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How do I size a motor to steer a vehicle?
- LeenSTL
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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
- drag
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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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Measuring Engine Potential: The Importance of Area Under a Power Curve
- ethies
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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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How does a hybrid engine controller regulate power and calculate mileage?
- varun
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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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What Are the Different Exhaust Modes of Rocket Engines During Launch and Flight?
- Clausius2
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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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Can a Wankel engine rev as high as a 2-stroke despite larger displacement?
- Gara
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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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Xenon ionization cross-section and Debye length for Hall effect thrusters
- drag
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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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Possibility of air drag reduction by total-surface-based propulsive mechanisms?
- jjalexand
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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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