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Partially closed pump discharge valve question

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Automotive Symmetrical vs Asymmetrical AWD at high speeds

  • dracolnyte
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How much air is required to transfer liquid?

  • help_pls
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Resources for air flow/air compression physics

  • Daniel Sellers
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Solving Force Analysis: Understanding Vertical and Horizontal Forces

  • GBE111
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Modal analysis - results exported - need to compute deflecti

  • nr765
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2-DoF system characterization with 2 dual axis accelerometers

  • Cmdr_Ryder
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Calculating Heat Loss in Pipes with Air Flow and Water Surrounding

  • Flyfisherman
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CT Scan to editable Solidworks file?

  • Hercuflea
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Directional Grooves on the Interior of Pipes

  • Jingie
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Particle Reynolds number / max entrained particle size

  • Pete Moore
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Measure the volume of a lighter than air balloon

  • psuedoben
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Efficient 2-in-1 Clamping System for Precise and Versatile Motion

  • ja5
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Automotive Formula 1 Traction Control tuning

  • synMehdi
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Simple gear pair: efficiency and output torque

  • liao
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Switch cover Snap-up spring mechanism?

  • ilik
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Automotive Air compression firing mechanism

  • Asad Raza
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How to eliminate modes in Ansys modal analysis

  • Mohamed_Wael
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Water pressure vs pressure drop

  • GBA13
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Why is power zero for a gravity-driven water flow through a penstock?

  • Micmic85
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One question about dynamic pressure

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Attaching fins behind a solar panel

  • sam_smk
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Methods for Damping High Frequencies in FEM Thin Film Model?

  • Leyic
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Applying Bending Stress to a Model of Ship Section

  • dimasmr21
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Spring Simulation: Visualize and Analyze Moving Systems

  • mech-eng
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Downforce-aerodynamics-fluid dynamics *Challenge*

  • Iceracer33
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Automotive Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric car

  • RobertGC
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Material selection for food grade application

  • MacLaddy
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Wire tension that might involve tensors

  • e2m2a
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Calculating the Impact of Compressed Air on Hydrostatic Pressure Testing

  • deepaknatraj
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System curve for branched pipe network with two parallel pumps

  • help_pls
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Automotive Why does engine torque decrease on upshift and increase on downshift?

  • The Jargon
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Choosing shock absorber size for a seat

  • Mechaman
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How to calculate the Torque for a Set screw

  • psugumaran
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Something every Mechanical Engineer should watch

  • Rx7man
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Kinetic Vehicle [flywheel powered] mass and energy

  • Nicodemus Rex
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Carnot cycle - Zero Power Extremes

  • Joshua Pham
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Automotive Car downforce: accelerating air under the car vs blocking

  • Iceracer33
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Impact force from rotating object?

  • GuyTom
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Where Can I Find an Affordable One-Way Rotation Mechanism?

  • Matt1
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How Can I Build a DIY Tire/Wheel Balancer?

  • stryped
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Material Selection, material indexes

  • Thom_Silva
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Flow rate after friction loss in a 30m diesel pump hose

  • InvEngineer
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Ideas for a catapult design for an engineering report

  • Buggsy GC
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Can ice further cool evaporatively cooled air?

  • Rich76
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Calculating Forces on an L-Bracket for Supporting Large Pipework

  • GBE111
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How does a 5th wheel contribute to the accuracy of car speedometers?

  • EEristavi
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Calculating the load on planetary gear from driving torque

  • Inneedofhelp
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Automotive Calculating HP from time/distance

  • Rx7man
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Why is there only one set of blades per wind turbine?

  • Infinitybyzero
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Varying the strength of a spring or something similar

  • leroyjenkens
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Checking My Gearbox RPM Calculations for Conveyors

  • SevenToFive
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Steps to calculate Air Consumption of a Pneumatic System

  • Plu3m
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My dilema in proving a theory (bending a steel tube)

  • not_an_engineer
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Is My Understanding of Spring Energy Conversions Accurate?

  • xJJx
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Can Damping Values for Aluminum Cantilever Beams Be Easily Found?

  • Feodalherren
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How much air pressure from six 1-inch pipes lifts 250 lbs?

  • Builder
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Force needed to drive a Keiser Force Machine 10" with 1 hit

  • Steve1951
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Force exerted by hand on a lever

  • Vagulus
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Is Stress dependent on the material properties?

  • Astronaut
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What is Autofrettage and How Does it Improve Material Elasticity?

  • vin300
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How Do Climbing Anchors Handle Maximum Loads?

  • BenAS
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Fan Current to Speed (Percentage)

  • Berg88
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Finding Check Valves for Water Droplets

  • JoeSalerno
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Automotive Friction force, Coefficient of friction &Traction

  • EEristavi
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Can I use symmetry in modal analysis in FEA

  • Mohamed_Wael
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Making Energy Generating Gym Equipment

  • EngineerK
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Sizing steel poles to resist 350 kg elephant trunk loads

  • Noisy Rhysling
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How to choose a fan for open circuit wind tunnel?

  • help_pls
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Steam condenser condensate too cool at 38°C instead of 50°C

  • Nirmsing1411
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Radial bearings to take load off a movable pulley/sproket

  • Dreamer66
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Where Can I Find Properties for Silicone Oil DC-200?

  • member 428835
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Should I close the door when running AC in fan mode

  • Altiano
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Annulus force in a Hydraulic Cylinder?

  • Nik_Barbour
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Automotive Improving CO2 car speed from 1.4s to 1.1s on 25m track

  • julianfer5
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Meshing a multi body part as shown below (ANSYS)

  • AH515253
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Simulating nonlinear column buckling with non-uniform cross-section

  • casesam
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Weight distribution on several floor anchors

  • csd
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40 foot shipping containers, yield strength / buckling

  • Ben Segev
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Hydraulic piston force as a function of angle for a launcher

  • ker mod
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Bending 3mm steel sheet metal with 5mm hole spacing

  • omarmorocci
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What is Tapered land thrust bearing?

  • Martin Skkinner
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Engine oil flow after performance modification

  • technician8
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Calculating normalised gas flow through a cement plant stack

  • Gardiner
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How to make a simple mini compressor for small needs

  • buontrongdaukho
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Automotive Why race cars have stationary spoilers?

  • mastermechanic
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Automotive What does it take to make an F1 GP engine

  • wolram
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Fatigue analysis with JIS standard book

  • Ridzuan
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Cardboard Robotics: Building a Desktop Robotic Arm

  • Sponson
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Hydraulic Press actual Press Force (tons)

  • Bobby Tay
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Mass-spring-damper problem for kayaking waterfalls

  • WW Kayaker
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How to Calculate the Torque of a Rotating Cylinder?

  • rwmiller4
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Conservation of Mass Fluids Wave

  • member 428835
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Self teaching basic average shear stress calculation

  • Koth
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Static structural ansys, rigid body boundary condition

  • syamsul
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How to calculate cavity pressure in injection molding

  • marcus1944
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How to calculate maximum gearbox input torque

  • SevenToFive
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Computation of maximum pressure in heated closed vessel

  • Mattoo
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