two panels?

  • mmcnaught831
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How does metering device in an A/C cause flash gas?

  • sevensages
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How much force to tip over an umbrella stand?

  • wysocki
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How to unscrew a screw that has no inner screw pattern?

  • abdulbadii
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Force of pressurized water exiting a hose or pipe?

  • RobertGC
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Lift fan with 6hp engine drawing air in on right side instead of blowing

  • shark hovercraft
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Screw dislocation displacement discontinouty

  • Paul Chen
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Hertz contact stress with prescribed displacement

  • FEAnalyst
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Tubing Pressure drops with Compressible Fluids

  • Dullard
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Turbulence of square fractal grid

  • mitosis56
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Calculate dimensions of floating laptop stand

  • cdasjdnas
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How to select the required accuracy of an instrument?

  • fonz
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Rotary Vane Vacuum Pump Question

  • mhrob24
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Problem with different hydraulic connection sizes on CNC machines

  • kunalvanjare
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Automotive Can I convert a combustion engine car to a hybrid car?

  • ZdMh
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How does a pump trade head for flow rate?

  • RobertGC
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Converting CFM/ft to L/s/m in Excel

  • Puzzled
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Gato / Balao Submarine "Can't" vs "Must" Surface on Dead Battery

  • Silly Questions
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Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering Undergrad Senior Design Project

  • AJSayad
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How does a 3 stage linear mechanical actuator work?

  • erhm
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Extracting mechanical properties from strain-stress plot (real test)

  • freddie_mclair
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How can I design a Foucault Pendulum for my university building?

  • hacivat
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Diesel Injector and Water Tube Boiler Back-Pressure

  • Silly Questions
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Controlled chemical pressurization formula

  • Wildbeeman
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Comsol: Infinite Element Domain module

  • madani
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Pump with intake and compression using different pressure ratios

  • goran d
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A Carnot engine between the Earth's poles and equator

  • Prathyush
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How to implement PID control in Arduino w/o using loop function?

  • mastermechanic
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My weird geneva mechanism doesn't work. Looking for suggestions

  • DefinitelyAnEnjinear
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How to determine the pressure drop in pipe diameter sizing

  • inkblotch
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How Do You Calculate Torque for an Anchor Type Agitator Motor?

  • Nickf_Zar
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Parallel fans in same ducting system

  • KingMan
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What is the relationship between weight of car, power needed and speed

  • Maxicl
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Air-to-Water Heat Exchanger - Car radiator

  • organiclatte
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Laser cutting experience and operation questions

  • fog37
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Videos of exploding oxygen tanks

  • Cobul
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Calculating wheel torque from engine torque

  • Jack Duncan
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How to Measure Very Small Differential Pressure in a Subsonic Wind Tunnel

  • agnimusayoti
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Calculating Transient Heat Transfer in Pipes with Thick Walls

  • Tired_undergrad
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Opening mechanism for a bicycle kickstand

  • FrederikSoelver
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Venturi pump with 6 CFM compressed air and 5 m suction lift

  • A N Madhavan
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Problem with my Venturi operated Drum Vac

  • kunalvanjare
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Torque due to moment of inertia (?)

  • Mech_LS24
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Automotive Speed of a car rolling down a hill

  • Thecla
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Installing Snap Ring on a Shaft with Larger OD

  • harpoon
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Torsion spring calcualtion for 12 ounces of weight

  • NYC2LA
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Saturated vapour pressure vapour quality and T-S diagram location

  • Brett0
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Is there a common measurement term for joules/volume/°C?

  • some bloke
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Applications Involving Drying -- Using Kinetic Models

  • Tung Jian Seng
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Calculation of the lateral force of a trailer coupling

  • Semat10
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Steady State Thermal Analysis - Simulation

  • shravanaumesh
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Building a better crankshaft (crank and slider)

  • paradisePhysicist
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Why do wind turbines pitch their blades?

  • Ian231
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Is Shear Stress Vertical or Horizontal in I-Beam Webs?

  • UMath1
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Capstan equation, Euler's formula, power law friction

  • capstan1
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Will an Air Conditioner made in Korea work where I live?

  • Cobul
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Shear stress damage due to thermal gradient

  • Rob B
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Torque calculations: Rotating vertical shaft

  • Gagan
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Why does a smaller EDF thrust tube outlet increase thrust?

  • Johan M
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Why are gas turbine engines not used in automobiles?

  • chhitiz
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Influence of friction in pivot point(s)

  • Mech_LS24
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How much weight I can spin on a motor?

  • HavitShelYain
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Floating a cruise ship in a bucket of water

  • DaveC426913
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Force pressure variance after hole is plugged?

  • tmalcolm
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Can You Make a Frictionless Loop Turn?

  • Keasy
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How to Make a Venturi Vacuum System Portable?

  • kunalvanjare
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Automotive Wheel + Trans diff + Torsion bar?

  • Khataro
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Experimental proof of Venturi Effect

  • T C
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How to set up a moist object in ANSYS Fluent?

  • Tung Jian Seng
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Advice on pressure drop calculation

  • DarkoX
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Existing work on finite element result analysis

  • feynman1
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Stainless Steel track surface grade to match a 440C roller?

  • Jeremy Sawatzky
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What would be the ideal cross section of an axially loaded cantilever beam?

  • Johnstonator
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Force from Water Entering a Pressurized Tank with No Relief Valve

  • Nauticale
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Inclined plane FBD for latch mechanism

  • JoeyF
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Choosing correct steel beam for a span

  • roldy
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