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Mechanical engineering and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics

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What is the reason for different temperature thermostat

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Wheel Alignment Design: Camber, Caster, & More

  • Sandeep Sharma
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Why Does a Triangular Load on a Beam Require Multiple Moment Calculations?

  • nonlocalworlds
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What Is the Purpose of the Pentagon's Secret X-37B Space Drone?

  • tionis
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Solution of DE in Pneumatics (orifice in series)

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Advanced Control Schemes: Understanding the Benefits

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Threaded Inserts - Standard Thread or Acme Thread?

  • Meesh Bono
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Scripting geometry in ansys workbench

  • 00sorty00
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Hemisphere meshing quad in ansys

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Building a Tray Dryer (Dehydrator)

  • Scrag23
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Hydraulic Design for 275 Ton Spillway Gate - Sigamana

  • sigamana
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Trying to compare two different weights during drop test

  • Spoolx
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How Do I Calculate the Lift Force of a Jack Screw?

  • rambo 3504
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How Does the Steady Flow Energy Equation Account for Heat Transfer?

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Calculating defelction of concrete

  • Ranger Mike
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How to Calculate Safe Load Capacity for a Lifting Bar?

  • H20Kid
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Flowmeter Problems: Investigating a 12l/min Difference

  • davidgrant23
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What Is Soak Back Temperature in Engines?

  • stinsonbr
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CFD calculations in solar updraft towers

  • Newbie Tinker
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Automotive Car Periodic Vibration/Modulation Captured with App - Some Questions

  • bugatti79
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What is the best method for designing a trigger system for a ball launcher?

  • jordon trent
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Trying to stall an axial fan (cooling fan)Would it work?

  • koolraj09
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Zero turn radius without using swivel casters

  • troop231
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Ultrasonic Standing Wave Suspension could the transducer support itself?

  • tony two takes
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Valve that allows the flow of liquid but prevent air escaping

  • marokay
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Flywheel Saturation Tests: NASA Guidelines

  • JasmineCarter
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Can regular maintenance prevent all failures in bridges and machines?

  • theOrange
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Conduction Heat Transfer Cross Check

  • mattox1231
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Flow rate loss due to pressure loss

  • crawdad328
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Difference between 1D, 2D and 3D Flow

  • amck
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Solving Shear Stress on a Bar - Mechanics of Materials

  • Feeh
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Insulation of steel beams - heat transfer

  • saralynn
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How do I calculate the pressure drop of air across an orifice?

  • steves1080
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How to size an orifice on a vent line

  • steves1080
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Creating an Archimedes Pump with PVC and 6 Inch Drainage Pipe

  • Jagtig
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Can a hydraulic compression create endothermic phenomena?

  • deuel18
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Efficiency of a Jet-Powered Rotor Engine

  • djsourabh
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Calculating Cooling & Alternator Losses for Engines

  • dean barry
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Smart School Bus GPS: Crime, Weather & Traffic Reports

  • Hunter Brandon
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How can I reduce the speed of my lift without changing its displacement?

  • Blake Kopachena
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Indeterminate static beam loading

  • Wesley
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Angle of support and strength capability

  • Monkey
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Calculating Rate of Heat Loss from Water

  • gerry7
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Understanding how an air flow bench works

  • kibestar
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Simple continuous back-and-forth linear movement

  • bimusicmaker
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How does an air flow bench work

  • kibestar
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How can I prevent my lever from flexing when in motion?

  • ninjasaurusrex
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Required force to move mass at a certain velocity in water

  • KpAtch3s
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Remote operation of Throttle and Butterfly Valve

  • mm391
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Temperature Change -- How fast does bread cool to room temperature?

  • Shiva
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Calculate drag force on a temperature probe inserted in a water pipe

  • steves1080
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Automotive How to calculat fronatl area of scale car

  • arriluk97
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Mechanical efficiency of a compressor #polytropic compression

  • nhlanhlaquick
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Building machine to keep ball rotating

  • ebsseattle
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ANSYS Mechanical APDL - Rotating Boundary Conditions

  • CFDFEAGURU
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Simulating Pressure Transient(FORTRAN 95)

  • Tom0395
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Weld contact in Ansys Workbench

  • gajanan lade
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ANSYS: Deforming by gluing to a surface

  • taylorweiss
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Can You Explain Vapor Pressure and Partial Pressure in Simple Terms?

  • ehabmozart
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Why is a vibration that reaches natural frequency so detrimental?

  • k.udhay
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What Are the Best Subjects for a Career in Power Plants?

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General Question on HP required on level ground vs on an incline

  • Kels
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How Can You Convert a Quad Bike to Be Remotely Operated?

  • mm391
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Deflection/Vibration modelling

  • Mech-Master
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How to Specify Replacement Spur Gears for Worn-Out Parts?

  • Ouabache
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Why most of the fans have three wings

  • ajayguhan
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Designing a Car Engine Piston: Thermodynamics Question

  • gezibash
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Coefficient of friction of medium carbon steel

  • Desner
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Why are turbine blades twisted?

  • socrates_1
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What Are Inertia Loads and How Do They Affect Aircraft Structures?

  • WK95
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How can I calculate the coefficient of torsional viscous damping?

  • NewtonianAlch
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Mechanical Engineering: Mechanics of Machines Books

  • rotin089
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Comsol Mechanical Thermal Contact

  • mehdi5165
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How to calculate torque and power for diabolo rollers

  • zarghami
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Solve Drying Room Issue: Calculate Air Flow Speed & Mass Flow Rate

  • Dr_awkward
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Possible new Air Force Osprey idea

  • gtx2017
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Airfoil design and optimization

  • karthi89
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Flat & Sticky Extension Cord: No More Mess, No Trips!

  • Hunter Brandon
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Garage Door Project: Check Design & Get Suggestions

  • Nish6242
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Calculating Bending Stress: Theory & Answer (3.84 x 10^6Nm-2)

  • Gavin Cooper
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Hybrid balloon / glider suborbital plane?

  • aeroseek
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Is Thermodynamics Just a Theoretical Concept or a Real Law?

  • Naveen h e
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What is the efficency of internal combustion engine?

  • Aayam
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Setup Design to rotate the work piece in DIE sinking EDM process?

  • IamDev
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How do folding wings maintain structural integrity? Removable wings?

  • WK95
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Flow, pressure, and pipe diameter?

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Centrifugal Compressors - volumetric flow and pressure ratio

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Calc Required Torque & RPM for Automotive App

  • Rob
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Steel Box Section strength for climbing wall

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What are examples of high efficency engines?

  • Aayam
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Strength (mostly axial)of square steel tubing

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