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Is Choked Flow the Key to Designing an Effective Relief Valve Tailpipe?

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Longitudinally locked rotating cylinders

  • KuKu427
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Hi all - newbie question - Forces and static equilibrium

  • MisterOL
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Wanting to study engines and other vehicle mechanisms

  • Brilliant!
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Transfer of torque - wheel to wheel contact

  • vaxuum
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How can I lock effectly a stepless dividing apparatus

  • kindoo
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How Do You Calculate Ride Frequency for Optimal Comfort?

  • vm_mayank
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What is the Best Turntable for Outdoor Monitoring?

  • wavering
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Corrosion in Carbon Steel Pipes Due to Air Pressure

  • Ask1122
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Find Force Needed to Lengthen Beam w/ Length, Y Modulus, Area

  • Ry122
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Advice for a raw graduate in the Manufacturing field?

  • Haroon1
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US Government's Biofuel Cap: Effects of Removing it?

  • fugg
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Load Cell Accuracy | Capacity >200Kg | 10g or Better Accuracy

  • Imperitor
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Fuel consumption more in 2stroke?

  • monty37
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Does anyone have a design of a biogas plant? Please help.

  • charles2007
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Automatic gear changing bicycle

  • rao shahb
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What are the advantages of using a rotary anode in X-ray tubes?

  • tickle_monste
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Mems cantilevers vs. Euler-Bernoulli

  • bifurcator
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Solving the Tight Fitting Annulus Problem at Work

  • kieren12345
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Is Tractive Force Affected by the Width of Tires on a Car?

  • skt
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Aero Design: Explore Hobby Flight Projects

  • Mech King
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Design Car Chassis: Forces & Positioning

  • waqaskhan200
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Short Tutorial on Fracture Mechanics

  • Astronuc
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Feasibility of spherical wheels.

  • sganesh88
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Tension of wire between posts with weight added to the wire

  • bobbles22
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Heat Transfer Problem - Help Needed

  • JD88
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Calculating CFM for Compressed Air Venting Down to Atmospheric Pressure

  • Nuttypro67
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Pressure Drop vs Velocity in a Rectangular Pipe

  • murasame
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Modal Analysis of Plate using lines and beam elements

  • kylehudson
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Design a Faster and More Efficient Parallel Bar Hinge System for Car Canopies

  • ydeardorff
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Need to interview a Mechanical Engineer for project.

  • Engineering10
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Can Pro-E Handle Cable/Wire Management for Robotics Projects?

  • only_huce
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Effect of Spline Coupling on Rotordynamics

  • minger
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What is the thread designation for HBM force transducer G and G1 holes?

  • Mech King
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Need answers on tubular structures

  • buf006
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Calculating Pressure for Oil Seed Pressing with 80 kW PTO Shaft

  • paulwh
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How can I enhance my senior project idea for a robotics project?

  • awri
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Can we achieve linearity in helical springs like in cantilever design?

  • thadman
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Differences between power and torque in a car?

  • Ask1122
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Threading #6-32 UNC Hole in Plexiglass - DIY Guide

  • JD88
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Jourdain Principle - anybody using it ?

  • Oberst Villa
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How Can Piezoelectric Strips Enhance Wind Turbine Efficiency?

  • Nick Bruno
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Mechanical Advantage: Best Techniques & Solutions

  • ramonegumpert
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Is there such thing as a steam panel for generating energy?

  • Zirngibism
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How to determine stress distrubution in overlap welds in tension

  • jamesabc
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Efficiency of Tractor Mounted Equipment: Max 200nm Torque, 60HP

  • tony t
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Torque: Understanding Motor & Pump Shaft Misalignment

  • Ask1122
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Torque difference: steam turbine vs. piston?

  • jwebster
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Why Not Consider Piston Oscillations as Simple Harmonic Motion?

  • monty37
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In a binary mixture, when is one flow negligable?

  • gittenlucky
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Designing 3V DC Motor H-Bridge with Power FETs

  • kthouz
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What Elements Are Best for Modeling Tensioned Cables in ANSYS?

  • rockdogy
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Build a Soft-Drink Can Crusher Prototype

  • Huilen
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Calculating Friction in an L-Shaped Bar System

  • tony1990
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Heat Transfer shareware for 2 Dimensions?

  • WarpedWatch
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Can Delaval Valves Reduce Diesel Engine Air Cooling?

  • chhitiz
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Lubrication in toroidal engines

  • chhitiz
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Flow Rate of a Deflation Balloon

  • wuyx724
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Improving Torque in a Two-Wheel Non-Balancing Robot: Tips and Solutions

  • bloshe1
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What book can you recommend on studying

  • sarah22
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Selecting a Vacuum Pump: 5 CFM, Argon/Air, High Heat, Small Particles

  • M.Pesh
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What Are the Effects of Water and Steam on Pump Lubricants?

  • Ask1122
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Aircraft Carrier Forces on Impact

  • codywookman
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Sizing DC Motors for a Two-Wheeled Balancing Device

  • uglyoldbob
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Help with calculating air mass through throttle body/orifice

  • my8950
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Fluid Flow: Pressure vs Gravity Explained

  • venky56
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Non-Uniform Spinning Sphere Stabillity

  • rkelley192
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Lifting attachment design factors

  • leon25034796
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How can fittings withstand the pressure in a water cutter?

  • TSN79
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Accurately cutting shapes into a credit card sized pice of plastic

  • trini
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Pumping Warm Crude Oil: Calculating NPSA & Velocity Head

  • pray4mojo
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Help Needed: Creating CGNS File on Windows

  • deathriderz
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Designing a Pole Climbing Robot for Mechanical Engineering

  • salimshk
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Need help finding an Actuator with impulsive force

  • gameysf
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How Do You Calculate Torque for a Swing Gate with Dual Hinges?

  • pramura
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Stress strain and tensile strength diagram

  • akkshaya
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Why is Cv used instead of Cp for calculating the internal energy of a gas?

  • freshjunior
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Experimenting Mechanics: Two Balls, Same Time - Glilio Glili

  • iii
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Can I Use a Metal Spring to Replace a Wooden Bow for My DIY RPG Weapon?

  • Matt_741
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Can I heat water using hot air trapped in roof?

  • Big Red
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Understanding Gear Windage Loss

  • Analysis
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Stresses in Circular Bolt Patterns

  • motion69ss427
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Boundary Type for Acoustic Simulation in GAMBIT?

  • acoustic
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Calculating pressure coeff. in triangular panel method

  • pjmab101
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Thermal Modeling: Predicting Water Temperature in an EPS Box

  • Fancy Moses
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Hydraulic Calculations: Pressure, Pumps & Pistons

  • Eng_Luqman
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Need help (sheet metal design question)

  • roshan1976
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Is a Toroidal Engine a More Powerful Alternative to Reciprocating Engines?

  • Kenneth Mann
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Comsol: Utilizing Symmetry Planes for Finer Grid

  • lucky_1809
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Full range speaker not able to deliver all frequencies with perfection.

  • dE_logics
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Design a Porsche Radiator for Water Cooled 250HP Engine

  • brouser
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Engine Design Help - Get Equations & Calculate Power Needed

  • hotepmichael
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Are steam-powered cars making a comeback?

  • mgb_phys
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Designing a Flexible Structure to Hold 150kg Load

  • alecs2613
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