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Fluid Mechanics Development Length

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Addressing Load Performance in Sensored BLDC Motors

  • tirupoti
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Fluid Mechanics Pressure Intensity Diagrams

  • feot09
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Connecting HDD Motors to Microcontrollers

  • anita1984
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Can Compression Springs Experience Relaxation Under Extended Load?

  • craigfperry
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Flexing a Beam: Can it Go to 50 Degrees?

  • adsaw
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Question About Strain-Hardening

  • Saladsamurai
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Exhaust gas heat exchanger calculations

  • dubber91
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Designing Double Reduction Gear Drive: Input RPM 730, Output RPM 85.7

  • fahadiliciouz
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Hydraulic Motors: Varying Speed With Constant Output Pump

  • harpreet singh
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How Does Effectiveness Influence Heat Exchanger Capacity Selection?

  • cabellos2
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Thermal Diffusivity: Steel vs. Titanium

  • Skyeagle
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How to Calculate Torque for a Robot Arm's Shoulder Joint?

  • Mfrank7143
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Heat Exhchanger Selection (what is kw/C)

  • Su Solberg
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Can a 6stroke or a 5stroke engine be constructed?

  • monty37
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Help with refrigeration properties table

  • VooDoo
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Paris' Law, SIF, and Swanson et al's Experiment

  • bill nye scienceguy!
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How to Calculate Forces Leading to Disk Failure?

  • pmlapl
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Solving COMSOL Error 7147 with Heat Transfer & RAM

  • rr00053
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FEM/FEA Calculations for Torque Wrench 2NM-30NM

  • herpamad
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Torque Units: Help Understanding kg force cm

  • ramonegumpert
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Finding Enthalpies in a Brayton Cycle with Given Temperatures

  • bortonj88
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Diameter of imperial machine screws

  • temujin
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How to apply a load that is uneven(non parallel)_

  • vikkispike117
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Which 180 Degree Pairs Are Correct for a Small Block Ford 302 5.0 HO?

  • Deviousfred
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Can Reynolds Number be Calculated for a Random Point?

  • cs003
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Is a Hybrid 4x4 the Future of Efficient and Versatile Driving?

  • mgb_phys
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What is the content of an exported STL file from Pro-E or Solidworks?

  • dooleygav
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How to deal with non uniform cross section bending?

  • Vr6Fidelity
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Flexibility Matrix: What & How to Use

  • skaboy607
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Maximizing Water Flow: Solving the Pump Effect Challenge in Shallow Waters

  • TorMcOst
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Optimizing O-Ring Groove Dimensions for Seals: Tips and Considerations

  • Davieslad
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Hertzian contact stress SS-2244 / AISI-SAE 4140

  • Ian06
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Pneumatic Piston Efficiency: Understanding Losses & Maximizing Work Output

  • kandelabr
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How to calculate BMEP from P-V Graphs?

  • nb89
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Rotary Vane Pump Seals: Benefits, Types & Friction

  • kandelabr
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Need slow flow high pressure wind generator fan design

  • SpyderMan
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Hypersonic drag - spherical vs pointed nose

  • technobot
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Shivering with the thermostat set to 75 F HVAC question

  • Moonbear
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How Is Centrifugal Force Calculated in Rotating Objects?

  • reddevil2576
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How to Calculate Moment of Area with Rotated Beam and Applied Force?

  • herpamad
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Design a Construction Lift: Urgent Calculation Solution

  • ryozex
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Solving Creep Simulation: Ansys Packages & BS Lead Test Piece Dimensions

  • herpamad
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Pressure Loads on Cone - Conservation of Momentum

  • minger
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Constant velocity variable force?

  • Green Zach
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Designing Machine for Chew Toy Testing

  • dkelly
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Creating a timing correction factor for weight differences in karting

  • gills
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Force required to move a 30000lb cart

  • CruiserFJ62
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I need some help with a simple, battery-powered car

  • peteman6277
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Calculating Force for Hovercraft Steering

  • yablonski
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Aluminium Strength: Building Hovercraft Blades for Safety

  • Colin De Bruy
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Energy of Fan Blade: Calculating Speed and Strength

  • Colin De Bruy
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Electric Energy Storage at Superconducting Temperatures?

  • Aero2
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Deflection of box section - result Discrepancies

  • Mech King
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How do I calculate radial stress in a u-shaped t-beam with varying thickness?

  • Jonny Black
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Can anybody shed some light on anti-lock braking systems?

  • revolution200
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Car fuel efficiency/throttle position?

  • QuantumPion
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How Much Force is Needed to Cut Through a Cable's Plastic Covering?

  • yigitasker
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US Patent: Impact on Using Similar Variants in the UK

  • Mech King
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Pressure in outdoor water tap is no good

  • TSN79
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How can waves in a water storage tank be prevented?

  • wfjer
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Natural Frequency of Stepped Shaft

  • minger
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Applied ME: Drag Force Calculation with Load Cells & LabVIEW

  • TTM
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How to Calculate High-Pressure Nozzles Effect in Seawater?

  • TorMcOst
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Need help regarding automatic transmission

  • vikkispike117
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Discovering the Truth: My Encounter with a Micro Robot Inside My Body

  • realneed
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Calculate the drag force but I dont know the drag coefficient?

  • skaboy607
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Principle Stresses in Shafts w/ Torque Applied

  • lazypast
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A quick question about gear ratios and how to find them

  • Ilyo
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Stress' in rotating discs. HELP

  • Vr6Fidelity
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Mechanical Engineering Project, Need A Creative Mind

  • yb1013
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What Improvements can be done to the Ice making machine

  • Scylla
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Injection Molding Machines - Plastic Gears

  • integrate
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Building Simple Solar Energy Generator

  • optics.tech
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Making a Supercharger for 4HP-100cc-2 Stroke Engine: Got Ideas?

  • asnipit
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To cool a steel bar with water.

  • capterdi
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Static Particle Wall: Cable Tension Forces and Components

  • Apprentice123
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Derivation of an Equivalent Spring Constant

  • Saladsamurai
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Brake caliper bracket mount - single shear bolt question

  • 71dsp
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Hydraulic Fitting - Max Temperature

  • Ronnin
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Future - Innovation in Compressed Air Technology

  • DG Air
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Why Might the Segway Rickshaw Concept Defy Physics?

  • rghusted
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What Is the Density of Compressed Air?

  • gg_1
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For those currently working in the Engineering field

  • awri
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Help with single-plane rotor balancing

  • tpt60
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Question regarding Double cantilevered Beam

  • Saladsamurai
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Cost of Compressors for 9.36 kW, 59 kg/h Methane

  • mathis314
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What is the impact of synergy in erosion-corrosion and how can it be measured?

  • bill nye scienceguy!
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Need Help Understanding Turblance / Laminar Flow

  • Bobbert
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Help needed in COMSOL3.3a-heat transfer module

  • rr00053
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Heat Exchanger Design: Calc. Liquid & Vapor Specific Heat

  • UAChE
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Patent the use of a material/section

  • Mech King
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Plastic analysis of a beam,virtual work?

  • em07189
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Best shape to flip or spin in Water?

  • society
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E-Material and e-Solutions for Engineering e-Learning

  • engware
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Which truss structure is stronger in this jpg?

  • society
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