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Dynamic/Static pressure -- High speed railways

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How do i find the spring constant for a rope torsion spring

  • Buggsy GC
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Is this zero backlash or am I missing something?

  • thorq
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Equilibrium in a pure substance

  • mech-eng
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Can ANSYS AIM Solve Complex Cooling Fan Calculations?

  • jandegreat123
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Understanding Compressive Stresses in a Plate with a Hole Under Uniaxial Loading

  • kajalschopra
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Calculating Power & Torque for Flywheel Drives

  • Bassam Salman
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Saturation line for a given substance

  • mech-eng
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Mass of Particulate from fuel exhaust

  • Curious007
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Why do we use Cascade Refrigeration Systems?

  • Yousef Dajani
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Mode matching (measured modes and modes obtained from FEA)

  • kajalschopra
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Bernoulli Equation and its application to turbines and pumps

  • Shivam Sinha
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How Long Should My Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Be for a 22kW Capacity?

  • thestudent101
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Is this a valid way to measure the Back EMF of a DC motor?

  • bbq_build
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Self Buckling Initial conditions

  • Vincent Isoz
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CFM at Different PSI: Understanding Compressed Air Systems

  • stromark
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How to Obtain Reaction of Truss Pinned Connection A, B, and C?

  • DavidLee24
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ANSYS Workbench: revolute joint problem

  • tl_ccc
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Calculating Torque for Steel Fixture at 90 Degrees

  • SevenToFive
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Acceleration resistance in crane design

  • Ridzuan
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How to Design an Elevating System for High-Temperature Fertilizer?

  • Materiae Amans
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Fluids and Ping Pong Ball Magnus and Coanda Effect

  • member 428835
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How to control turbine in Organic Rankine Cycle system

  • Lei
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How does pressure ratio and intercooling affect gas turbine performance?

  • roberto t
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A question about condensing turbines

  • pranj5
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Cooling Steel Die for Contact Cooling of Aluminium - Advice Needed

  • Lewisjamesfc
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Kinetic Moments: Explaining their Role in Moment Equations

  • zachdr1
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Undetermined beam problem supported by three different springs

  • Eran
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Clarification about a Power screw's specifications please

  • bbq_build
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Column of water, vacuum pressure and a one-way valve problem

  • Anton Zhyzhyn
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How to Model a Robot on a Ramp in ANSYS?

  • OgulcanT
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Locking Mechanism reducing load on locking pin

  • Heral89
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Mechanical expansion or compression of a material

  • mech-eng
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Conundrum about meaning of "Dwell" and "Dwell Meter"

  • jim hardy
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Forces acting on motorcycle swingarm

  • santeria133
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Why Is My Porsche 911 Fuel Consumption Calculation So Different?

  • mastermechanic
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Calculating Beam Sizing for Cargo Transport

  • JEngineer
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Drawing constant pressure lines in flow field

  • member 428835
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New Definition derivative for Horsepower

  • zanick
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Crossbow Physics: Calculating Spring Constant, Tension Force & Power

  • pevi70
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Air Levitation Skis Research: Stability, Optimal Air Funneling

  • ual8658
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How to attach wheel to axel? and how to choose motor

  • Le Luc
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Strength of materials vs Theory of Elasticity

  • ramzerimar
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Does the load matter to a clutch?

  • mcgnms
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Can a fish swim in incredibly viscous-dominated liquids?

  • member 428835
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How do I properly mount a needle bearing for a trike swing arm?

  • Heral89
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Need a material -- stiff like broom bristles, long, impact resistant

  • Lee Cumbie
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When to use the material derivative?

  • member 428835
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Increasing the Power Output of a Turbine

  • Caledonian14
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How much condensate when 90F 80%RH air is dropped to 40F?

  • shane2
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Heat Transfer From Resistance Element to Metal Component

  • normynormand
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How Does Load Cycle Frequency Affect the SN Curve?

  • Simas
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Offset Torque: Solving the 1000N Problem

  • DarkBlitz
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Why do ice makers req min 45F water, well above freezing?

  • shane2
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Calculating spring/motor requirement

  • blixel
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Why are the traction vectors on each surface independent?

  • itamar123
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How effective would an evaporative cooler be when utlized in this way?

  • shane2
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How to create a camera mount with basic materials?

  • Sneaky6666
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Moment of Inertia Calculation for Offset Mass

  • Pinon1977
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Building a Diesel-Powered Car: Pneumatic Starter Questions

  • Stephan
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Can you create a hydroelectric generator using a pump from a fire fighting pump

  • paul wright
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How Do I Calculate BTU Needs for Cooling an Enclosed Space?

  • Acside
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Automotive Formulas For Engine Cylinder Perssure

  • Jason Louison
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Heating oil from -20 degrees Celcius with an immersion heater

  • Sebastian_Bjork
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Efficiency, Loss....is there a more specific term?

  • popularscience
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Effects of engine torque on engine to chassis mountings

  • Edward97
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Ansys Fluent Help: Troubleshooting Geometry File Creation in 34 Seconds

  • mech-eng
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Why does pure axial loading cause shear stress?

  • zachdr1
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How to specify carbon fibre material properties in ANSYS ACP

  • Jason Clark
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Asphalt modified racecar aero tips and ideas

  • mikey531
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Automotive Effect of vibration on engine efficiency

  • JLD Co
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Does boat lean less when planing?

  • xyz
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Torque needed to start rolling motion on a inclined surface

  • Pekkeri
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Is the Eulerian View Valid for Unsteady Flows?

  • mech-eng
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Mechanical vibrations + Aerodynamics?

  • ramzerimar
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AutoCAD inventor as CFD software

  • mech-eng
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"Fluid particle is an abstraction" (ANSYS simulations)

  • mech-eng
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Forces transferred to beam and to supports from box

  • JEngineer
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How I can determine the free surface level?

  • khadija Rahal
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Characteristic lengh in Reynolds number

  • mastermechanic
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Maximizing Strength: Square Tubing on Fulcrums

  • RonArt
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Calculating Airflow Decrease of Backward Inclined Centrifugal Fan

  • Carl Gearhart
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Calculating Pressure and Volume for an Air Cannon Tank

  • RyanDM
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Calculating radiator/fan/flow required when have a low Delta T

  • shane2
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Solving a torque equation with two force angles

  • JLD Co
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How to obtain the parameters of DC motors?

  • bbq_build
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Torque needed to rotate a cylinder

  • JohnS-I
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Exploring Hysteresis Friction: Compressibility & Forces

  • SteveG_DPC
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Tube Bending Stress: Hand Calcs vs FEA Analysis

  • Saints-94
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Rotor Analysis -- Big deformation problem

  • Stef
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Designing Shear Link for Multi-Point Loads - Hey Guys!

  • DavidLee24
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FEA Hand Calculation Validation

  • Saints-94
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Steel tables for calculating axle diameter

  • Wilson123
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What are free solid modeling modeling programs?

  • mech-eng
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ANSYS Workbench contact problem

  • Anders Johnsen
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Fluid Mechanics: Bernoulli & Energy Equations Problem- Help?

  • hdp12
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