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Error in ANSYS Explicit Dynamics

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Can all bending moments be represented by force couples?

  • etotheipi
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A small linear actuator with a very long stroke

  • gabrieldom
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Calculating Flow rate for an oxygen system

  • Fin8034
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Need help calculating pressure for a real project

  • Jeverard
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Determining optimal barrel length for a projectile

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How can you determine if a fan is better at blowing or sucking?

  • mess
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Distinguishing between elliptical & torrispherical domes

  • guideonl
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How do I spin a small cylinder longways?

  • StevenRice
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Comparetto type Air Cleaner/Filter: What causes its increased airflow?

  • WilburWonka
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Increasing motor efficiency to reduce energy consumption?

  • TorqueJones
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I calculating maximum gradient climbing ability of my car

  • karabiner98k
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Mechanical Engineer Career. Short 3 question interview.

  • Jake Ng
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Bolt Thread Pullout (failure) in alu 6063-T6

  • Yevhenii
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Evacuation of a liquid-vapor water mixture

  • Est120
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How Much Force Is Needed to Topple a Frame on Castors?

  • D19A99G
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Shaft Friction Control: Simple Solutions

  • mechit
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Eliminating Air Bubbles in a pressure vessel under testing

  • guideonl
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Designing an Actual Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle

  • Satonam
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Nozzle loss coefficient that increases with Reynolds number?

  • bemortu
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How to calculate the maximum stress in a rib of a complex construction

  • Ham94
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Steering Effort on Sailboat w/ Hydraulic Rudder Control

  • Marinovich91
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Speed Transmitting Between Motor Gearbox and Sprocket

  • baris45
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How to draw trajectories of stress lines without calculation

  • feynman1
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Blade containment - simplified analytical approach

  • FEAnalyst
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Fluid flow and characteristics in a vacuum (Cryophorus)

  • Ripcrow
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Automotive Factors affecting compression spring oscillations

  • Travis T
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Thrust Ball bearing and Needle Bearing

  • baris45
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Generating a back and forth movement of an axle

  • Lobotomy
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Friction Drive Bicycle -- Required Torque

  • Henry Chiansky
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Relationship between flow and pressure in a valve

  • MaHo12345
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Sign convention of internal forces in vertical bars for bending moment

  • arestes
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How Can We Calculate the Fatigue Life of a Simply-Supported Beam?

  • FEAnalyst
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Viscous work and dissipation of energy

  • Est120
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Boiling Water using Heat vs. Vacuum

  • KrisOhn
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Are Short Links and Weightless Links the Same in Engineering Mechanics?

  • Stephen Bulking
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Under floor water heating - result of overflow

  • TSN79
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CanSat Parafoil Design Resources

  • Daddahu
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Help with Mathematical Solution to a Single Leg Hanging Basket

  • James Hayes
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Single degree of freedom system/equivalent mass

  • CWatters
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How to solve spring mass damper system manually?

  • k.udhay
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What wall thickness should be used for a steel tubing boom crane?

  • mudrat
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FEA Torque Sim: Custom Wrench Design & SolidWorks File

  • grunt5897
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Soldering station fume hood design

  • Danmo
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How to roll AISI 304 Stainless Steel

  • glp86
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Steam Speed from a Heat Ruptured 120 Gallon Water Tank?

  • seeker11
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How will a ceiling extract valve affect a radiator?

  • TSN79
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Air Cylinder connected to a Lever that drives a Pulley for Applying Belt Tension

  • Jeremy Sawatzky
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How can I evaluate the carrying capacity of a quadruped/hexapod robot?

  • theycallmevirgo
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Elevator Frame Design: Can It Stand Alone?

  • EnricoHendro
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Building Overhead Hoist: Is 5"x5"x1/4" Wall Sufficient?

  • Gulfstream550
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Modeling impact forces in rotary motion

  • FEAnalyst
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Confusion Between Unsteady and Turbulent Flow

  • askor
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1" Aluminum Angle 1/16th thick - How much shelf weight?

  • SabeneGeorges
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Help needed with calculating the airspeed / pressure in a funnel

  • Dennis070
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What is the Residual in Computational Fluid Dynamics?

  • askor
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Reaction Torque from an Ice Auger

  • alkaspeltzar
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Torque calculation for a new loading mechanism

  • Yevhenii
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Help with best aerodynamic shape of undertray for maximum downforce?

  • John Mcrain
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Geroler Motor Displacement Calc | Hobby Project

  • Stormer
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A500 steel tubing beam deflection

  • coyote50
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Estimating head loss from pipe slope?

  • yahastu
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What is the leakage rate of my underground piping system?

  • russ_watters
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Dishwasher and a white powder residue

  • jake jot
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Practicing Mechanical Engineering Dynamics Problems

  • Shankar Das
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Open die forging, von Mises related questions

  • Twigg
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Two-phase flow heat transfer coefficient

  • dRic2
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This video demonstrates just how far vehicle safety has come

  • ElliotSmith
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Designing a 600 kg Lifter: Calculating Power Needs

  • engineeringstudent01
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Automotive Two IC Engines: Comparing Torque Curves

  • B565
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How to Measure Torque Required for motor to spin a rotating shaft?

  • Scott 33
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Rotation angle measurement of pedal with ball and socket joint

  • Mousa saleh
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Will this door with torsion spring survive?

  • thdwngus
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Emptying a container and Efflux Speed

  • fog37
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Column with eccentric load - can it buckle?

  • FEAnalyst
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Two computer fans on top of each other

  • mess
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Calculating Valve Size With a Hydraulic Accumulator

  • Big Tommy C
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Quick return mechanism stress analysis

  • FEAnalyst
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How can I calculate the heat transfer in an air to air heat exchanger?

  • mess
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Torque Balance of Motor and Transmission

  • alkaspeltzar
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Repair Worn Shaft with Stick Welding - Advice Requested

  • BlackMelon
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Volumetric flow rate of nitrogen through relieving pressure regulator

  • Gnardude
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5/3-way proportional directional control valve VPWP

  • melmel4546
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Designing a Pallet Chain Conveyor: Calculations and Approaches

  • FEAnalyst
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A geometry question in Comsol (draw a semi-circle tangent to a line)

  • yabi
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Ball rolling within a rolling cylinder

  • ezfzx
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Automatic Tire Chains - Onspot's Efficient Idea

  • jack action
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Calculating air flow through a tube

  • mess
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3D Printer Stepper Motor Torque Requirements Using Gear Reduction

  • eclorian
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Calculate resultant force of a linear mechanism

  • Travis T
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Thought you MEs might like to see this

  • phinds
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Can two coaxial motors null each other's inertia?

  • activesprockets
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Calculate the required torque for a cam design

  • Travis T
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What factors affect heat rejection in vacuum pump systems?

  • russ_watters
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Is Power Conserved in Energy Systems?

  • Ali Durrani
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Lab Ventilation Energy Use and COVID

  • russ_watters
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Slider Crank Mechanism Torque Question

  • bugdry
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