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Lift generated by a flapping wing.

  • risha99
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Approximate energy loss ratio in mechanical springs

  • Faris ARSLAN
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Minimizing Heating Needs in a Campervan at Low Temperatures

  • mess
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Quenching Process Questions for Different Materials

  • baris45
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What is the difference between DIN 915 and DIN 916 set screws?

  • baris45
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Automotive Decarbonizing an Engine with Water: Myth or Fact?

  • zoobyshoe
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Design of welds under dynamic (shock) loads

  • FEAnalyst
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Help with densifier for material inside BigBags

  • teun-lll
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When are Lumped-element models used in the design process?

  • Simas
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Complex frames - analytical calculations

  • FEAnalyst
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Automotive Car engine: how to calculate power and torque?

  • JaNN
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Modelling the tyre as a spring in a quarter car model

  • NickTheFill
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Tubular Column Moment of Inertia

  • SALMAN22
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Out-of-plane bending stress on an I-beam

  • gmreit
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Shear stress distribution for a tapered beam

  • gmreit
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Motion Equations by Newton's Formalism for a Double Pendulum

  • Daniel Boy
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Automotive Cancelling effects on a larger brake rotor

  • Tachyon son
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The work done by Thermodynamic processes

  • AhmedHesham
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Motor shaft connections and testing

  • PhysicsTest
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Pressure relief valves & pressure regulators - What's the difference?

  • eleanorwest83
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Rotational Dynamics - Modeling brake caliper deceleration of a chassis

  • TheCondor
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Question about angular contact bearing mounting

  • Andrea Vironda
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Calculating Hydraulic Press Pressure on a Skateboard :)

  • preamble
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Help with flywheel / clutch calculations

  • Mattuu
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Springs, how they work, their coiled structure

  • fog37
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Chiller power consumption calculation

  • bartlino
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Resonance vs. Conservation of Energy

  • Trying2Learn
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Calculating Required Torque for 12V DC Motor

  • howardt0818
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High-Pressure Turbine - efficiency

  • Kajan thana
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Insights for a Mechanical Engineering student

  • Buraka
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Structural FEA - understanding the fundamentals

  • blue24
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Automotive Diesel engine parts for post-treatment of diesel engine gas exhaust

  • Delia
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Automotive What parameters make a long lasting engine?

  • John Mcrain
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Water flow rate and drip surface tension

  • fdnovice7629
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Conversion of high velocity airflow into a pressure

  • T C
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Discover the World's Nicest Car Horn That Will Change Your Driving Experience!

  • jack action
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Finding Force and Energy from an indentation into a volume

  • Physics quest
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Seeking a type of linear actuator, which may or may not exist

  • some bloke
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Bending of a telescopic crane boom

  • FEAnalyst
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What tests should I do for lightening an ev chassis

  • engineer123
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How Does a PTMD Dissipate Energy Back into the Building?

  • no_drama_llama_77
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Volumetric Flow Rate through a Venturi Meter

  • Teeg
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Groove Seals: High Pressure & High Temperature Applications

  • Stormer
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What torque-speed curve should I use for my stepper motor selection?

  • Zalajbeg
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Differences between these materials for absorbing and radiating heat?

  • Steven Bolgiano
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Adiabatic Process: Solving Problems with Formulas & Methods

  • Kajan thana
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Question about Free-Body-Diagrams (MSc Thesis)

  • Laura85
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I have confusion understanding moments and couples

  • jukos
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Capped pressure vessel - strength and stability

  • FEAnalyst
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Find the Best Fan or Propeller for Efficient Cooling in a 3 1/2" Device

  • ieagroup2
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What is the efficiency of a Hobson's joint?

  • Stormer
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Maximum shear stress in an assymetric cross-section

  • FEAnalyst
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Linear Actuator -- Why is this not working?

  • trickyrick0465
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How Can I Verify My FEA Lug Pull Test Results with Hand Calculations?

  • Boolean
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What Track Should the Second Disk Follow in This Mechanism?

  • ddddd28
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Understanding the Principle of Dampening in Hydrostatic Systems

  • Andrea Vironda
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Air Bearings: Porous block vs Colander for Air Feed

  • Swamp Thing
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Statics example from Meriam ( SI improper )

  • lakuzamalakuzam
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Best way to measure non-thermal expansion of a pipe

  • Jehannum
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Torque to force conversion (from a motor)

  • Feodalherren
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Code / Software for Dynamic Balancing (Free / Open Source)

  • Swamp Thing
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Fatigue life hand calculations based on static FEA results

  • FEAnalyst
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Car Radiator as Air-to-Water Heat Exchanger

  • Gusto
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How to select a stepper motor and gear ratio?

  • yahastu
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Can a 4 stroke ICE be oil-less?

  • Stormer
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Centrifugal pump behavior when the outlet is closed

  • Secan
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"KICK" force exerted from a hydraulic cylinder

  • mikeJay
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New method of traveling on water

  • Colin Wilson
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Ideas for a self-tilting mechanism

  • Quark62
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Pressure Switch to Diaphragm Flow Switch

  • Secan
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Automotive Engine mechanisms during coasting (in drive mode) and engine braking

  • iVenky
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Calculating Where to Push to Straighten a Rod

  • timthereaper
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Positive displacement pump for spray nozzles

  • TheRedDevil18
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Harmonic forced vibration of a cantilever beam

  • FEAnalyst
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Average velocity in a turbulent flow tube

  • Est120
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Pressure drop through an orifice in a pipe

  • Appa
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3D Printing and "Watertight" Digital Models

  • fog37
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3D printing and G-code files....

  • fog37
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Is COMSOL the Solution for Realistic Wave Problems?

  • feynman1
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How to design a CPU Cooler attached on an Aluminum Panel?

  • Mason_Jays
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Non magnetic linear displacement system for moving a Hall Sensor

  • maxim
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How does valve size affect water heater pressure loss?

  • Secan
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Modeling Stress in Simple Objects: Easy Software Options?

  • guv
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Door Grilles/Pressure relief grilles in hospital rooms

  • tj00343
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Automotive Modern Inline Eight Gasoline Engines

  • Delta Force
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Heat Transfer Problem in Ansys

  • M M Ali Rafique
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Force required to accelerate upward against gravity

  • Big Tommy C
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Automotive Modal analysis - Input and boundary conditions given?

  • k.udhay
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Considerations for design of lead screw + guide rail set up

  • Ivant001
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How Many 1 Steel Tubing Pieces to Support 500lb on 40 Cantilever?

  • reg7066
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External Gear Pump: Capacity & Pressure Effects

  • MickMcC
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Delete Old Revision Clouds on Drawings When Doing New Revisions?

  • kkline116
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Elevators & Airflow: The Impact of COVID-19 on Skyscrapers

  • anorlunda
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Looking for Push-along walking "robot"

  • some bloke
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Help with designing a tool to hold a work piece (work piece jig)

  • dejan95
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