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A question on boundary layers viscosity and air seperating frmo a ball

  • Omegared
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Bearing Load Calculation - Get Assistance Now

  • Chandrakiran
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The Effects of Torque Induced by Contrarotation

  • Jan Kaliciak
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How Does Intake Taper Influence Engine Performance?

  • 5.0stang
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How Can the Braking System in a Car Be Modeled?

  • Gutsy
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How Can I Calculate the Size and Angle of Loops on a Rollercoaster?

  • mike_302
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Calculating tension on chain fence with someone sitting on it.

  • munga
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Take Continuum Mechanics Class: Pros & Cons

  • nut
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Looking for a design company for the dishwasher water flow system

  • jack23
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Multistage/cascaded refrigeration system

  • ank_gl
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Ball and socket contact stresses

  • cabellos6
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Air flow through a 90 degree bend

  • Kenny.s
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Understanding Airfoil Wingtip Effects on Lift & Drag

  • cosmic time
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FSAE Chassis Design, Need Direction

  • DaConfusion
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Escape Velocity and the Atmosphere

  • KLE xy
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Evaluating furnace heating capacity.

  • capterdi
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Uses of Shoulder Bolts: A Comprehensive Guide

  • araanandv2
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Can Brakes on the Drive Shaft Improve Vehicle Performance?

  • Chandrakiran
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Help with Aluminum Corrosion | Auto Repair Shop Dispute

  • tirpitz56
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Math and Mechanics: Job Opportunities Await

  • mechboy
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Is a Gasoline Engine with Water Spray Cooling Feasible?

  • OmCheeto
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What is the most beneficial minor for an engineering student?

  • Pliffy
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Which Layout is Best for a Double Reduction Speed Reducer?

  • hanson
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Calculating Allen Screw Diameter with Parallel Load

  • ara_anandv
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What is the Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics and Propulsion?

  • Astronuc
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Combined Gas Law: 3L Air Increase in 300K Tank

  • OmCheeto
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Thrust Vectoring - Jet Aircraft

  • mgb_phys
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Compressibility and divergence-free flow

  • smarras
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Question on Fluid Dynamics book

  • tomcenjerrym
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Determining Tensile Stress on Pressurized Sphere Skin

  • linda123
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Determining Thread Length Engagement for Optimal Boss Length

  • araanandv2
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How Do You Calculate Heating Time for Fluid in a Closed Loop System?

  • greydient
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Any open source alternatives for CAD and simulation?

  • Harry E
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Liquid static head vs. dynamic head?

  • pushpole
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Calculating CFM for a 4" to 3" PVC Pipe Reduction

  • CstmIndctn
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Books about Designing Building Mechanical Systems

  • makethings
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Which Fluid Mechanics Book is Best for Beginners?

  • tomcenjerrym
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How Does Compression Ratio Affect Heat Generation in ICEs?

  • Wagon Master
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What are Transducers and How Do They Measure Different Physical Quantities?

  • bill nye scienceguy!
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Odyssey Moon: Making History with Google Moon Prize

  • Ivan Seeking
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Which CAD Program Should I Learn?

  • ColdFusion85
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Forced induction and wastegates

  • easyrider
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Mulyiplying the effect on the load in a rope system?

  • Desmond108
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New Efficient AC: Is There a Maintainence Issue?

  • Erich
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Engine room ventilation system

  • kkkasturi
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What Are the Best Paddling Techniques for Dragonboating Downstream?

  • Ben Fido
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Information Regarding Surface Modifiers

  • MJCfromCT
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Thickness of insulation material

  • wendyv007
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Maximizing Airflow: 2 4" Fans on 1 Duct - A Cost-Effective Solution?

  • derekpearcy
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Roark's formulas for stress and strain

  • matthias_t
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Recovering 3D Surfaces from Flattened Panels: A Metropolis Approach"

  • Starbug
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Tooling question: List of Diameter Sizes?

  • kahless2005
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Gasoline engine modification - ethanol fuel

  • akueddy
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How Does a Delta Wing Create Lift?

  • bumfluff
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me with my (ThermoFluid Project)

  • uaeXuae
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How To Fing Angular and Natural Frequencies WITH ANSYS ?

  • mcf22
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Jet + ion lifting hovering jet will it work?

  • phoenixman76
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Should I leave my heater on 24/7 ?

  • TSN79
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Calculating Air Intake Pressure: A Beginner's Guide

  • Max_VQ
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Help with static and stagnation pressure

  • Graviman
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Solve Solar Drag Race Model Equation

  • Jolly Green Tractor
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Axial Play & End Play in Rotating Assemblies

  • droptchevy
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Can a Ducted Fan Serve as Both a Propulsor and a Wind Turbine?

  • Turbofrog
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Convection & Shapes: How Would They Affect Heat Plate?

  • Hollysmoke
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Help me with the leakage rate of a crack in a pressure pipe.

  • zax
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Water distrubution system design

  • qaliq
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Can a 250 cc Honda Engine Be Integrated into a Car with a Button Gear Shift?

  • nikhilesh
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Gimbaled Flywheel: Portable Flywheel Solution

  • nuncoop
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Sizing furnace of firetube boiler

  • wendyv007
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Newbie needed torque/moment arm design assistance

  • Skyman
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More questions than I can count

  • mahoutekiyo
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How Can I Calculate RPM and Torque for Different Bottling Line Speeds?

  • Dopeylass
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How can I incorporate gaseous conductance into my COMSOL model?

  • 1lai
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Solving Cable Tension Question with Proportion

  • jw2007
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What Size Should the Shoulder of the Bar Be for a Press Fit?

  • soundssupreme
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Wind Tunnel Testing Questions & Experiments

  • Meriem
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Building a small electric vehicle

  • TheRyan
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Lock washers what's the point?

  • Andronicus1717
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Which Design Should I Use for a Paper Bridge

  • petern
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Thermal Expansion on Piping Systems

  • jyanes
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An aerodynamic simulation using panel method

  • casy_sms
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Diametral Pitch: Pinion & Gear Compatibility?

  • Quadruple Bypass
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Controllable Valve to Maintain Constant Flow Rate

  • hanson
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System condition monitoring and maintenance

  • bill nye scienceguy!
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Calculating Minimum Thickness for Aluminum Alloy Tube Supporting Steel Rod

  • mit_hacker
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DC Motor Torque with PWM Control: Bill Black in South Florida

  • billblack
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What Are the Best Software Tools for Engine Simulation?

  • abhay1208
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Finding if the correct pump is installed

  • precog
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Validation of Ansys FEA solution

  • cabellos2
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Special pattern in the directivity of loudspeaker

  • hanson
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A passenger car with an non-shaking room

  • A-A
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