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Problems in explicit dynamics simulation in ANSYS Workbench
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Brayton cycle combustion process
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Automotive X shaped roof profile for small series car-production method
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Help with text book (vibration)
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Difference between acoustic pressure and fluid pressure
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Comparing Abaqus/Patran/Nastran for FEM Analysis
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How to configure a T connection for graywater collection
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Can a Bolt Withstand Double Shear Stress in Multi-Bar Configurations?
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Determine the Rate of Change of Pressure Across a Valve
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How can I calculate the vacuum pressure in Y-junction?
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Creating pressure with hot plate
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Any help about ORC (organic Rankine cycle)
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Please explain curious behavior with my rainwater barrel
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Creating a spring using only beams
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Trying to build an ultrasonic drill
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Viscous damping acting on rotating disk
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Essential Aerodynamics Terms for Beginners
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Calculate force to lift piston from a given closing pressure
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Calculating Fan Size: Not Driven by Motor
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Calculating Tractive Effort At Speeds
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Does the gear ratio in a differential affect pitching loads
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Need to find the exact velocity value
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Steam Plant Cycle Performance: Analyzing Efficiency
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Divergence Operator on the Incompressible N-S Equation
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Bending and welding Aluminium 2mm sections
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Determining dimension of exhaust pipe from an air duct
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Question About Torque and Stepping Motors
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Optimizing Angle for Material Transfer System Efficiency
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Steam Turbine Design for Waste Heat Recovery Plant
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Need to find the length and deflection of bending element
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Finding resulting pressure in a pipe when water is heated
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Is a Front-Mounted Jet Engine Viable for Aircraft Performance?
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How does a fuel gas system operate
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Heat Transfer Help: Estimating Cooling Capability w/ Q=mcDT
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Can Geared Steppers or Coreless DC Motors Achieve Nanopositioning?
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Need help with more indepth beam theory?
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Question regarding the Otto cycle
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Drawing and meshing involute bevel gears in CAD
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Does a Pressure Regulator Maintain Equal Flow Rates at Inlet and Outlet?
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Pressure regulator affect flow rate through pipe?
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Coanda Effect: Helicopter Rotor Downwash & Lift
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Engines' aggragated technical data for a presentation
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Design a 1000Kg Hydraulic Scissors Lift
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What are the Applications of Electroslag Welding ?
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Simplest way to align rectangular boxes
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What are the design considerations for a heat exchanger for an MX5 sports car?
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How do I calculate moment of inertia in a wheel?
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Frequency & Eigenvalue from dynamic eqn
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Oxygen Enriched Internal Steam Compression Ignition Engine (OEISCIE)
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Explanation of the mechanics of a rack and pinion system?
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How to Estimate Vibration Stop Time for a Decelerating Cantilever Pipe?
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Small scale application of structural cross sections
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How Does a Hot Molecule Move in a Convection Current?
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ORC Heat Recovery Hybrid Electric Vehicle
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Bucklig: deflection at Euler load
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Calculating shear stress in a beam?
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Mathematical solution needed for this biomechanics problem
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Help -- Linear to rotary motion, cw and ccw direction
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Torque Calculation for Sweeper machine Broom
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Control of Axial flux synchronous machine
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What gears to use to reduce fan speed from fast moving motor
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Calculating Flow Rate for CO2 Cylinders System
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What do we mean unit SCFH AIR ?
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Fixed wing aircraft control via engine gimble
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Designing with Thermal expansion in mind
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Is "explicit modeling" strict subset of parametric CAD?
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Thermodynamics adiabatic diffuser question
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Rolling motion mechanics & ideal economical gearbox ratios
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How can I calculate wall thickness for vacuum distillation?
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What is compressor blade loading and its effects on a compressor blade?
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How can I create a simple latch mechanism using a roller chain for my project?
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Spindle gearbox: milling machine tool speed changer
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How can I simulate a rolling non-rigid tire with obstacles using ANSYS 14.5?
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How to Model Piezo with Voltage Difference Load in Abaqus?
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Relation between torque and rpm
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Increasing Wing Surface Area with Pores?
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Force generated at caliper bracket while braking
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Electric Impact Work for 300lb Lever Arm? Nut-Busting Explained
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Shear viscosity and Capillary Rheometer
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Maximum shear stress on a given plane?
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Graphene Information: Coating Processes & Material Specs
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Principal Stress: Get Help with Mechanical Systems Module
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Residual stress - Ansys welding simulation
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Understanding Stress Concentration Factor in FEA for Stepped Shafts
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What Would You Ask Nagin Cox at JPL?
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Thermal expansion: the amount of material expanding is "irrelevant"?
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What are the best free tutorials for learning Ansys Fluent
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Forward Swept Canard Effects on Low Subsonic Airframe
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What it meant by quality of energy?
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Minimum engagement length of a bolt
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Electronic Steam Tables Programs
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C-D Nozzle - Mach No. >1 at Throat
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How to perform a metacentric height lab experiment
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Heat Transfer Equation: Balance of Energy Explained
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Convergent Subsonic Ramjet Utilizing Shockwave Compression
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Measuring Stagnation Pressure with a Manometer
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Internal combustion engine -- improving the efficiency
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Which Bearings Provide the Lowest Friction for a Scotch Yoke?
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Can strong plastics be used as an alternative to leaf springs?
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What are new ways to open a cylindrical pressure vessel?
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