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Short Edge Margin: Is 1.36D Sufficient to Prevent Shear-Out?

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Simulating fishing lure hydrodynamics in CAD before fabrication

  • TheFunkBomb
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Loading Gearbox: 1432 or 1-3-2-4 Firing Order?

  • wolram
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Calculating Torque on Half Shaft for Rear Axle of a Car

  • cheerfulbloke
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Question regarding stagnation state and process

  • jason.bourne
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Estimate the velocity and angular velocity of an empty pipe

  • Calum Mulryan
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Needing info on maths and physics for mechanical engineering

  • mecha
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Bernoulli's equation confuses me

  • TSN79
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Cantilever beam eigenfrequency and frequency-response in COMSOL

  • Lucas84
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Carburetors: Weight or Volume? Moe in Wichita, KS Wants to Know

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Heat transfer - laminar curved duct flow

  • vic chan
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Tolerances differences in temperature change

  • dingpud
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Question for Mechanical Engineering students

  • Bense
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Build High Speed Winch: 350lbs, 10ft/sec, Control Speed

  • Ryand
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Where should the dampener be placed in a mass-spring-damper system?

  • ranaiqtidar
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What type of mechanism would be best for propelling a 1400 pound cart?

  • trailcarnage
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Do I need this circulation pump?

  • TSN79
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Computing in Mechanical Engineering?

  • CGUE
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Crush pressure on an underwater vacuum tube

  • Dumb Idea
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Calculating Vibration in Water Flowing Pipes for Noise Comparison

  • RagingSezz
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Residual stress induced by metal deposition on cantilever

  • guorenguoren
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Diameter diff between flow pipe and component connector

  • TSN79
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How to calculate the size of a water accumulator

  • TSN79
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Can I get a CAD model of a Honda CRF450 engine for my sports bike design?

  • 888eddy
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Prototype 3-Wheeled Car Steering Mechanism

  • Moneim230
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Max Weight Support: Factors for Structural Support

  • Lilkaze
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How to Size and Strengthen Double Wishbone Suspension Struts for an ATV?

  • harpreet singh
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Small Rotary Pump: Availability for 2x1x1cm, 1-50cc/min

  • pbonde
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Tube Strength charactoristics

  • pharllap
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Calculating mechanical eff. @ ICE

  • Mr. Red
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Why not a gas/steam hybrid engine?

  • gravenewworld
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Purpose and function of accumulators in a pump system?

  • James3849
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How Thick Must a Plate Be to Withstand a Projectile Without Failing?

  • KetanLobo
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Ebook about the dynamic analysis of a bar mechanism?

  • e_bogdan
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How to sketch a kinematic scheme with sliding joints

  • disclaimer
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Input datafiles into the GAMBIT preprocessor software

  • Goodman
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Are Shock Absorbers the Unsung Heroes of Car Performance?

  • mtworkowski@o
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Searching for an equation - cfpm/heat exchange

  • wilsonbb30
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Separating lift from Newton's laws and the Bernoulli effect

  • 50936
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Why Is My Power Devil Mower's Spark Plug Always Covered in Oil?

  • Powerdevil
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Using Water as Fuel in Automobiles

  • therimalaya
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How Can I Solve for Temperature Using the Wagner Equation for Vapour Pressure?

  • CrazyDiamond
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Cylinder/piston pressure multiplier River water pump

  • Matos de Mato
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What are the measuring teeth on a vernier calliper called?

  • Ksum006
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Q on Satellite Orbits + Regression of Nodes

  • JamesGoh
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Hand-crank mechanism to raise and lower a binocular chair

  • Saladsamurai
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Where Can I Find a Basic 3D Model of a Steam Turbine for Simulation?

  • cwolff
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Flow Rates through multiple Valves

  • CrazyDiamond
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Pressure vessel and resulting flow through a pipe

  • redargon
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Design a Robot to Kick a Football: Equations and Assumptions

  • gilad
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Fluid Mechanics - Drag coefficient and Pressure coefficient

  • hammacks
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Gyroscopes for direct stabilization of aircraft

  • anders
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ABS feels like sliding on ice in 2004 Dakota

  • mtworkowski@o
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Adapting a petrol engine to run on water for a final year project

  • saad ahmed khan
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Boundary conditions for a clamped circular plate with a central hole

  • harpreet singh
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How to calculate projectile cordinates?

  • leozeo
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Reducing Shaft Deflection with Stepped Shaft Geometry: A Theoretical Study

  • Analysis
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What is the purpose of a sea plane with a tail prop?

  • mtworkowski@o
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Strain energy for circular plates

  • harpreet singh
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Ever Tried Building a K'Nex Custom Roller Coaster?

  • capslockroxx
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Wire Rope Pulley - Finding the Right Size for Your Needs

  • razer
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Why Can't We Significantly Boost ICE Auto Efficiency?

  • PRDan4th
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Why Is 1 Bar Important in Cv or Kv Calculations?

  • TSN79
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Difference between propellers and rotors in aircraft design

  • mtworkowski@o
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Do Manual or Automatic Transmissions Offer Better Traction in Snow?

  • Wannabeagenius
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Electronics box in the heat situation

  • DorkKnight27
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Calculating hydraulic pump pressure and motor size for holding a coil

  • Eng_Luqman
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Natural frequencies - theoretical vs COSMOS results

  • WillySaw
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How do you shape a paper propeller to push air on a Louvee Air car?

  • Integral0
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What Type of Motor Best Manages a Rotating Door Mechanism in Vending Machines?

  • rashidahwazia
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Being the only woman in my engineering program

  • mcknia07
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Measuring Variable Plane Flow Rate

  • plucker_08
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Why Should Only One Bearing Support Axial Loads?

  • YongzZ
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Learning materials on gas behavior at high temperatures

  • jaykar
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What parameters and equations give the heat generated by an agitator?

  • amikamil
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Automatic Marking System for tank target

  • amitdiat
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Designing a pneumatic car jack with an air-filled cylinder

  • dhcoplin21
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Can a bicycle wheel power a light through its rotation?

  • freerangequark
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Mixing Octane Levels: Is it Safe for My Car?

  • MechSoup
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Thermo reversible heat engines physics question

  • mcewendavid
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Air fuel Mix Ambient psi vs. compressed energy ouput

  • Dreamer 2008
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How can a mousetrap power a car?

  • scott1
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Gasoline stoichiometry calculation

  • GPracer2500
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What gas should I use for a 1-meter Magnus effect lifter model?

  • wolram
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Is a MSME Without a BSME Worth Pursuing?

  • keithmregan
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Finding Equations for Simple Structural Mechanics Problems

  • LareeRudi
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How do flight path angle and angle of attack differ and interact?

  • amirshah
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Reversible expansion according to a law pv^2 = constant

  • megasima2006
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Building a pneumatic oscillating cylinder with adjustable throw

  • justinreeves
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Heat Exchanger Thermal Calculations

  • elec2050
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