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What type of motor would have the highest Stalled Torque?

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Heat transfer in a fin with constant volume

  • Kevin Spears
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Negative Heat Sink thermal resistance

  • TeddyLu
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Compressed air flowrate calculation

  • Durgaprasad123
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Load analysis on a motorcross bike - need some advice

  • DanielSu
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Can a pneumatic plunger open a 136 lb door in 1 second?

  • Hes
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Heat Engine Efficiency and Entropy

  • UMath1
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Thermodynamic properties of a liquid-gas mixture

  • Rafe Zayed
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Second law efficiency of Rankine cycle

  • Rafe Zayed
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Energy of Waste Heat: Is Exergy of Steam Less?

  • Rafe Zayed
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Unnecessary Pump in a Frictionless Pipe: Impact on Pressure and Work

  • msanx2
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How can i calculate the velocity in a wind tunnel

  • MattH150197
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What types of stresses are present on the bolted plate in this project?

  • Stefan
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ANSYS APDL 18.2 - Symmetric Stiffened Plate

  • Rodrigo
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Calculating the forces on a crankshaft assembly

  • inamukak
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Stagnation point and a water dam

  • fog37
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Heat exchanger and the second principle

  • maajdl
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Foam Flow: Darcy vs NS Equation

  • Talal
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Beam Fixed at Both Ends and subjected to nonuniform bending

  • UMath1
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Multiphase flow through a porous medium

  • william Alex
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Ultrasonic welding for polycarbonate parts

  • Overflowing
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How Can I Motorize My DIY Prize Wheel?

  • toresn
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Head Calculation of a hot water circulating pump

  • tj00343
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What is making this sound? (in a Rotary lobe pump)

  • Minghan
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How to calculate the torque for a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT)

  • Brendan Nelson
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Mechanical Advantage vs. Lever vs. Human Error

  • BMR
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Properties of Depleted and Natural Uranium?

  • Delta Force
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Programs for thermodynamics calculations

  • mech-eng
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Garage door design

  • jack action
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Industrial Shelf for Standup Desk: How to Add an Extending Keyboard Shelf

  • member 428835
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Beam needed for 20 ft 3 pt hitch seed drill

  • Jmsteel
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Differences between Zone Sizing Data and Terminal Unit Data in HAP

  • tj00343
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How to know the Net Inlet Pressure Required by the pump?

  • Minghan
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Why do we use avg shear stress and not max shear stress?

  • chad mcelroy
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Cooling Tower Range and Approach Relationship

  • Pointedstud
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Is a magnet acting on a bearing detrimental?

  • pete
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PID Control: Is Droop Always Against Setpoint?

  • russ_watters
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Linear Abrasion Testing PVC/Polymer Blend Hoses

  • mkematt96
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Find out the Young's modulus of a carbon fiber lamina composite

  • taiwai
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Negating the cantilever effect for this latching mechanism

  • jeffberube
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How Much Force is Needed to Lift a Shed Hatch?

  • kewsky
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Questions about Pressure and a nozzle

  • motomage
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Resisting the force of a flow through a restricted area in a piston

  • RichB2
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Advice on making a liquid crystal screen (shutter)

  • wosoka
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Do I Need to Apply Atmospheric Pressure in Tank Analysis?

  • jmex
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How to calculate Fuel Mass Flow Rate

  • Christy001
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Fill a small bottle with layered liquids

  • cpxuvs
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Arrow Pitching during the Power Stroke

  • Roboto
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Formula for sizing compression springs for a floating table

  • Philip Potts
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Why do pipe expansion loops reduce stress on elbows?

  • Frank Peters
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Is the T=2*q*A Formula Valid for Both Open and Closed Thin-Walled Members?

  • aerosiyar
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Filling and emptying a barrel -- Bernoulli

  • jzcrouse
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The phenomena of Siphons - Directional check valve prevents siponing

  • Steven Bolgiano
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Fin/Fan heat exchanger mass and energy balance

  • HethensEnd25
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Trying to understand two masses connected by a shaft

  • anon6912
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Explicit dynamics (LS-DYNA export) -- How to export a Time waveform?

  • ayuob sultan
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Why are centrifugal pumps so inefficient?

  • parsec
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How is torque measured in an engine?

  • fog37
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The effect of exit pressure and temperature on a turbine

  • parsec
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Real-time engine simulation - oil temperature

  • GMVitus
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Pressure drop across a thick orifice

  • nlis12
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Automotive 400 HP gasoline pickup engine vs 400 HP semi engine

  • JDizzy09
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Linear measurement of a curved part

  • vin300
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Automotive Random Vibration and PSD spectrum profiles

  • Saumya Kar
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Do I Need to Include Mounted Weights When Calculating Shaft Critical Speed?

  • Ballena Joseph
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Can adjustable torsion springs be used in suspension systems?

  • Heral89
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Solving internal flow exiting temp w/ conjugate HT BCs.

  • pm272
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Maximizing Furnace Efficiency with Heat Exchanger Design: A Comprehensive Guide

  • Ricardo Ferreira
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Curved Mesh on Symmetry Boundary in ANSYS Maxwell 3D

  • ajbroadbent
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Understanding pneumatic springs

  • mishaparem
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Statics problem -- Stability analysis of a slab resting on an incline

  • Tirijazzmanray
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Why would a petrol engine stall at an altitude?

  • Kelly Andrew
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Designing a tabletop electric powered winding system

  • yarnspinner
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Hydrodynamic forces on a foil, Reynolds number, viscosity

  • Ittiandro
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[Fluid Dynamics] Losses in branched pipes etc.

  • toiletmirror
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Q factor comparison between inertia wave tubes and battle ropes

  • FloatingBones
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Total elongation of differently shaped "springs"

  • Jesus Ibarra
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How can I achieve T6 mechanical properties in Aluminium 6061 extrusion?

  • Tejasp56
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Stress and Thermal Creep in ANSYS Mechanical

  • smurtz14
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Pressure in a tank with continuous flow

  • SBNY444
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Is there a simple energy simulation for non-specialized use?

  • abdullah khaled
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Load Cell Choice for dynamic checkweigher system

  • Muhammad Zeshan
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Calculation of leakage from a sealed room

  • Ioannis
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Force from the legs of an electric motor due to torque

  • Stefan
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Consistency of interpolation in terms of flux at node sides

  • mertcan
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Automotive How long until vacuum (Hg/In) drops off? (turbocharger)

  • Forcibly-Induced_232
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Small question regarding a motor-compressor gearbox

  • Aptx4869
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Braking force required on the disc brake pads

  • GuiliuG
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Computing Lateral Deflection of a Shaft

  • Ballena Joseph
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D’Alambert vs Newton’s second law?

  • Jon1909
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Maximum suction force in a suction cup

  • teunKeusters
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Calculating Pulley and Shaft Loads for an Existing System

  • Stephen123
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Calculating Torque and RPM for Moving a Drawer with a Tiny Motor

  • BeautifulInsanity
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Automotive Engine explodes during dyno test

  • ElliotSmith
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Vickers Hardness testing simulation on ANSYS

  • Libin20
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