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Can Liquid Water Exist at 120°C?

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Computing Beam Deflection Using Castiglianos' Theorem

  • Juggler123
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Designing Vertical Spindles for Torsion and Bending

  • aniruddha
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Gyroscopes for Orienting Submarines

  • fg4000
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Help Needed! Simulating PID Controller in Simulink - Mark's Project

  • mark.strong
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Solving 2D Heat Conductivity Problem - Where to Start?

  • dinaharchery
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How to calculate Nusselt number

  • SeRGeiSarov
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Calculating Force Needed to Lift Load with Pickup Truck Crane

  • m iket
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Calibrating a strain gauge/thermistor?

  • Robbie-Eng
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Extended Kalman Filter based SLAM for orientation

  • slamo
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Speed of Lever at Rest w/ 3lb Weight Attached

  • poopforfood
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Pushing a Lawnmower: Motor Stress or Acceleration?

  • geordief
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Airstream Modeling with Comsol: Problems & Solutions

  • 1234frank1234
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Finding Spring Constant in horizontal direction

  • Su Solberg
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I have to find the speed that the end of the arm goes. Can anyone

  • poopforfood
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What is the Boiling Point of Mineral Oil in a Vacuum?

  • Stephen DG
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Should Electric vehicle be banned?

  • sr241
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Evaporation of Water: Error in Formula?

  • t3sseract
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Can Gravity be Harnessed for Electric Energy?

  • todo
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Mesh generation from an ultrasound image

  • elgen
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Power Lost on Restriction in Ductwork

  • gm10
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What causes some materials to have upper and lower yield points?

  • ||spoon||
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Can anyone share your research experience?

  • stephen
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Design and build a derrick crane

  • Tolale
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ROV Stability Analysis: Calculating Time for System to Settle

  • andesam
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Simpliest way to simulate an IC engine

  • Jonne
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What Causes the Rich Air-Fuel Ratio in Cold Spark Ignition Engines?

  • chhitiz
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Is 4-Wheel Steering Really Worth the Hype in Racing Cars?

  • talanum1
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Variation of specific heat with temperature

  • chhitiz
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Does inviscid mean shear stress is negligible?

  • corona7w
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Which Electives Should I Take for My Engineering Degree?

  • dudesknight
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Calculating Static Pressure Through Duct Network

  • CKSaZaBoN
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Hazen william Vs Darcy (pipe sizing)

  • firavia
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Removing Oil from Rotary Oil Pumps: Effects Explained

  • GAGAN SHARMA
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Stress in Reinforced Concrete Column

  • RohansK
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Calculating Required Area for Radiator: Clarifying Confusion

  • hooyn
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Measuring Fluid level using a thermistor.

  • Robbie-Eng
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Solenoid Valves, fluid through Nozzle - not closing

  • mjl1982
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What Are the Cp and Cv Values for Petrol and Air?

  • chhitiz
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Where does this steel ventilation calculation equation come from?

  • nicoga3000
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Negative pressure in a cylinder.

  • willloomy
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Ansys- two layers adhered to each other

  • rajrishi_kgp
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Heat TransferAssigning direction to the temperature gradient

  • Saladsamurai
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Choosing the Right CAD Program for Entry-Level Engineers

  • Brian_C
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Sizing Open Pipe System for Equal Head Losses

  • firavia
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Finding the Right Mechanical Set for Adults

  • Numaholic
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Does torque reduce/increase through gears?

  • PaulMa
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Torque & Motor H.P Required for Drum Rotation of 3T Weight

  • cosyindia
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How to Get ASME Certification for Heat Exchangers?

  • famine
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1-D Conduction+Convection: eriving a Finite Difference Scheme

  • Saladsamurai
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Pipe Flow Question - Fluid Mechanics

  • finjetsu
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Audio and video lectures on mechanical engineering

  • seouldavid
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Fly Colliding with Car/Plane at 100/800km/hr

  • selseg
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Determing the appropriate Motor.

  • Jmartuzzo
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Can I effectively heat my pool using a saddle valve and flexible tubing?

  • DaveC426913
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Building a Bicycle with a Flywheel | Chris

  • sngx33
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What Would a Combined Diesel and Steam Cycle Look Like on a P-V Diagram?

  • KCatBatt
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What Is the Overflow Boundary Condition in Fluent?

  • Topher925
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Diesel Engine Prob: Formula for Temp at Stages 3 & 4

  • waterboy312
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Physics undergrad -> ph.D Mech E

  • awri
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Analyze Suspension Loads in Double Wishbone Push-Rod Design

  • Jonny6001
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Does alternator work as dynamometer?

  • roti_mentega
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Low agitation mixing pump design

  • steveh2112
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Need some good books on these subjects (Mech)

  • nanunath
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Shear stress for annealed & toughened glass

  • franznad
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Pipelines: Loss coefficiency on Clean Water VS Slurry

  • Su Solberg
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Help need for piezoelectric analysis using ansys

  • sonu_rohith
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What Is a Shimming Damper on Aircraft Nose Gear?

  • stan19
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How does an adjustable device work?

  • cadounette
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Have an any idea about hoist used in crane?

  • chintras
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Need precise and perfectly balanced balls fabricated, any ideas where?

  • waddlecaudle
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How to determine if vortex shedding will occur?

  • kentigens
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Flywheels are a good storage of kinetic energy

  • Jones1987
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Calculating the energy in projectiles from burst pressure vessels

  • Airou
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Stress in expanded and contracted c-rings

  • boodroe
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Cantilever Beam Deflection with Concentrated Loads

  • parmz_11
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Can a Tiny One Person Blimp Revolutionize Eco-Tourism?

  • maglifter
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Using gas engine's residual heat to power a Stirling engine.

  • crazySpic
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Question On Glossary Of Terms In Physics

  • optics.tech
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Non associated vs associated flow rule

  • bondmatt
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How to increase pressure in a system

  • yaljared
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Stress dtbn around Torqued hole in center of plate

  • kinari
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How to Solve a 1D Heat Analysis Problem for an Electric Generator?

  • padimgr
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ANSYS workbench - finer elements gives errous results

  • frodeh
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How to Design a Spiral Spring for Controlled Unwinding?

  • penpepper
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My Handmade Excavator: Thoughts on Making It Automatic

  • R Power
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Help Me Win An Argument With My Boss

  • russ_watters
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What is the best way to identify a cog for my project?

  • Chantry09
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Primitive variables in Fluid Mechanics

  • hanson
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Help with curved specimen and mechanical loading.

  • tom_biomech
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What is the disadvantage to a round (disk) shaped aircraft

  • boab
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Finite Element Method vs Computational Fluid Dynamics: Which Course is Best?

  • optics.tech
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Detailed modeling of a Pulley System, HELP

  • gtavictor
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