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D*mn the Physics Man Full Speed Ahead
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Product design - weight distribution
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Is this the right place to ask about continuum mechanics?
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Can we increase the wing area vertically?
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How fast does a hydraulic machine work?
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Can you help me understand helicopter aerodynamics?
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Choose Parts for an 18000BTU/h Refrigeration Cycle: Who Sets the Temperature?
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Why not faster than speed of sound?
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REU. project: need some BIG help
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How to Calculate the Maximum Speed of a Hydraulic Pump?
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Solar Wind Power: Can We Collect & Store?
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Calculate Max Axial Load for Large Threaded Inserts
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How can I measure pressure inside an internal combustion engine?
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What is the most preferable locking method for securing a pulley on a shaft?
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DC motor selection for REALLY low speeds
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Maglev Train Engineering Report: Braking Systems
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Jet Engine Doubt: How Does Temp & Pressure Affect Efficiency?
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Analysing a photo of a mechanical cam
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Where to find formulas for acceleration of compressed steel tubes
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How Can I Calculate Thrust as an Airspeed Function for Propellers?
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Looking for piston details explained
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Aerodynamics of HAWTs: Understanding Angle of Attack
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Things that a mechanical engineer must know for sure
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Implementation steering mechanism
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Aircraft structure (thin walled closed section beam)
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Elastic Hot Gas Seal - Up to 1200°F & 1 Atm Pressure
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Constructing a Crank and Slotted Lever Mechanism in 3 Days
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Rigidity of tubing VS solid bar
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Camshaft Torque Comparison for Different Engine Displacements
  • trial_user
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Back E.M.F. & Torque Output of a Permanent Magnet DC Motor
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What are the Smallest Rotary Actuators for Low Torque and Angle Range?
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How Planes & Paper Airplanes Fly: An Explanation
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What Simple Flying Solutions Are Available for Easy Air Travel?
  • reddy87
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Why Do Satellites Orbit at Different Speeds and Altitudes?
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Is There a Pressure Discontinuity When Fluid Leaves a Pipe?
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Help for Mechanical Engineering Project w/Electric Motor
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Calculating Compressed Air Propulsion: Methods and Formulas for Model Torpedoes
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Have i discovered a new energy source?
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OH Bond Energy to Convert Molecules to Plasmic State
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How we increase the pressure of a air compressor
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Fundamentals of air propulsion?
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What type of flow is represented by these equations?
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A little fluid statics question
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Aircraft Wing Research: Comparing Types & Advantages/Disadvantages
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Calculating Mean Aerodynamic Center of a Delta Wing - Step-by-Step Guide
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Sun Sensor Performance in Earth's Shadow
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Static of Beam and Internal Force ( Mechanical Engineering )
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Where Can I Find Reliable Sources for Centrifugal Pump Volute Research?
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Hollow Shaft Internal Diameter and Its Impact on Maximum Torque Transmission
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Calculating Fatigue Breaking Point of Steel Hollow Shaft
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MIl-PRF-13830 and Inspection of Mirrors
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Understanding Bernoulli's Theory: Explained for Fluid Mechanics
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Dimensional Analysis & Buckingham Pi Theory
  • Geoff Serpells
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Hypersonic Aircraft Design Project
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Dynamics Homework Help - Verify Answer of 4.5 rad/s
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Tensile Strength of 4 square RV Bumper
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How Do Skewed Cylinders Affect Thrust Forces in Rotary Kilns?
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Roller coasters and theme park rides
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Why Do Aluminum Sheets and Extrusions Have Different Mechanical Properties?
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Does friction increase with rpm in an engine?
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Velocity Split in T-Branch Pipe Flow?
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My air conditioning doesn't cold
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Conversion of rotation to reciprocating motion
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Gas-electric hybrids, is gas cheaper or electricity to drive a given distance?
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Converting GD&T to BD&T for Mil Spec Design - Seeking Help and Suggestions
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Does a Stress Strain Graph Curve Down After the Yield Point?
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What Is This Mysterious Device in a 1995 Nissan Skyline GTR?
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How can you calculate density from : altitude temperature and absolute humidity
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Latching mechanism for a tilting ramp
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Calculate Water Flow in 10mm Pipe w/ 5 Bar Pressure
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Flow through a pipe along a reduced diameter
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Small turboshaft turbine with 140kW
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What is the Maximum Allowable Load for a Restrained Hollow Steel Tube Strut?
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Speedy Pressure Vessel Fatigue Cycling
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Speed Reduction, Torque, high Rpms's?
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Mathematics involved in Aerodynamics
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Friction of Pivot: Torque Calculation
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Hydraulic Systems: Reasons for Continuous Pumping?
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Scroller Roller Wheels: What Are They Used For?
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Pulse jets and ram jets as part of my course on jet propulsion
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Are there any short term courses available on aerodynamics?
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Centripetal force and Acceleration
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Why Do Turbines Have Multiple Stages?
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Design a Hydraulic Actuator: Calculate Load & Choose Nuts/Screws
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Friction of spheres & cylinders
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Can a Hybrid Skimming Boat Revolutionize Lake Travel?
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Rotorcraft Stability: Explaining Spiral Instability in Aerospatiale Puma SA330
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Rubbish Categorization System: Practical for Modern Vacuum Cleaners?
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How Can I Build a Steering Mechanism for a Toy Car with a 3-Wire Remote Control?
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Anybody know how the x-zylo toy works? yours truly, physics noob
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Displacement of a cable in tension
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Debate: Pressure vs Force in Water Gun Performance
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Stress Concentration around a circular hole on a flat rectangular plate
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Can 25 PSI Methane Flow Through a 3/8 Pipe Meet a 392,000 BTU/hr Demand?
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Heat transfer/cooling problem (multilayers)
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How Can I Implement Automatic Climate Control for My Master's Thesis?
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Product Second Moment of Area Ixy - Help
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Inflation System: Calculating Pressure & Volume
  • AlanJones15
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Engineering III: Trebuchets Design & Force Analysis
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Aerodynamics Forces: Help with Project for Controls Lab Course
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