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Create tangent to a 2D spline curve in Pro/E

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Kwantlen College Science Challenge: Building a Trebuchet

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Ways of powering vehicle that is not electricty or combustion.

  • HyperSniper
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High temperature and pressure steam is used in turbines

  • Impulse2
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Struggling with Dynamics: Will it Impact My Future as an Engineer?

  • kg07
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Losses when Object is moving through Pressurized Air

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What is the Best Element for Coupled Field Analysis with ANSYS?

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Can an HCCI Engine Be Achieved with Pre-Mixed Fuel and Air?

  • chhitiz
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Where Can I Find the Complete Derivation of the Vortex Panel Method?

  • ChrisHarvey
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How Can I Improve a Latching Mechanism for an Aircraft Seat Armrest?

  • a380designguy
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ANSYS User Manual: Simplifying Learning and Usage

  • Saint
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Robotic walk assist devices for elderly and disabled people

  • mgb_phys
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EndStyles of Tube fitting Parts

  • venkataramana
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Building a motorized roller blade system

  • exia00
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Theretical aspects of the non-planar DOUBLET LATTICE METHOD

  • traianus
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EFD CFD software for Pro Engineer thermo and fluid simulations

  • redargon
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Civil Engr: Airplane tie-down hardpoint

  • mshinavar
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How to Apply a Non-Uniform Sinusoidal Load on a Cylinder in ANSYS?

  • elena
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Ceiling-mounted robotic arm for automatic car refueling system

  • driesel
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What Variables Influence Internal Combustion Engine Performance?

  • Abdul Rahim
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Which Software is Best for CFD: Fortran vs C

  • sashankhrao
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Understanding 2D Driven Cavity Flow: Explanations and Applications

  • mahaesh
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How Can I Calculate Spray Force Using Math?

  • mistry
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. Air and water in a cross flow heat exchanger. The fluids do not come

  • sashankhrao
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Quick Solidworks Question: Can I Exaggerate Scale of an Axis?

  • seang
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Calculating Engine Characteristics

  • get2kool
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How Do You Calculate Torque for a Shaft Using a Torque Multiplier?

  • GRUMPYBLADE
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Which Nusselt Number to Use in a Double Tube Heat Exchanger?

  • ank_gl
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Designing a Hydraulic Cylinder Jack for a Mechanical Car Lifting System

  • Altairs
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Electric Superchargers: Can E-RAM Meet Engine Requirements?

  • stickers
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Do springs really last forever if not overstressed?

  • Hydroshock
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Engineering Project Creative Minds

  • yb1013
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Rotary Vane Compressor Design Calculations

  • Mr Engineer
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Kinematics problem: sliding bar.

  • jasc15
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Thermodynamics - obtaining quenching entropy

  • mouser
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Who else is involved in the First Robotics Competition?

  • Integral
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Pulley and gear ratios for 3480rpm motor to 500rpm compressor pump

  • jwest22
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Fully Developed Flow Past Orifice Plate: 20-40x Diam.

  • Isoho
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How to calculate propeller fan performance from blade dimensions

  • Donny
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Finding horsepower for go-kart acceleration and steering rod lengths

  • tower
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Length change of rod under torsion force

  • kernel2705
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Help designing a steam power cycle for a project

  • emilynb
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Why do 3, 6, and 12 cylinder engines sound nearly identical?

  • bmwguy400394
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Properties table for thermodynamic devices like pumps and turbines

  • ovoleg
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Little question for mechanical engineering

  • qwerty321
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How does Honda's concept bike work without tires?

  • Danger
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What is the Moment of Inertia for a Rectangular Beam under Uniform Force?

  • Savage32
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Shaft Sizing: Calculating σmax from 1045 UTS/YTS

  • DADDYJ
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Inertial load model penetration

  • spider80
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How do radiators affect each other?

  • TSN79
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Conduction what if questions

  • engineer23
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Estimated power of a motor needed for a ford focus

  • education1983
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Why Use Backward Blades in High-Speed Compressor Impellers?

  • eaaaazizo
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How Do You Calculate Centrifugal Force in CNC Tools?

  • jhetfield
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Can a Compressor Alone Generate Thrust in a Modified Jet Engine?

  • saber1357
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How to use thermodynamics steam tables correctly

  • alberto23
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Developing a small race car with a 3.2 cc IC engine

  • sundarrajchan
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How to calculate header pipe length

  • SpencerC
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Constant (low) pressure reservoir

  • undapresha
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Stiffness matrix fea plate element

  • chandran
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Activating a servo when radio signal is lost between remote and machine

  • Panic Attack
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Calculating Water Pumping Requirements for River-to-Dam System

  • pushpull
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What is the difference between a vortex and an eddy?

  • mahaesh
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How to solve Chips in milling machine?

  • wise318
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Calculating Engine Cooling Flow for Autograss Car

  • mooman2
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Defending Against Nanotech Murder: Is It a Realistic Threat?

  • Loren Booda
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Can Fuel Cell Technology Enhance Energy Efficiency in Automobiles?

  • mtworkowski@o
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How do I simulate a chain and sprocket in Inventor?

  • ank_gl
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How to Design an Efficient DIY Propeller for a Homemade Car?

  • goorioles747
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Cut a Vent in SolidWorks When Face is Broken

  • 00PS
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Actual meaning of different heat transfer related terms

  • mahaesh
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Hydraulics and the darcy weisbach formula

  • daiv
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FEM: Local lumped mass matrices for elements on no slip boundaries.

  • Geaux
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Small 4-stroke, cordless drill gearbox, flywheel

  • thorpie
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Preliminary stress and vibration analysis of turbine blade

  • everybody
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How to cool a rotating stainless steel stage without causing wear

  • nyxynyx
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One dimentional problems(flow) in CFD

  • mahaesh
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ORC for waste heat recovery in cars

  • RAMAKRISHNA N
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Test Results: Composite Panel Deflection & Stiffness

  • har_rai
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New "Free-Piston Linear Alternator" Engine - ScienceDaily

  • wolram
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Automotive Designing automotive exhaust headers and noise attenuation

  • bill nye scienceguy!
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Moment of inertia for rectangular prism

  • kingbabi
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Power of a Sump Pump Moving 20 Gal/min

  • Boyko
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What Material Is Best for a 2740 mm Shaft Transmitting 2100 kNm at 40 RPM?

  • shams alam
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The Power of Magnetic Motors: Research and Results

  • anu08
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How does weather impact heating needs for buildings in the winter?

  • rrgoldstein
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Alternatives to Clutch Mechanisms - Automated Solutions

  • Analysis
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Difference between compressible and incompressible flow

  • mahaesh
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Design Process of a heat exchanger(evaporator) and fan

  • droc22
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How to determine the darcy friction factor for irregular cross section ducts

  • nebousuke
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Fortran software recommendations for a university programming class

  • optics.tech
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How long should a fan run to cool a fridge with outside air?

  • cxo
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Does the De Laval valve work at low speeds like 50 km/hr?

  • chhitiz
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Forces in Equilibrium (Vectors)

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