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Can a process be both adiabatic and isothermal?

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Water speed through a heating system

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Compact energy storage mechanisms for hatch/lid opening against gravity

  • achopra1
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Using concentrated solar heat to distill seawater in a closed tank

  • user01
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Weight Shift at speed (acceleration and braking)

  • kach22i
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Propulsion System Design: Calculating Engine Inlet Area

  • rc flyer uk
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Designing a High-Heat Flux Test Rig for Intel Processors

  • Cyrus
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Does a tapped M6 hole accept a 6mm bolt?

  • engineer1969
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How do car engines control speed and piston timing?

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Calculating time to eject liquid from cylinder with nozzle

  • roger5
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Design a Propeller with Manilla Folder: Physics Project

  • physics999help
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Can Gravity Be Used to Rotate Pulleys?

  • Jigar111
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How do fighter jets stay airborne when upside down?

  • banerjeerupak
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Is the Clem Conical Pump Engine Actually a Functional Machine?

  • avemt1
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Is Air or Water More Viscous for Slow Flow Around a Body?

  • Clausius2
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Finding resources on material brittleness

  • frozen7
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Looking for a part, does it exist?

  • Averagesupernova
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Raising a weight using hydraulics

  • roger5
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RP material suggestion needed (strong plastic)

  • leoflc
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Environmental conditions affecting compressor output and reliability

  • barbo
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Any interesting topics for a paper?

  • ninad
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Why Do Boundary Layers Form on Aerofoils?

  • moust
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Does load resistance increase or decrease when generator load increases?

  • banerjeerupak
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Anybody know where I can find more info on parafoils?

  • guru
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OT: Looking for good book on performance engines (ICE), trying to learn

  • 5.0stang
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Mecanical turning system (toy car)

  • 4Play
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Boilers and compressors for marine engineering

  • alsanousi
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Why is my FD-0205-50 pinion gear breaking at 14 teeth, DP 24?

  • dhananjaya
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How to design a spur gear

  • dhananjaya
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Constant RPM Gearbox for Diesel Cars: Reviving the DAF Variomatic

  • Andre
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Increase efficiency of rotating shaft.

  • Jigar111
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Practicality of pulsejet made from turbo

  • imperium2600
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Moller SkyCar: Wankel Rotary Engines and Lift

  • imperium2600
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What Are the Topics Covered in CIVE1400: Fluid Mechanics?

  • Astronuc
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F-35B vertical takeoff and landing videos

  • Astronuc
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Designing a Cantilever Accelerometer with FEM

  • nathanfan
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Spring hinge that locks at 90 degrees then springs closed

  • cabellos
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Calculating Electric Power Output of Compressed Air System

  • sharp81
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3.2cc IC Engine Retailers in Delhi: Preet Vihar Prices

  • banerjeerupak
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What Torque and Power is Needed to Spin a Propeller at a Given Speed?

  • Mtagg
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Why does the directivity of a loudspeaker change with frequency?

  • hanson
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Faculty Of Mechanical Engineering - Skopje - Macedonia

  • rigon
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Free e-books or tutorials for statics

  • rigon
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Automatic trasmission and rear axel

  • omaremanuels
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Nozzle efficiency calculations and fluid mechanics resources

  • NAVED EJAZ
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Make a 3.2cc Engine Car for Techfest: Where to Start?

  • brijesh.vnit
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Convert Pressure to Electrical Signal for Wing Stall Alarm

  • himanshu121
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Russians confirm the Searl Effect

  • FDM
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Stress and deflection in stacked cantilever beams

  • paddy-boy66
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How does motor slipage affect fan performance with a VFD?

  • joshman
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Three sides view of 2D (from 3D) projection

  • Andreii
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Finding 1/8" x 1/16" x 3/4" Allen Screws

  • waht
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Should I choose mechanical or civil engineering?

  • mrmotobiker
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Cavitation in tubes of heat exchanger

  • malkio
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What is the difference between screws and bolts?

  • NAVED EJAZ
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Ship called the CXV (Crew Transfer Vehicle)

  • Flyboy
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Pushing a Pipe Down an Oil-Well: Struggling with Moment Vectors

  • Bramle
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Why does an aircraft stall in midair?

  • Raghu K Mohandas
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Calculating viscous drag in water

  • Dan Moskal
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Can Sliding Lock Mechanisms Support a Bunk Bed in a Caravan?

  • cabellos
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How could I detect an intermittent misfire on a spark

  • brewnog
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Is pressure loss a good thing ?

  • TSN79
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Driving a New Automatic Transmission Car - Advice for Long Durability

  • Clausius2
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How to analyze a truss with counter-braced members

  • stinlin
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How Large Should a Wing Be for Wind Tunnel Testing?

  • scott_alexsk
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Understanding intake manifold principles.

  • Bret Williamson
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Mechanical Back-up for Pilot Control

  • wolram
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Heating water without accumulation for 120 appartments?

  • TSN79
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How Large is the Turning Radius at Supersonic Speeds for Aircraft?

  • banerjeerupak
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Reactions with crate and pulley

  • stinlin
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What is a shock boundary layer at supersonic speeds?

  • scott_alexsk
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Do lighter turbochargers require less power to compress air?

  • yellowf40
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Cooler water to the radiators farther away?

  • TSN79
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Aerogel, best insulator on Earth

  • Clausius2
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How to calculate the power output of a bow from its length and curve

  • 3trQN
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What is the Purpose of the Modified 747?

  • Mahogany
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Efficiency Losses in a Reciprocating Engine

  • tolojim
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Designing a bunkbed for a caravan

  • cabellos
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Why Are Wenkel Engines Not Widely Used Despite Their Simplicity?

  • banerjeerupak
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How do torque wrenches work? Regular, electrical, hydraulic?

  • infamous_Q
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Delta Wing - Natural Control Reversal

  • RainmanAero
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How do you draw a worm gear and worm wheel in engineering drawings?

  • L89
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Best way to learn a CAD program

  • Physics_wiz
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Legged Mechs will never ever be more efficient then tanks

  • Gelsamel Epsilon
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Gas Ejector Experiment - Testing Mass Flow with Dead Pressure

  • jimdean1977
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Fluid Mechanics Forces on Curved Surfaces

  • teknodude
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Bending moment at 0.600m from roller support using virtual work

  • laura001
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What is the best microcontroller for PC-controlled robotics?

  • dingpud
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Can a Hydraulic Stepper Motor Step 90 Degrees in 25 Milliseconds?

  • wolram
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Choosing the Right 3-Way Valve for Dual Water Source Control

  • jawbreak
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Forces, moments and couple calculation check

  • robm
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Factors affecting ATV power and speed with a 3.2cc engine

  • banerjeerupak
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Finding the volume of accumulators

  • TSN79
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3D Thrust-Vectoring and Supercruise

  • EngTechno
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Calculating necessary Horsepower

  • Breadboard
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Why Are Propellers Preferred for Cargo Planes?

  • ravachol
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