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Graphing a spring mass collision with a wall

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Bending moments about two different axes

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What Are Economical Methods to Cool Down Mineral Oil in Server Tanks?

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Can you me understand this mechanism?

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Design of Hydropowered Turbine Propeller for Mobile Charger

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Calculate the clamping force to prevent the load from sliding

  • KavaKovala
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Torque calculations for a small electric vehicle

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Is an electric superheater radiant or convective?

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Gear ratios for this motorcycle

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Effect of thrust force on torque?

  • PCarson85
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Torque transfer in a wobble plate with cranked axle and bevel gears

  • noname12345
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What is torsional modulus, and where is it specified?

  • jamesson
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Radiation heat transfer using 12 heat sources

  • imselva
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What is the difference between static friction and rolling resistance?

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What is the Equilibrium State in Radiation Heat Transfer?

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Force to open the buckle of a ratchet

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Air Filter Sizing: Calculate Required Surface Area

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How to calculate forces involved in a small fall

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Effect on Volume of a Change in the Pressure of Compressible Gas

  • rjomega
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Computational Fluid Dynamics and refining the mesh

  • member 428835
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Horizontal force on glued surfaces

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What should I consider when selecting a water pump?

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Engineering a Desk-Mounted Flight Stick for Flight Simulation

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Plate thickness and bolt size to support a heavy weight

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Lifting Arrangement: Inner Slings Capacity Question

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How Much Weight Can My Angle Bracket Rails Safely Hold?

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Calculate the output power for da Vinci's tank mechanism

  • Shubol3D
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What is the maximum load capacity for my fabricated bracket?

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Venturi Ejector Air Flow Mechanics

  • mellotango
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What is the difference between failure and fracture?

  • Keval Patil
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Automotive What Are Innovative Research Topics on Combustion Engines for Student Projects?

  • meli317
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Selecting gear teeth numbers for 300 kW helical gear pair

  • ANSAN
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Wave dispersion in 2D Unit cell subjected to a periodic boundary

  • M_Abubakr
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Water flow through a packed bed

  • PenderJ
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Thermodynamic state having 2 degrees of freedom (i.e., for properties)

  • swampwiz
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Thermally Self-Regulating System Setup

  • jamestyler
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Does the Flow Coefficient Cv have any units?

  • Rahul Baro
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Cable deflection with 1000N midpoint load and tension to limit sag to 0.7m

  • McLaren50
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Engineering Projects and live experience

  • Houlther123
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A/C style heat exchanger instead of intercooler

  • dbeck
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Can a Mechanical Stopper Protect My Apartment Door from Intruders?

  • chirhone
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How to calculate (pump) power to maintain a static head?

  • ag123
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How does a person stay balanced while leaning over a moving snowboard?

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RVE Periodic Boundary Conditions in ANSYS Workbench Modal Analysis

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Bernoulli's Equation With Losses

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Granular Conveyor -- Granular Material acts as a liquid?

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Automotive Design Factors for ICE Peak HP versus RPM?

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Calculating energy requirements to sustain temperature

  • Low-Q
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Automatically replacing a part in a SolidWorks assembly

  • Rahul Baro
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Compressed air pressure vs hydrostatic pressure

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More fuel efficient drivers = better drivers?

  • neanderthalphysics
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Designing Impact Force Test Rig for Material Strength Testing

  • Jaydee
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What is the difference between "Strong" and "Stiff"?

  • kenny1999
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The Venturi Effect cannot explain how an eductor works

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(Fluid mechanics) How to find the flow rate of a gas from a vessel

  • Geith
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Manual vs. Auto Drain Air Sets: Which is Best for Filter Regulators?

  • Rahul Baro
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Self-guided automatic 3D printer design

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Question about initial and boundary conditions with the heat equation

  • patricio ramos
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How can I calculate the reaction forces of a torsion spring on a wall?

  • coldadler
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Buoyant force and a water column

  • KuriousKid
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Low friction horizontal rotating platform

  • SpaceThoughts
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How Do You Calculate Pocket Depth for Different Compression Springs?

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Does Increasing Mass Affect the Natural Frequency of Vibration?

  • Deepesh
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Is this still an equivalent force?

  • Bengineer
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Automotive Motorcycle: Flywheel mass and rear wheel torque

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Volumetric flow rate of a pipe

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I can't deduce the third view of an engineering drawing

  • AhmedHesham
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Second reflection angles from pyramid surfaces in 3D

  • vasanth
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Heat in a const. pressure/volume calculation

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Easy tool to see a cross section?

  • pyroartist
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Proper barograph linkage settings for maximum pen displacement?

  • joniverson
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Where do I put this Server Room's air exhaust?

  • Anon_Miner
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Fume extractor for a laser cutter

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Thermodynamic properties of compressed liquids

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Stream function derivation for a doublet with source and sink

  • Master1022
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Velocity equation for a cyclindrical tank and long pipe

  • Taylor_1989
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What is the Max Load Capacity for 4x4x.188 HSS Square Tubing?

  • dontupper
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Why is external energy negative in the energy method for critical force?

  • Zouatine
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How to design a slide switch mechanism to be waterproof -- ideas?

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Automotive Understanding Aerodynamics for High-Speed Vehicles

  • askor
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Hydrodynamic drag of a rotating paddle wheel

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Does Hanging Weight Affect PSI in a Rope?

  • jeff davis
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The Determination of the Launch Angle of a Projectile

  • Kieran Hall
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How to find the roadTorqueImpulse?

  • Jonathan Dion
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How to determine the power of a rotary lobe pump?

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How Can I Estimate the Tonnage Needed for a Smooth Press Fit?

  • microman
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How to change pulley direction?

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Drum boiler model giving negative rate of change of enthalpy

  • vishnu123
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Position of the fan inside a convergent nozzle

  • T C
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Study of an unbalanced washing machine

  • MotoMike
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Understanding Unbalance Force in Rotating Systems

  • synMehdi
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Heat transfer through a MultiLayer Cylinder (find the Temperature inside)

  • Jweck002
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Calculating the work needed to compress a volume of air

  • Minesh
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Turbogenerator electricity output and combustible quantity

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