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What is the consequence of a very low number of teeth on a gear?
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Question about the Ramping-up procedure for a steam boiler
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Water Tank Refilling via Hydraulic Water Pumping System
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Pump rainwater into the bottom or top of a tank? Which has the lower head?
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PHES model (pumped hydro energy storage)
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Help with a Bending Stress Calculation
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Use of an Impact Test in the cross section design of a component
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Static Analysis of Bolts on Multiple Surfaces
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Noisy Chiller: Solutions to Reduce Vibrations
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Model Pendulum w/ Damping: Newton's Laws & Rubber Band
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Solving Torsion Spring Problem with 100 lb Force
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Automotive EV hub motor torque for pulling a roller
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Turbo pump - vibration and noise at a certain RPM
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Making torque calculation from spring specifications
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Commercially available flywheels
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Fluid pressure close to an accelerating plate
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Fully Developed Flow: Laminar vs Turbulent
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Automotive Design of a Valve stem cross section in a Steam turbine emergency valve
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Calculate Braking Torque in Wind Turbine Design
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Comprehensive treatise on hydrodynamic bearings?
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Determining the required properties of a submersion cooler system
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Precession in a 45 m high metalic antenna tower
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Maintain a constant velocity for a rotating wheel
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Pendulum Hammer Impact Force Calculation
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Steam Engine Questions: Confederate Torpedo Boats and Operation in the 1860s
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Energy interactions of a stationary closed system
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Work related problem: Yield strength as well as max load
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Angle of attack for a rod/piston in a cylinder
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Induction heating flat spiral springs
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Contact Stresses in Cantilevered Journal Bearing
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Fixed-End Beam with Center Static Load
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Stresses on a 3/16" fillet weld due to bending
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Replacing ATV Trail Bridges: Cat 259D Skid Steer Impact
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Mutual Thermal Resistances between Pipe Layers
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Pulley Diameter knowing only force and motor specifications
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Mathematical modeling of driveline impact test of an automobile
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How to find the radius of the circle that a car will follow
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What is the Required Torque for Moving a 20 kg Weight with a 10 cm Crank?
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Impact force calculation due to a rotating object in Overspeed Trip Valve Design
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Need an exhaustive list of Vibration-Diagnostic Rules
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Motorized Stages for the smallest incremental movement possible?
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ASTM A1011 CS Type B Steel: Yield Strength & Properties
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How can I plot the drag coefficient vs x-coordinate using Fluent 6.3.26
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In-wheel Suspension: A New Look
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Unsteady filling of a vacuum tank
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Airflow to Engine: What Happens if Air In Manifold < Cylinder?
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How does high humidity affect suction pressure & discharge pressure?
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Burst valve obligation on hydraulic lifting cylinder
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Need a better physics engine for my AI robotics
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How to calculate flexural yield strength?
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Which Tap is Best for 303 Stainless Steel?
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