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Analyzing the thermodynamics of a hot tub

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Making a pressure cooker from scratch - with equations

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Determining the loops in a mechanism

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What is this called (Video inside)

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Need help of establishing school engineering club

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Gear simulation engineering software

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What is the Formula for Calculating Heat Exchange in a Boiler Flue?

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Weissinger Vs. Prandtl Lifting line theory

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Calculation of velocity during pitch up

  • strive
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Isentropic efficiency vs polytropic efficiency of a gas turbine

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What is the difference between UAV-TT and UAV-MC ?

  • t.kennedy
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Best Fluid to Use for Charpy Impact Testing

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Is Sharing CAD files before you have a patent risky?

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LMTD is lower and heat transfer is more

  • knight92
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Thermodynamics Constant Pressure Process

  • raniero
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Google self-driving car on city streets

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Question about hydraulics and mechanics

  • Pentrazemine
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Understanding Inertia Tensor Scaling in CAD Models - Explained

  • alexanderBuzz
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Model Flow Over Bombs: Rotation & Drag Coefficients

  • gm3
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Calculate Water Pipe Flow for Output Temperature of 60 Celsius

  • MingoN26
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Minor head loss for turbulent vs. laminar fluid flow

  • casesam
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What Should Be the Working Pressure for My Pneumatic Filling Machine?

  • mvstaurean1974
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Want this job? React fast? Taking down smoke stack.

  • Spinnor
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What are some practical applications of OpenFOAM for multiphase simulations?

  • CFDFEAGURU
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Wind loading due to gusts; resultant torque on a 6' parabolic dish

  • mmh
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Need formula for particular metal alloy, requirements inside

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Automotive How to calculate body roll on a car as a torque?

  • Webbd050
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How do I calculate the torque of precession for a spinning wheel?

  • Webbd050
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Comparing Belt & Gear Systems for Power Transfer

  • oneamp
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Analysis of scoop stretcher - deflection and bending stress help

  • abineeth
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Gyroscopic forces in a flywheel kers system

  • Webbd050
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Relationship of air dissipating heat from water in a heat exchanger

  • knight92
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Unburnt Carbon equation balancing in Boilers

  • driving_seat
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What Is the Torque Required by a Servo Motor?

  • _Bd_
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Moments at contact tyre patch and wheel spindle

  • shott92
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Relation between SFC vs RPM in diesel engine?

  • suhas
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Pump drive torque measurement problem

  • daveydude_99
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Thermodynamics Polytropic Process Compressor

  • raniero
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Engineer a precision positioning setup for a paper on a roll

  • nikita_physicf
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How to Design a Vibratory Bowl Feeder for Pharmaceutical Caps?

  • onlyamir007
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Micro hydro turbine calculations

  • Baggy1
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Gas Turbine: Making Rotor as Stator and vice versa

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Power generated in regenerative braking

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Heat transfer - aeroheating and material thickness

  • engineer23
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Efficient Air Curtain Calculation Method with Engineering Toolbox

  • ggcarmichael
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What is the minimum force needed to bend a 16mm x 2mm stainless steel pipe?

  • parthiban.b
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Calculate the volumetric flow of a fluid

  • CFXMSC
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Mechanical FE Exam Review and Sample Question Resources?

  • Paradise
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How to generate 2 bar pressure of steam economically?

  • ASR
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Why Are Impulse Stages Used Before Reaction Stages in Steam Turbines?

  • engnr_arsalan
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Force of water flowing through a pipe?

  • steves1080
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Very Rough Feasibility of a prospective village sewage treatment plant

  • tj00889
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What are the challenges facing cranes manufacturing today?

  • lorraine
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Raising a 70' Tower: Calculate Cable Force

  • aknisley
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Boltzmann-Hamel equations, quick way of generating Hamel coefficients?

  • TheFerruccio
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Equation to find the reduction in velocity during condensation

  • ASR
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The Mystery of Door Hinge Longevity: How Do They Last So Long?

  • oneamp
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How Much Energy Does It Take to Move a Submarine Through Water?

  • Stevethesub
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Negative pressure head in a nozzle

  • KLM86
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Comparing ANSYS Fluent/ANSYS, CATIA, Solidworks & Creo

  • sgvaibhav
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Bernoulli's with Resistances - model flow between oil filters

  • CorneliusRox
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Engine Test Bed Fourier Analysis

  • ajd-brown
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How Does Engine Power Affect Fuel Mass Flow Rate in Diesel Engines?

  • Alex91
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How Does Rotor Size Impact Performance in Brushless DC Motors?

  • SpaceLight
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Water inlet valve diaphragm operation

  • MetalRocks
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1000 kilo Newton meter (K/Nm) torque

  • parsci
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Helical conical compression spring design

  • jstluise
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Effect of wind turbine yaw on rotor rotational speed

  • james6008
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How does bicycle gearing affect mechanical advantage?

  • ldalcomune
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Efficient Hot & Cold water combination for bathing

  • djsourabh
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Stability theory (Boundary Layer)

  • gm.re.get
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Structural Weld Analysis Techniques for Aluminum Welding - Ask Here!

  • danshaw
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How would I calculate the force acting on the flywheel during a car....

  • Webbd050
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Is a Slow Speed Turbine the Key to More Efficient Torque?

  • blkexp98
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How to Calculate Torque for Rotating a 6kg Cylinder at 100RPM?

  • deadstar33
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Learning about and building engines

  • QuinnMcHugh
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Inverse Kinematics - Obtaining the Equation of a Path

  • roldy
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Would this high speed flywheel concept work?

  • Webbd050
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Does this hydraulic part exist? linear retractable hydraulic joint

  • aladinlamp
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Land Rover's Vanishing Hood - Clever application for the HUD

  • berkeman
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Clamp force divide by surface ?

  • joshua
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How do i simulate this situation in catia Structural analysis?

  • Webbd050
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How many PSI do I need to get 2CFM?

  • texamwalker
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Valve Shim calculation of a damper

  • Kapil
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Damper Calculation: Calculate Damping Force

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Heat transfer parallel vs. series

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Centrifugal Pump: Suction & Discharge Line Bypass

  • ismat143
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Representing Points: Examples and Applications in Dynamics of Machines

  • mech-eng
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What is the Maximum Torque Transmission Capability of a Cone Clutch?

  • shishir.iitr
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How a Messerschmitt Me 163 plane lands?

  • Williamgkv
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What are acceptable compression test readings for a 4 cylinder engine?

  • zoobyshoe
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Reducing Initial Time Step Benefits for FE Analysis

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