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How do I size a motor to steer a vehicle?

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Superposition principle and linearity

  • tardon007
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Electric motor-driven rotating platform for adults

  • harry
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Solving Propulsion Enigmas in Classical Physics

  • Clausius2
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Delta-V requirements for LEO satellite stationkeeping

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Any of you guys have worked with a cnc mill?

  • B166ER
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Alternative Fuels; Gasoline to LPG conversion

  • megashawn
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What causes a curve ball to curve?

  • Gonzolo
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Automotive Why do differential gears spin when the car turns?

  • rody084
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What is 'Mirror Gain' for a Robot Parabolic Mirror?

  • Supadog
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Cad program that you could suggest?

  • B166ER
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Electromagnetic boundary layer.

  • Clausius2
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Generating electricity from compressed air released in water

  • tjlydonjr
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Free falling spinning rectangle

  • kurious
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Calculate Rotator Drum Torque for In-Vessel Composting System

  • compostguy
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Load on castors - can't calculate.

  • crank
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Calculating Torque Needed for Compost Vessel

  • compostguy
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Is the Adherence Condition Still Valid in Turbulent Flow?

  • Clausius2
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Aerodynamics simulation programs

  • Thomas1980
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What is intake aerodynamics?

  • EngTechno
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How does the weight of a car's wheels affect its acceleration?

  • chester rockwell
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Inverse Kinematics Software Application with Gravity and Friction

  • microRave
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Can a Nuclear Reactor Power a Space Station?

  • Mistic
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Interesting new concept car-runs on compressed air

  • pack-rat
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Murman-Cole Equation: An Overview

  • tetirichie
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Is there a career that combines engineering and theoretical physics?

  • VantagePoint72
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How is the Force Required to Expand Metal Rings Calculated in Forging?

  • brewnog
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Gear reduction from 2250 rpm to under 5 rpm for plywood wheel

  • revere521
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MDI's Compressed Air Technology Systems: C.A.T's ©(*).

  • Ivan Seeking
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Learn the Basics of Helicopter Aerodynamics | Beginner's Guide

  • EngTechno
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How Does Air Resistance Affect Jet Engine Performance?

  • kurious
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Airplanes that fly a few feet above the surface of the sea

  • kurious
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Tutorials for percolation simulations?

  • Carter
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Is MIT Offering a Free Heat Transfer Textbook?

  • selfAdjoint
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Can a standard ATV handle speeds over 100mph and still turn safely?

  • UnteljentEnginyr
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Where to find pulley and belt system formulas and tables

  • Eng_Luqman
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Designing an Annular Aerospike Engine: Collaborating with Other Groups

  • griffin
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Reentry: What Causes Structure Heating of Spacecraft?

  • Clausius2
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Building a Custom Transport Vehicle: What are the Legal Requirements?

  • megashawn
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Should I choose ion propulsion for a three-year research project?

  • Shadow
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Fuel Line Freezing: Possible in Movie or Reality?

  • loseyourname
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How Do I Calculate Pulley Sizes to Maintain RPM in Exhaust Fans?

  • marksmithlegends
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Why do Indianapolis 500 cars sometimes fail to start on the grid?

  • Janitor
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Forces on a triangular spike strip run over by vehicles

  • andy_padgett
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New Computer Case Design - Airflow Dynamics?

  • cerestes
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How Does Engaging a Speed Limiter Affect Differential Gear Ratios?

  • one_raven
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How Do I Solve for Planetary Differentials?

  • one_raven
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Calculate Distance to Blow Matter Through Tubing

  • Jordan_6565
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Calculating the tilt of a floating box?

  • DanishStudent2
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Low cost 3D panel method software for subsonic airplane aerodynamics

  • samosara
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What factors increase F1 engine power besides fuel and oil grades?

  • Max_Hoole
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Where to buy small gears and motor shafts

  • megashawn
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Can Shock Waves Exist in Different Reference Frames?

  • Clausius2
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Why Do Powerful Cars Have Wider Tyres?

  • Clausius2
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Understanding Static Pressure in Variable Cross-Section Tubes

  • leonpalios
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Help Needed! Struggling with Structural Analysis Problem

  • paul11273
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Enhancing Tyre Grip with High-Pressure Air Jets

  • kurious
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Electric Field Propulsion for Starting a Gas Engine?

  • iluvsr20s
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Why does choking an engine richen the fuel mixture if it restricts airflow?

  • Rockazella
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Build a Hovercraft: Get Started with Magnets

  • MC363A
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Temperature of Air escaping from tire

  • agurule
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Aerodynamics of a racecar undertray

  • Renegade
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Precession of a spinning projectile, other dynamics problems

  • aeroegnr
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Questions to ask astronauts, aerospace engineers, and astrophysicists

  • PRodQuanta
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CAD Design of Paralever Suspension for BMW Bikes

  • Muntagnin
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How do velocities of cables linked to pulleys work?

  • leonel
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How Do Hydraulic Double-Acting Pumps and Their Spools Function?

  • radwa
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What's the Best Placement for a Car Battery - Chassis or Axle?

  • guitarrc6
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What is a moment in statics?

  • garagegraphyx
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How much airflow needed to hold paper flat on screen printing table?

  • Patrick
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Adapting Variable Cam Timing to DOHC Engines - Brian

  • guitarrc6
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Converting Wet Stump Engine to Dry Stump

  • guitarrc6
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Gas Engine Design: 2 Crankshafts, 2 Pistons, 1 Cylinder Head

  • guitarrc6
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Rotating Valve Actuation for Musical Instruments

  • eclectic_echidna
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Designing a Street Legal Car: Building My Dream

  • Superman89
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Transmission mounting for a custom hardtail chopper

  • sheldon
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Microwave Propulsion: Using RF to Push Magnetic Fields

  • Squeeze
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Solving Partial Differential Equation Systems Numerically

  • Clausius2
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Why Doesn't NASA Use the Biefeld-Brown Effect for Space Propulsion?

  • speso72
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Which Engineering Specialization is Right for Me?

  • Shady18
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How does an Energy Recovery Heat Pipe Work?

  • Artman
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Diagnostic technician salary for Mercedes Benz in the US

  • Andy
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Two Degree of freedom Damped free vibration

  • sbeck
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Magnetic repulsion for spacecraft propulsion in orbit

  • Smart Guy
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Build your own Vasimr-type drive

  • Nice coder
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Recycling of reaction-mass by linear wormholes

  • Lord Flasheart
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Botball Competition: Designing the Best Robot

  • PrudensOptimus
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Automotive Can Varying Intake Size Improve Engine Performance?

  • david90
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What is Nonholonomic Constraint Navigation for Mobile Robots?

  • enigma
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Why air conditioning costs more in Philadelphia than Las Vegas

  • russ_watters
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Can I Get a Masters in Aerospace Engineering with a Physics Major?

  • Swigs
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Marine Wave Question: Wave Length, Amplitude and Velocity

  • ken
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Candidates for near-future nuclear propulsion systems

  • Lord Flasheart
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How Does Propeller Size and Placement Affect Water Surface Speed?

  • ahawes
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