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Why is a 2 way valve sometimes smaller than the pipe size?

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Why are two meshing gears made of different face widths?

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How much energy is used for lift and for thrust in various aircraft?

  • Bararontok
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Humans relate acceleration of a car with change in pedal angle over t

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Statically indeterminate built in beams

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Why doesn't yield strength limit the S-N diagram before 1000 cycles?

  • Abhishekdas
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Why is shear stress zero at the top surface of a loaded beam?

  • Abhishekdas
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A good Robotics project for an Engineering Physics undergrad

  • coolgvj
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How Should I Estimate Lift-Dependent Drag for My Small Airplane?

  • NTW
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Compressor Power: Proportionality to Fluid Specific Heat

  • Fady Alphons
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Water Power, in a Slightly Different Sense

  • THP115
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Designing a hybrid vehicle with epicyclic transmission and battery sizing

  • csiddharthn
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Determining spur gear diameter given distance between shafts

  • Varthrix
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Mathematically modelling a mechanical system

  • y33t
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Can someone explain this engine to me?

  • ageattack
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Differences Between Different Thermo Classes

  • megatyler30
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Force at point A and E (Static Equilibrium)

  • abcnat
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Advice and opinions on hydraulic drive buggy

  • chadsheppeard
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Industrial Training Assistance for Dairy/Pharm Components

  • Ritz_physics
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How to make a rotational damper?

  • pkppv1084
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Focusing on a specific area of Mechanical Engineering Undergrad?

  • emlekarc
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Internal combustion engine calculations.

  • gaber2611
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Bad bolt/washer or missing nut?

  • sgvaibhav
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What is the Navier-Stokes equation used for?

  • Niller
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How do you measure the force of a Stirling engine?

  • ageattack
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Heat transfer - how to reduce temperature of a solid bar

  • jeeva14
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Why use T = 460 + F for absolute temperature in specific weight calculations

  • petersun825
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Adding resistance mechanism to wheelchair exercise machine wheels

  • johnobell89
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Hypothetical Hollow Steel Sphere: collapse from outside pressure

  • thedan16
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Floating Hollow Ball: Defying Balloon-Like Properties

  • djsourabh
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Does a block rise higher when shot at center or at end?

  • pukb
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Modal participation factor for torsional semi-definite system with rigid mode

  • jason.bourne
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Damping conditions for multi degrees of freedom

  • gopi9
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How to trace/cut a perfect epicycloid?

  • Edward Solomo
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Can Regenerative Brakes Improve Efficiency on Non-Electric Vehicles?

  • anubodh
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ANSYS Workbench: Plane Strain Problem

  • ayazurrehman
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Liquid Slosh and Vehicle Stability

  • erickxxx
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Fluid Mechanics (Time derivatives)

  • Niller
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Designing a water purification system for developing communities

  • tj00343
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Mechanical vibrations - waterfall plots

  • jason.bourne
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Mechanical Engineering and BioMed. Engineering?

  • WK95
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Dough rounding machine inner workings

  • Roctavio
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Carnot efficiency vs thermal efficiency

  • bigu01
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Plate Fin Simulation in Ansys Workbench 14.5

  • shaun1
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Rod Bearing Load Estimate for 90 ft-lbs Torque Starter Motor

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Designing pressure vessel

  • kay10287
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Centre of gravity of a car shifting with speed

  • k.udhay
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Should air pass through a fuel pump in both directions?

  • Axefly
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Theoretical methods for the realization of tech. enabled telekinesis

  • bharris
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Creating an Automatic Fish Feeder Without Jamming

  • GiTS
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Airscrew Thrust and Resistance Calculations?

  • pixelpuffin
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Selection of Pump for Parts Cleaning Machines

  • kunalv
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Designing a Roll Cage for an Electric Car

  • Abhishekdas
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How to increase velocity of water

  • renyyz
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Finding reaction forces in a truss

  • Paladashe
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How Do Multiple Cantilever Beams with Rigid Links Affect Load Distribution?

  • DWSprings
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ANSYS: Axisymmetry - Modelling of holes

  • Saladsamurai
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Tensor Notation and derivatives

  • emirates
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Assemble shrink fit with a big shaft ∅203 mm?

  • cherish
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Codes and Standards relevant to district plumbing (see body )

  • tj00343
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Blower Capacity Calculation for Dust Collector Bag Filter System

  • saviojames
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ANSYS Modal: What does the deflection result represent?

  • Saladsamurai
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What Are the Best Resources for Understanding Engine Thermodynamics?

  • mech-eng
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Rotating and stationary shaft need to be engaged without slip

  • koolraj09
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Drum Brake Parts: What is the Name of the Metal?

  • Wilson Jt
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Deriving the 3^0.25 factor between endurance and range speeds

  • NTW
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Measuring size of a body cavity

  • Karlovsky120
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Does brake shoe width affect slipping torque?

  • k.udhay
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How did/do natural gas powered refrigerators work?

  • bluemoonKY
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Motorizing an elliptical trammel mechanism

  • azizlulu
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Can a car take a 47.5 mph left turn based on g-force limits?

  • mcohena1
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Determine velocity of a fluid - not enough info given?

  • Mattizie
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How much water is needed to increase relative humidity in a bunker?

  • Avis
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Making a leather paring tool with adjustable roller bar

  • Edd1
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Accuracy of robotic positioning systems

  • iii
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Calculating Flue Gas Losses, Shell Boiler

  • eddiej90
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How to calculate the speed of a steam turbine?

  • Webbd050
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High order panel modeling units?

  • Ryoko
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Can the Span Efficiency Factor Exceed 1 in the Lifting-Line Theory?

  • truffaldino
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Buckling question finding equivalent length and I

  • member 392791
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Why does vf have different powers of 10 in bar vs kPa tables?

  • bigu01
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How can I design a radiator for 100 kW of heat rejection?

  • mech-eng
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Aircraft Certification (Static Electricity Dischargers)

  • murats
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What Is the Best Method to Find the Neutral Point in Glider Models?

  • darwinssj5
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How to Design a 4 Bar Linkage Claw for Underwater Use?

  • ezioldschool
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Adjusting for incline with manometer

  • frascati
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The front lateral cross-sectional shapes of cars,what are they fns of?

  • marellasunny
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Correct clearance of engine parts

  • mech-eng
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Consequences of an Oversized Pulley Bore Hole in Conveyor Systems

  • JustinLiang
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Calculating output from an air displacement pump

  • Red Dog
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Calculation: Time for a spring index plunger to release

  • rustie2013
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Calculating minimum reserve factor in an I-beam

  • Jadamog
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What does an off center applied torque do?

  • Seppe87
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SIMPACK Tutorials: Learn Multibody Simulation Software

  • yesyfx
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Use cheap portable compressor to generate cycling high pressure burst

  • jmollis
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What is the Shape of a Pv Diagram for an Impulse Turbine?

  • alibaig177
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