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Laboratory Rocker - type of mechanical movement & related information
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Exit velocity of gas through two orifices
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What are the most critical parameters in high-speed machines: stress or strain?
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Air Friction energy loss on a trampoline
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Very cool factory production line photos
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Capstan Equation, Friction and Normal Force
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What are the key considerations for selecting a motor for a cam mechanism?
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Pressure rate increase between two vessels
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Number of slots in collet to deform uniformly
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Help Me Design a Motorcycle Airbox for Charity Racing Series
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Calculation torque of a drive at the torque arm
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Need help calculating maximum stress in a bolted assembly
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Compound physical pendulum - max velocity
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A few questions about airflow and filters...
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Newbie needs help with angle iron load calculation
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Acoustics Intuition of Subwoofer Mounting
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What is the most incompressible elastomer?
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Does it take two forces to deform an object?
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Does Poisson's ratio apply when we have no loadings?
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Thread Pressure - Thread Stripping
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I need to know what A frame design is needed for this trailer
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Minimizing the friction of the end of a lever against the top of a moving piston
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Motorcycle blown off-track by crosswinds!
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Physics Behind Cutting Brick/Stone With Chisels?
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Creating turbulence in a small tube
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Trying to understand welding recommendations
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Need method to open/close a 4" vertical tube to adjust spillover level
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Automotive Why Do Marine Diesel Engines Have Different Firing Orders?
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Snail Fan Motor High Current Issue
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I need a small fan to push a lot of air because my bigger fan is too loud
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Is it possible to Vary the Size of some Really Tiny cells?
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Seeking ideas for how to achieve an adjustably damped shaft connector
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Air Turbine Design -- advice regarding a Hall sensor type air flow meter
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Supporting structures used in machines/production lines
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Energy Production through Stirling Engine?
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Automotive Using Elliptical trammel for opposed cylinder engine
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What Should I Use to Hold Bearings Vertically?
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The working principle of this turbine
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Lifting 40 lbs with garage door opener
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Determine torque required to move load
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Why the 4-pin linkage in heavy bolt cutters?
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Lifting a mass from a point that is offset from its center of gravity
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Thermodynamics Energy when flashing water -- How much water will be vaporized?
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Calculating Area of a Tesla Turbine | Power Output Formula
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Motor Sizing for Wheel Endurance Testing
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Bolt Tightening: Same Position w/ Same Torque?
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Find RPM of a fan by recording a video
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Half my house is freezing the other half is hot
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Design of bolts - Influence of higher free length
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What is the physics behind performing a wheelie on a motorcycle?
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Question about motor efficiency and its electrical "power" rating
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Help Understanding Rubber Bushing Lubrication please
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Maximum pressure in a rubber pipe
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Mechanical Engineering projects
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How much force is required to excite a vibrating machine with a load?
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Vibration and Modal Analysis: Adding massless springs to a shaft
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Determine the overall efficiency of a 4 into one gearbox configuration
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Why Is 254 Used in the Braking Distance Formula?
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Automotive Total machine system efficiency
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Automotive Car/truck cooling vs. engine power value chart/table?
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Troubleshooting trailer lighting in tow vehicle
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Why Does Increasing Minor Principal Stress Decrease von Mises Stress?
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How to design hydraulic system and size cooler
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Roark's Equations for Discontinuity Stresses Syntax
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Inertia of the drivetrain components of a 4x4 vehicle
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Would a Centrifugal Fan Be Better for Moving Air Through a Small Hose?
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Unstable Static Pressure in Exhaust Duct
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Water flow rate vs pressure for a very small nozzle (0.1mm)
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Everything that they teach a M.E. major in university
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What forces cause a surfboard to turn?
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Stress Analysis of Lifting Plate With Bail
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How Camera Jibs Remain at Any Angle Without Moving Counterbalances
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Calculate drive torque for rotating large drums
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How much air pressure is needed to push water up a column?
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What is this pipe on my boiler, and why is it leaking?
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Translating reciprocating motion into a 45 degree rotation
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Can SKF Bearings and Housings Be Replaced by FAG Types?
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Degrees of freedom (question based on an interview I attended)
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Predicting Remaining Pressure in Compressed Gas Cylinder
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Setting Up a Mechanical/Electrical Inertia Measurement of Propellerarm
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G-load for an impact (shop cart hitting an immovable stop)
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[ANSYS] Meshing based on Keypoints
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Analytical verification of FEA involving preloaded bolt
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Difference between Boss seal industrial vs military fittings SAE specs
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How to obtain Axial Load Capacity from Tapered Roller Bearings Catalog
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Improving heat transfer in domestic hot water tank?
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How long will a hard Nylon cane last?
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Taurozzi's Oto Cycle Engine: A Notable Improvement
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Is a conventional lathe a 1.5 axis machine tool?
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Condensate flow and mold in mini-split ductless AC indoor unit
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Calculating constraint reactions
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Fan-motor system resonance problem
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Connecting Shafts of 2 Very Different Diameters
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Crush Strength Of Donut Shaped 1.5 x 1.5 Square Tubing
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Timing Marks on Engine, Timing Chain - Conceptual Question
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Beam deflection and curvature radius formula doubts
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Looking for a manufacturer to build a custom compound bow for me
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How to design a barrel cam to improve torque?
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Spotting gearbox assembly issues
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Just curious about many things like hydrostatics
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