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Torque -- units and transfer thereof

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Recommendations for an affordable 3D CAD for home use

  • Seth Allen
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Boy Scout Project: Build a Car 20m with Mousetraps & Beans

  • robin14559
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Chain Conveyor Speed Calculation

  • kunalv
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-40 to 70C Degrees Special Refrigerator

  • ervays
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Why Ignore Tension In Pulley and Work Energy Problems?

  • LickMyEyeball
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Can Different Curvatures Exist in Equilibrium for Fluid-Filled Pipe?

  • member 428835
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What is the functioning principle of magnetometers?

  • swirlyink
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Is the Flow Rate Across a Split Gas System Additive?

  • Weld Engineer
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Find new location -- 2-wheeled car/robot

  • TimurPlusPlus
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Calculating Axial Thrust for a Wheelchair Axle

  • Wilson123
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Why is this rigidity constant decomposed using a squared cosine?

  • Guidestone
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Second moment of inertia for a bent rectangle

  • Ole Forsell
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Torsion in Shafts: Conceptual Doubt Explained

  • ramzerimar
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Static Force Analysis of Linkage

  • BatsDude
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Two flow lines (pipes) meging into one

  • smims
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Centrifugal Pump: Water Pressure at 50m & 4 Bar Gauge

  • Fellps
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Automotive HCCI Engines - Benefits, Complexity, and Alternatives

  • Rx7man
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Motorized rotating platform (180 degrees, periodically)

  • hansyhop
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Automotive How to calculate Torque on the rear wheels of an RC car?

  • Firedawn
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Adjustable spring tensioner for 90deg rotating arm

  • Jonathan_Concept
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Can someone explain the theory of impact of jets?

  • Brenda
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Multiphase Flow in Fluid Dynamics - Energy Coupling

  • Tom Hardy
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Specifications for elephant-resistant steel poles

  • Peter Apps
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Calculating gear ratios for a drivetrain

  • Wilson123
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Automotive Why Don't Engines Use More Steel?

  • Delta Force
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Vapor pressure of water between two heated plates on a press

  • mango99
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Wind Flow Experiments: DIY Tutorials and Ideas

  • pioneerboy
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Choosing the Right Tolerance for Bearing Housing Design: A Scientist's Guide

  • Wilson123
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Energy loss/transformation due to Aerodynamic drag?

  • Simas
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Load Shoulder Pressure Stress Calculations (Sketch Attached)

  • thereddevil
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Internal Combustion Engine question

  • MattMaxwell
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Water level accuracy for squaring a car frame

  • stryped
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Where can I find tiny U-joints for precision joint connections?

  • DaveC426913
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Automotive Calculate the position for a linear acutator

  • Apple&Orange
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Nesting Hollow Hobby Tubing: Alternatives to Brass

  • DaveC426913
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Calculating load factor for airplane

  • David__
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Automotive What causes a car to be a "lemon"?

  • jfoldbar
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Is BEM a More Efficient Alternative to FEA in Computational Science?

  • ramzerimar
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Testing for Harmonic Resonance in pole structures

  • David2017
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Lift a weight up with an EM switch

  • The_Thinker
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Maximum vapor velocity from a heat exchanger into a turbine

  • BlakeH
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How Does Inviscid Flow Behave Around a Submerged Cone?

  • member 428835
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The Best Orifice Type for highest pressure drop

  • theo1234901
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How to show Bernoulli's equation applies on same streamline?

  • member 428835
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Automotive How can porting and valve design improve engine performance?

  • XPD8
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Is reverse engineering ethical?

  • mastermechanic
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Bending stiffness of circular bars

  • itsmi
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How to calculate stress on a pipe wall

  • Galvax85
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Automotive How to Calculate Gear Speed in RPM?

  • The Jargon
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Can I design a horizontal cylindrical hollow turbine blade

  • jjoll
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How to calculate the torque of an engine?

  • mastermechanic
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Automotive Common rail high pressure pump

  • Charly Segaert
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Need to interview a Mechanical Engineer

  • Sophie Carson
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Automotive Powering a turbo with intake air

  • DJR91
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Understanding Propane Storage: Pressure with Cylinders Explained

  • don_greene
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EMA: Measuring Material Aging with Experimental Modal Analysis

  • skrat
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How much does it cost to produce a carbon-fiber bicycle frame

  • mastermechanic
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Calculate cutting force (guillotine) GFRP

  • Dirk
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Wind Tunnel -- initial testing speed?

  • Bispen
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Rack and Pinion Design Question

  • Jhoneine
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Natural Frequency for torsional vibration

  • har_rai
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Mechanism for vertical movement while rotating horizontally

  • Arun John
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Starting force of a falling object on a compound lever

  • Builder89
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How to Calculate Heater Gain for a Boiler?

  • Jayanth D
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Hepa filter specifications/ blower match

  • Dones
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Stoichiometric air/fuel ratio of gasoline vapor

  • Michael Vannozzi
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Strange unit of mass flow rate G?

  • DanKot
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Automotive Crankshaft axis offset from cylinder axis?

  • Baluncore
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Automotive Standing mile race car twin engine heavy front end?

  • Roberto palacio
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Help with calculating tank weight wooden stand can handle

  • Togmeny
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Max Tolerance Stack-up: Strategies for PCBs and Blocks A, B & C

  • _Bd_
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Tribology Engineering: VG 110 Oil vs 100cSt Viscosity

  • Patrick Jago
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Is Downwash a Myth in Lift Theory?

  • Wing 11
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Designing Haunch for Cantilever Beam in BS 8110

  • HarryKoh
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How Much Force Is Needed to Compress Air in a Sealed Tube?

  • Negativ3
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Automotive Air fuel ratio effects in diesel vs. petrol engines

  • suomi123
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Why are centrifugal pumps generally used to move water?

  • escape_velocity
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Rotary Mechanical Brake System

  • Jameseyboy
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Stress in a tube due to external radial temperature gradiant

  • LACAZE
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Can You Help Find a Mechanical Engineer for an Urgent Student Interview?

  • KaelanSong
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Calculate Sound Directionality w/ Equation & CAD

  • Raddy13
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Tension/compression spring thing

  • MacLaddy
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What are the equations for selecting a motor for an RC plane?

  • pegus
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Can supersonic flight be quiet?

  • Astronuc
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Create Home Brew Bottle Capper: 6 at a Time

  • NewEngineer
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Analytical bending of a deformed beam

  • saybrook1
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How to calculate the required specifications of a motor?

  • Kaarmugilan
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Constant density vs Incompressible

  • humphreybogart
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How to Calculate Drag Load of Sticker on Fast Moving Vehicle

  • enotyphoon
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What do you think about conditioning the outdoor air?

  • masihsamara
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How to determine Steel Grade? [BS 5950]

  • HarryKoh
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Water flow system - Design an Optimization

  • Mechanic7
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What is the meaning of the arrow symbol on this gate valve schematic?

  • KiltedEngineer
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Fracture mechanics - understanding required

  • kajalschopra
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