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

Replies
5

Find Gear Sizes/Pitches for Designing a Gearbox

  • Saladsamurai
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Can I use an old lawn mower engine to power a hovercraft?

  • bassplayer142
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

How do I calculate flow rate from a 2-inch outlet in a 2000L pond?

  • makingapond
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

M.E Videos - Learn Mechanical Engineering with Axee

  • trublu
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What size square mild steel pipe will support load

  • hemeoncdoc
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Replies
3

Torque-RequiredStair-Climbing Device

  • Saladsamurai
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How to Calculate the Force Required to Turn a DC Motor Shaft?

  • EEstudentNAU
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Advantages of Roller-Type Cam Follower in Engine

  • Go Caps
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Finding channel section with tighter tolerances than BS10279

  • Mech King
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Airbus Fly By Wire System and Backups

  • JaredJames
  • · Replies 17 ·
Replies
17

Shock absorber/Suspension advice (bike project)

  • James...
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

One-way brake for a rotating disc with instant reverse hold

  • zydubion1
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Find flow given: diameter, length, pressure

  • sphynx_000
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

How to obtain the force acting on a gear teeth

  • Su Solberg
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

What is the best way to position hinges on a heavy duty door design?

  • chrisya
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Designing a F1 Model Car for Optimal Speed

  • Beaujolais
  • · Replies 22 ·
Replies
22

PC Case Thermodynamics/Air Flow?

  • antd
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Natural convection cooled enclosure

  • CruiserFJ62
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

On the application of the goodman equation to a multiaxial stress state

  • Whitebread
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

COMSOL : damped vibration analysis of a cantilevered beam

  • incensus
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Comsol moving boundary+ Heat Transfer

  • Skyeagle
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

How to obtain Allowable Shear Stress

  • Su Solberg
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Could vibration loosen stuck fasteners better than conventional tools?

  • wolram
  • · Replies 23 ·
Replies
23

Are Wind Turbines Environmentally Friendly Despite Their Impact on Birds?

  • bobbobwhite
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Fuel consumption of Harrier vertical takeoff with Pegasus engine

  • chris190
  • · Replies 32 ·
2
Replies
32

What are the issues when using Solar Cells in Ocean Environments?

  • elect_eng
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Suction fan vs pump for 20 meter stack with 20 lpm flow

  • richarulezzz
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Interview a Mechanical Engineer,

  • MikeHoncho
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How can I determine the tension in a tie rod with a load of 50kN?

  • falconed
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
3

Why Does the Torque Curve Drop Off at Low RPM in a Typical Piston Engine?

  • MESIMPSON
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Vibration generated from a specially design cam

  • HanYeoh
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Designing and making springs with music wire

  • elect_eng
  • · Replies 28 ·
Replies
28

Hydraulic force formulas to linkages

  • snakeeyes
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Elongation of non-uniform (area) bar.

  • Starwatcher16
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Pressure Relations in Pipe Flow of Viscous Fluid

  • redargon
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Calculating the force provided by an opened compressed air tank

  • AussieDave
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Comsol Transient Vibration Analysis

  • incensus
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
4

Spur Gear Designing: Pitch Circle or Base Circle First?

  • wings_of_fire
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
8

Closed cycle rankine cycle engine using alternative fluid.

  • BernieM
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Choosing repeating variables in the Buckingham Pi theorem

  • Saladsamurai
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Water flow rate through overflow gaps and cutouts in acrylic tank

  • revjlw
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Why is methanol used in race engines?

  • Topher925
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Is Choked Flow Possible with Minimal Pressure Difference?

  • arhanbezbora
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Drag Force at Liquid-Gas Interface

  • mrjeffy321
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Can You Quantify the Upward Force of a Rising Boat on an Incoming Tide?

  • ckrizan
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How Do Vibrational Modes Affect Rifle Barrel Design?

  • Claws
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

How will chlorine affect an underground concrete water holding tank?

  • lostbuthappy
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Looking for two academic papers on non-crimp fabric composites

  • firakti
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

What solutions can be used to analyze key failure in a lathe gearbox?

  • stardinesh
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Is there a more efficient and cost-effective way to recycle at home?

  • taylaron
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

Why does tile floor feel colder than air after shower?

  • jags
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Power screw design for tensile specimen

  • Saladsamurai
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Axle DesignIs there a common Method for this?

  • Saladsamurai
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Piston valve Springs in diesel engine.

  • omri3012
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Actuator to move 400 N 90 degrees in 0.2 sec

  • caieng
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Finding a Gearbox Motor for Torque-Heavy Syringes

  • bauboya
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Converting falling mass energy to power a vehicle up an incline

  • deuzada
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Torque and power for rotating 15-tonne shaft 180 degrees in 25 minutes

  • vishugupta
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Is 1/16 Inch Thick Square Tubing Strong Enough for a Motorcycle Trailer?

  • antzgarcia
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Calculating Gyration forces on a propellor shaft

  • RussellJ
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Do you guys think this will work?

  • brandontran87
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Tesla Turbine, possible variation

  • RonL
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Looking for Resources on Motorcycle Frame Design?

  • guitarrc6
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Boost Your RC Car's Performance

  • jags
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Replies
2
Replies
2

Calculating Drag Racing Vehicle Launch Force

  • Karottop
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Adjust full scale in an orifice flowmeter

  • elisosky
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Boundary layer thickness, accelerating flow.

  • apc3161
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Designing a power screw drive for 10 kN vertical load

  • Feith
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Increase Strength with Aluminium: 30x30mm to 60x60mm and 3mm to 6mm

  • Rado Gary
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

How does weight distribution work in a ladder frame chassis?

  • the4thworld
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Logarithmic wind profile velocity becomes negative at low height

  • lalula2
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Making a CPU waterblock using a mill?

  • DyslexicHobo
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Cable and pulley routing for fitness machine with 15 pulleys

  • Edmond Daunte
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Mechanical damping practical use ?

  • rclakmal
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is a vane actuator and how does it work?

  • thegr81
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How do these machines work (parking meter, etc )

  • Lord Dark
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Thermodynamics: h vs u and Quality?

  • swraman
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculating Reynolds Number for Turbulent Gas Flow

  • Mancunian
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Simulink: Understanding Time Steps and Sampling Frequencies

  • swraman
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Pressure Drop Due to Combining Flow in a Water Pipe System

  • metalhead10
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Find a Problem for Cannon Ball Using GNU Octave

  • platonas1
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Ball Bearing Surfaces: Does the Ball Touch Both Races?

  • DecayProduct
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Shear stress notation for torque in circular shafts

  • Saladsamurai
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

What are the AGMA ratings standards for helical gears?

  • ank_gl
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
6

How to determine position vector.

  • aspiringenius
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Looking for complex Pro Engineer Wildfire CAD models of aircraft

  • aeroplant
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Why do I need shaft diameter to calculate shaft diameter for torsion?

  • Ascetic Anchorite
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Can an electric generator be used to power a vacuum cleaner motor?

  • Astor1977
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

Power transmission with belts at extreme temperatures?

  • apointyrodent
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Influence the overall strength of a truss bridge?

  • lineup
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Units for axial piston pump power output formula

  • Davieslad
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
2