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Internal combustion hybrid Steam engine

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Boundary conditions on a fixed-fixed bar

  • Bryan morrow
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Gear Ratios and Constant Power/Torque: find max velocity?

  • jzmaster
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A power cycle receives heat input from solar collectors...

  • hc23881
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How is entropy related to flow velocity?

  • cabon7969
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Need help calculating torque required

  • Usman Maqsood
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Can a fan or prop handle high pressure and volume for a 12 inch plenum?

  • Dave Friesen
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Will my steel ejection mold bolts shear under sideways load?

  • jessemk
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Motor Powering Generator Efficiency

  • dingpud
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What is the req.thickness of sheet metal to prevent buckling

  • sunny marella
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How to find Fuel consumption for 10 MW Gas Generator

  • Goldisach
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Convert Perspective picture to Ortho picture for CAD

  • SSGD
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How to find beam spring stiffness coefficient?

  • cognosco123
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Spider Gear Rotation: What Causes It & How Does It Work?

  • rambharath94
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Short term, Light weight, Low volume Refrigeration Design

  • Bland67
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General equations for powering a model aircraft

  • ammtst
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How to Waterproof a Strain Gage?

  • Daniel Sadlier
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Optimizing Pressure Distribution in a 3-Pronged Clamping Mechanism

  • remettub
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Power requirement to turn blade in free air

  • aarothepharo
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Solid shaft compression - taper locks

  • dan_68c
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Automotive How does the throttle affect the RPM of an engine?

  • Envel
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Would 17-4ph h900 resist snapping better that harded D2 TS?

  • Fixitman
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Forces induced by a vehicle wheel on the ground

  • Geegeegee
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Aircraft Tail Design: Resources for Low Reynolds Numbers

  • wahaj
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Pumped hydoelectric storage equation problem

  • Erik S
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How does wind affect an airplane's deceleration?

  • Cristiano
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Maximum voltage and current values for building a DC motor

  • devTr4P
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Thermodynamic Steam Trap; Pressure needed to Drive

  • rollingstein
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Can this Steel tube size hold this weight safley?

  • Jman091
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Can variable refrigerant flow outdoor units be combined

  • tj00343
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Mathematical modeling of the deflection of a rod

  • Ben9622111222
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K-Factor Tables for Sheetmetal: Materials & Angles

  • DENIS LADIK
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Need opinions on how to separate dust/silt from dirt....

  • e9coupe
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Solving Psychrometry Questions: Room Temp & Water Vapor

  • patelsp004
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Increasing water pressure without increasing pump output

  • newideaman
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How do I build a powerful DC motor for a go-kart?

  • devTr4P
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Rotating sprinkler head and torque

  • Ali Baig
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Why don't we make beer cans out of Granite?

  • Ranger Mike
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Moving small quanities of water in a pressurized loop

  • Blank_Stare
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Understanding propulsive efficiency

  • msat
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[Material Science] Metal foam sandwich to prevent buckling?

  • Pds3.14
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Calculating Radius of Driven Gear from Given Info

  • deuel18
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Will this pump work for my artificial irrigation system?

  • Pumpquestions
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Ball Launcher Project for school (hit the target)

  • aamjad001
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Much Debated Question for fun about a Forklift

  • rlpjr
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Calculating Torque for Operating Multiple Agitators: Tips and Advice

  • Eugym Fong
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Understanding Forces and Accelerations with respect to pump systems

  • skiboka33
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Design of an 'open' venturi water pump

  • Yorick22
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Pressure Field Equation / Differentials

  • MacLaddy
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Design of Experiments Ideas - Control Systems?

  • fluidmech
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Vehicle's Hydraulic Braking System

  • Tejas Patel
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Designing a Pressure Safety Valve

  • Dineshkarthi
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Rotating multiple objects around an axle?

  • Codester09
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Silly Question on Binding for Piston

  • dsurfer21
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Beam Deflection with single support

  • awiest82
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Use centrifugal pump as air pump?

  • Shane Lautner
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Looking for mechanical clutch solution

  • Muted
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Bearing loads for roller skates or skateboards

  • adamjbradley
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Simple torsional stress question

  • kubedgamer
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Is my air ejector condenser causing vacuum issues?

  • Brakwa
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Improve Piano Sound: How to Slow Down Dampers for a Cleaner Performance

  • fohman
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Project Management | Robotics PM Advice

  • CiscoCertified
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Using a bimetallic coil to turn a pulley

  • ENgez
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Automotive How Will Future Flying Car Technology Overcome Turbulence?

  • magi
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How to calculate the torque of slider crank?

  • Rachel_S
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What controls the Steam Pressure inside a boiler?

  • rollingstein
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Calculate Pressure Due to Heated Water in Tank

  • Muhad
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Finite Element Symmetry Problem

  • scootypuffsnr
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Using centrifugal force to support pressure vessels

  • cyberdiver
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De-noising an accelerometer with autoregression

  • ramesses
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Otto & Diesel Cycles: Heat Addition/Rejection Processes

  • s@ikiran
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How to calculate the power generated by a turbine (steam)?

  • clurt
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Supply rate = dissipation rate in Turbulence

  • K41
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Need help in calculating amount of cold water required

  • Krishna Swamy
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How Does the Boundary Layer Simplify the Navier-Stokes Equations?

  • member 428835
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Can Ionized Air Filters Double as Air Dryers for Compressors?

  • Madpoet626
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Best acceleration torque or horsepower?

  • tos001
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Understanding How Dampers and Springs Work in Car Suspension Systems

  • Spacexplorer
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Apparently broken circuits in a resin cast stator

  • desquee
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Does Diameter Reduction After Pump Cause Impeller Overexertion?

  • sword
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Checking Bending Moment of Hub Connectors

  • Colin555
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Stress Determination in thin wall cylinder

  • scootypuffsnr
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What's the greatest mechanical force we can achieve?

  • kieyard
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Bearing Overheating: Causes, Vibration & Heat Relationships

  • Cessh
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Calculating the torque required in an electric bicycle

  • motivehunter
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Static Force Problem: Solutions & Tips

  • RTbest
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How do robotic arms/joints know what position they are at?

  • Robit1769
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Water and saline fluid mechanics

  • illogical_Eric
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Automotive Why cant oxygen be used as fuel for cars?

  • mugunthan
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Automotive Can a Car Be Powered Indefinitely with Solar Panels and a Motor?

  • raruba
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Mechanics and materials problem....

  • aldo sebastian
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Cylinder Pressure of Combustion Engine

  • tos001
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RichRoberts44/9_00596_24_zpsjjn45ocm.jpg[/URL]Help with Sliding Plate Mechanism

  • Richard Roberts
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Mixing compressed air with different dew points

  • David Gin
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Typical examples of second order nonlinear dynamic systems

  • Vitamin
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Automotive Air speed in car radiator -- Heat Exchange calculations

  • r4m0n0
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