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4 bar linkage gripper compared to other grippersadvantages/disadvantages

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Pressure Regulator functions and problems

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Help creating constant-speed linear motion

  • xatz
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Flow rate and available head relation

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Friction Loss in Y-type Pipe Calculation

  • simelliott
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Work from home as a mechanical engineer?

  • amrfd
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Any mechanical device allowing free lateral shaft movement?

  • MHassaan
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What is the Role of Coupling Elements in Flywheel Design using KiSSsoft?

  • bhaazee
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Powder activated carbon transfer method

  • Tucker
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How to apply force on fence in Ansys Workbench 14

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Designing a Ball Joint for 135 Degree Flex in 1/4" Brass Tubing

  • DaveC426913
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Velocity of Megastructures in Berlin Train Terminal

  • arisu4
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How can I accurately calculate the inertia of rotors with cooling fins?

  • Henry C
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Will the 1018 steel bar bend problem

  • jrd29673
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Drinking bird upsized, anchored barge.

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Torque Calculation for Robotic Arm

  • caljuice
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Is it possible to create a tube with a variable diameter?

  • mather
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Bullet impact force,velocity predicted by ballistic gelatin

  • marellasunny
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Is the Distance Between Bodies Affecting Thermal Contact in Ansys WB14?

  • Laurry
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What is the optimal torque angle for hardened head studs in a vehicle?

  • DieselDave
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Calculating Torque of Spring Actioned Piston

  • cutzzzzz
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Which software for a stress-strain curve?

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Automotive Is the Persu V3 Hybrid's Opposite Teardrop Design More Aerodynamic?

  • examorph
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How can I stabilize concentric tubes with an irregular cross section?

  • charanth182
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Calculate Pressure of Steam in ∅12" Pipe?

  • natedogg1002
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Automotive What Is the Production Process of Piston Rings?

  • mandala09
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What Are the Key Calculations for Designing a 1 MW Biomass Power Plant?

  • samrth
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Bushing Joint simulation in Ansys W14

  • Laurry
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Calculate Forces on Tools & Workpieces in Sheet Metal Spinning

  • nrbhyagrwl
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How do I build an electro magnet strong enough to vibrate piano strings?

  • no.juan
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Convert crank driven system to an air piston one

  • phonnovo
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Branched suction pipe foR a pump

  • prasan_y2k
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Calculation of power input in air compressors

  • yorke8
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Experiment: Vapor Compression Refrigeration

  • walterng
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Is this the reason diesel engines are less powerfull?

  • CraigH
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Large or small deflections of a cantilever beam

  • fmsrat
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Automotive Could a 100% hydraulic system as a vehicle prime mover work?

  • jettlea
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Piping from Home: Get a Job Now!

  • amrfd
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What are the aerodynamic properties for a given problem?

  • optics.tech
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The amount of heat entering the system?

  • adilsyyed
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Modal analysis for a CANTILEVER BEAM

  • ACT
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Heat required to evaporate water.

  • adilsyyed
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Hi ,i need books, sites about Mindlin's Theory for thin plate

  • pedromcrosa
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Flow Rate in Tank 2: Same as Q /min?

  • hamshie.k
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Troque calculations for a direct coupledmotor and ball screw

  • dmauch
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Modal Analysis - Interpretation of Stability Diagrams

  • abiszett
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Difference between a clamped and a simply supported plate.

  • HyperSniper
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Automotive Heads are tested need cam help (classic sbc)

  • faytmorgan
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Do you think Mechatronics Engineering is too broad?

  • examorph
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Temperature field in the flowing gas (COMSOL)

  • big_david
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Is Turbine Work Calculated Using the First Law or Q - W = U2 - U1?

  • kal00
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How to calculate the minimum pipe wall thickness in this scenario

  • Ageraluon
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Flywheel generators in vehicles.

  • Robin07
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Water flow calculation through tee pipes

  • Renie
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How to Design Threads to Induce Specific Stress?

  • bonzai
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How Do Car Cylinders Work and What Factors Affect Their Performance?

  • CrossboneSRB
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Talking down torque. Motor required to raise and drop a hen house door.

  • cheshire-c
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Automotive Forces acting on a rolling wheel

  • ozyris
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Acme leadscrew vs timing belt getting really high numbers

  • Taiden
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How to calculate pressure thrust created by a fan?

  • adilsyyed
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ANSYS Workbench: Importing a load into Mechanical from external data

  • Galju
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Finding Fan Curve w/ Orifice Plates & Fixed RPM

  • gomerpyle
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Formulas for designing an induction generator

  • rmcrow2
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Underlying physics of partial pressures

  • soundgarden
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Can surrounding temperature affect IR camera results analysis?

  • fictionx
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Why Bullets are Spun for Stability

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Is a College Degree Necessary for Pursuing Ideas and Working at IDEO?

  • Ironmancon
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Automotive How much magnetic power is needed to stop a slow car.

  • Lancer2death
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Rear Wheel Torque Equation Confusion

  • willeng
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Automotive Is the Demand for Automotive Engineering Decreasing?

  • examorph
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Newtons law of cooling vs conduction equation in solids

  • kundukoustav
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Automotive Does Adding a Soft Starter Affect the Lubrication of Air Compressor Components?

  • noreldaim
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Stress Transformation Question (Plane Stress)

  • Vinnie11
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Can a Knuckle Crane Idea Work with 5 X 1/4 Square Tubing?

  • schnipp69
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Behavior of MR Fluids in Magnetic Fields

  • LP Manikandan
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What Is the Purpose of a Water Cooling System Vent on a Boat?

  • sunny marella
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Calculate Outflow Velocity with High Pressure Tank & Water Vessel

  • MattRob
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Belleville spring characteristics on clutch actuation

  • k.udhay
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Automotive Do Vehicles Use PLCs? | Answers & Info

  • examorph
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Finding flow rate with limited knowns

  • InsideCenter
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Solve AutoCAD Ungrouping Problem

  • IrvinShepherd
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Calculate the Volume at this pressure.

  • wildleaf
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Trying to design a gear with minimum thickness

  • mendi1
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Upgrade Your AC System with Hybrid Condensing Units | AEC.us.com

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Chilled Beams vs. Variable Refrigerant Flow

  • AECenter
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LM6000 Gas Turbine Outputs/Inputs

  • kyles
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Rotational Edge Drop: Angular Velocity & Translation

  • toddar
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How the Reynold number of 4000 consist of laminar flow?

  • Waqar Amin
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Significance of kinematic and dynamic viscosity

  • Waqar Amin
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Calculate Vibration Amplitude, Frequency Range for Derrick Drilling

  • yakin28
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Fill time for a pressurised system

  • sph99
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Stress Calculation on trailer legs

  • simelliott
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Automotive Lawnmower Go-Kart drivetrain problem

  • S_McLachlan
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What data do I need to consider when designing a magnetohydrodynamic boat?

  • marco12345a
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