Mechanical Engineering Forum

Join the expert discussion on mechanical engineering topics. This can include topics like the development of machines. Mechatronics, Robotics, Engines, Drafting etc.

Threads

Approach analytical calculation for a beam frame

  • Mech_LS24
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Velocity at a reservoir (Bernoulli's equation)

  • user12323567
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Maximizing Output Power in DIY CNC Laser Cutters

  • theycallmevirgo
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Cooling a marine engine while testing

  • ToYo69
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

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

  • RalphZ
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

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

  • questionmonkey123
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Cam forces acting on a linear motion bearing with nonlinear forces

  • Jeremy Sawatzky
  • · Replies 19 ·
Replies
19

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

  • Nando
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13
Replies
11

The Stewart Platform (why the joints?)

  • Trying2Learn
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Cooling tower -- hot and cold water tanks

  • BenjaminSa
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Weak solutions under finite elements

  • feynman1
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Simulation vs Reality: Wind Power System

  • T C
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

How to calculate the gear ratio of this moonphase watch

  • Don Wong
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

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

  • Ambience
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

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

  • Vatech
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

The reservoir of refrigerant between condenser & metering device

  • sevensages
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Cauchy's Formula for Stress tensor

  • Trying2Learn
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12

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

  • mmcnaught831
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

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

  • sevensages
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

How much force to tip over an umbrella stand?

  • wysocki
  • · Replies 27 ·
Replies
27

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

  • abdulbadii
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Force of pressurized water exiting a hose or pipe?

  • RobertGC
  • · Replies 20 ·
Replies
20

Solve Lift Fan Problems: 6hp Engine, 5 Blades, 45 Degrees

  • shark hovercraft
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Screw dislocation displacement discontinouty

  • Paul Chen
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Hertz contact stress with prescribed displacement

  • FEAnalyst
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Tubing Pressure drops with Compressible Fluids

  • Dullard
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Turbulence of square fractal grid

  • mitosis56
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Calculate dimensions of floating laptop stand

  • cdasjdnas
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How to select the required accuracy of an instrument?

  • fonz
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Replies
8

Rotary Vane Vacuum Pump Question

  • mhrob24
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Problem with different hydraulic connection sizes on CNC machines

  • kunalvanjare
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

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

  • ZdMh
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How does a pump trade head for flow rate?

  • RobertGC
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Excel Fomula Help - CFM/ft into L/S/M

  • Puzzled
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

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

  • Silly Questions
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering Undergrad Senior Design Project

  • AJSayad
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How does a 3 stage linear mechanical actuator work?

  • erhm
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

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

  • freddie_mclair
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

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

  • hacivat
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Diesel Injector and Water Tube Boiler Back-Pressure

  • Silly Questions
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Controlled chemical pressurization formula

  • Wildbeeman
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Comsol: Infinite Element Domain module

  • madani
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Pump with intake and compression using different pressure ratios

  • goran d
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

A Carnot engine between the Earth's poles and equator

  • Prathyush
  • · Replies 67 ·
3
Replies
67

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

  • mastermechanic
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

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

  • DefinitelyAnEnjinear
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How to determine the pressure drop in pipe diameter sizing

  • inkblotch
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

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

  • Nickf_Zar
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Parallel fans in same ducting system

  • KingMan
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

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

  • Maxicl
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Air-to-Water Heat Exchanger - Car radiator

  • organiclatte
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Anyone experienced with laser cutting?

  • fog37
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Videos of exploding oxygen tanks

  • Cobul
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Calculating wheel torque from engine torque

  • Jack Duncan
  • · Replies 107 ·
4
Replies
107

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

  • agnimusayoti
  • · Replies 29 ·
Replies
29

Calculating Transient Heat Transfer in Pipes with Thick Walls

  • Tired_undergrad
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Opening mechanism for a bicycle kickstand

  • FrederikSoelver
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9
Replies
5

Design a Venturi Pump with Compressed Air and Water: Feasibility & Parameters

  • A N Madhavan
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Problem with my Venturi operated Drum Vac

  • kunalvanjare
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Torque due to moment of inertia (?)

  • Mech_LS24
  • · Replies 48 ·
2
Replies
48

Automotive Speed of a car rolling down a hill

  • Thecla
  • · Replies 44 ·
2
Replies
44

Installing Snap Ring on a Shaft with Larger OD

  • harpoon
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Torsion spring calcualtion for 12 ounces of weight

  • NYC2LA
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Saturated vapour pressure vapour quality and T-S diagram location

  • Brett0
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

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

  • some bloke
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Applications Involving Drying -- Using Kinetic Models

  • Tung Jian Seng
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Calculation of the lateral force of a trailer coupling

  • Semat10
  • · Replies 21 ·
Replies
21

Steady State Thermal Analysis - Simulation

  • shravanaumesh
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Building a better crankshaft (crank and slider)

  • paradisePhysicist
  • · Replies 86 ·
3
Replies
86

Why do wind turbines pitch their blades?

  • Ian231
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

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

  • UMath1
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Capstan equation, Euler's formula, power law friction

  • capstan1
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

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

  • Cobul
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Shear stress damage due to thermal gradient

  • Rob B
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Torque calculations: Rotating vertical shaft

  • Gagan
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

EDF Rocket with Thrust Tube: Physics Explained

  • Johan M
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Why are gas turbine engines not used in automobiles?

  • chhitiz
  • · Replies 25 ·
Replies
25

Influence of friction in pivot point(s)

  • Mech_LS24
  • · Replies 43 ·
2
Replies
43

How much weight I can spin on a motor?

  • HavitShelYain
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Floating a cruise ship in a bucket of water

  • DaveC426913
  • · Replies 112 ·
4
Replies
112

Force pressure variance after hole is plugged?

  • tmalcolm
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Can You Make a Frictionless Loop Turn?

  • Keasy
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

How to Make a Venturi Vacuum System Portable?

  • kunalvanjare
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

Automotive Wheel + Trans diff + Torsion bar?

  • Khataro
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Experimental proof of Venturi Effect

  • T C
  • · Replies 95 ·
4
Replies
95

How to set up a moist object in ANSYS Fluent?

  • Tung Jian Seng
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Advice on pressure drop calculation

  • DarkoX
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Existing work on finite element result analysis

  • feynman1
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Replies
19

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

  • Jeremy Sawatzky
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14

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

  • Johnstonator
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Force from Water Entering a Pressurized Tank with No Relief Valve

  • Nauticale
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Inclined plane FBD for latch mechanism

  • JoeyF
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Choosing correct steel beam for a span

  • roldy
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Determine the strength of a Bolt-Nut combination

  • Mech_LS24
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12

Why does air have to be compressed first in gas turbines?

  • Science20
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Very preliminary thoughts on a recoil reducing gun

  • ISAZI
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5