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Pump Selection for Hms and Hmd - What's the Difference?

  • maxx_payne
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What is the best software for truss buckling analysis?

  • Enthalpy
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Modelling conductive/contact heat transfer in a vacuum

  • jfoster
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Choosing a Solenoid for A2 Level Product Design

  • ildottorebard
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Calculating forces on a Moncoque chassis

  • wicz
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Design a Case for Circuit Board: Free Software

  • shaqtus
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Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Design Questions

  • lanew
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Upgrading water to an old house

  • awinn
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Unexpected result with bar fixed to spring with periodic loading

  • ENgez
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Calculate kW usage of 10 ton A/C unit at different ambient temperatures

  • PowerMan8989
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Can pneumatic lines be laid under ground

  • RKD89
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Finding moment for a beam that is fixed at both ends

  • zewei1988
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Pressure at end of pipe with 14 gpm flow

  • gribblepig
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Is a bushing even needed at low loads and low rpm?

  • gulfcoastfella
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Difference between accelerometer and vibration sensor

  • rama1001
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Simple autonomous lawn mower control system

  • zeez89
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Looking for Hermetic Sealing Vendors for Glass and Exotic Metals?

  • tdeuce82
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What did you struggle with the most in College?

  • AnthroMecha
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Small Sized Pumps For Dispensing Beverages ?

  • FAlonso
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Shear stress on 5/8" square shaft key with 20,000 lb load

  • vwmeche94
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Radio Relay System: Hardware, RC Car/Plane, Cheap, Durable

  • Cazizlr
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Does epoxy shrink or expand when curing?

  • yungman
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Does a jigsaw blade need to resist shear force?

  • TheRB4891
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Resistance heater for hockey blade

  • amschrad7
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How does kinetic energy relate to bolt shear stress in a collision?

  • bhaazee
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Self leveling crane pallet fork

  • Lsos
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Can 4 Grade 8.8 Bolts Hold an 800lb Diesel Engine on an Engine Stand?

  • bruca003
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ATV quad, front wheel ball bearings not tappered roller bearings.

  • Spinnor
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What Materials are Best for Building a 50 Kip Capacity 'A' Frame Crane?

  • tradewind
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Efficient Hydraulic Motor for Reverse Operation: 500-3000psi

  • FreakMath
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Limit output shaft to 400 RPM maximum with variable 0–2000 RPM input

  • abhinavsgupta
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Fixing a sagging spiral staircase in my styrofoam home

  • drdodge
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How to Determine Orifice Size for Cooling Electronics Cabinet?

  • elmandilon11
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What are the shear and principal stresses for given stress components?

  • twostep08
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What are the Appropriate Orifice Sizes for Uniform Exit Temperatures?

  • elmandilon11
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How to Calculate the Diameter of an Orifice Plate?

  • robsmith82
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Pressure increase in room connected to cannister

  • alibo
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How Can We Calculate the Correlation Length L for Vortex Shedding?

  • guaiamum
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Helmholtz resonator? Intake manifold design

  • Oppenheimer
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Simple cantilever beam question

  • Andrew732
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Calculating the Torque of a 90 lb Flywheel

  • RustyScienceGuy
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Creating a Bi-Directional Hydraulic Movement for a Personal Project

  • mmmcheechy
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How does a servo motor controller convert voltage input to PWM?

  • LabGuy330
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Looking for innovative mechanical engineering project ideas in renewable energy

  • ashwin1590
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Prismatic bar with noncircular cross section under torsion.

  • quantumdude
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Flow rate calculation question

  • monet man
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What determines the output of a generator at different RPMs?

  • mellotango
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Extended Kalman Filter - Process noise and covariance

  • Rares
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Crazily shaped thin walled pressure vessels

  • Urmi Roy
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Calculate Pressure When V2 Changes: PVT Relationships

  • db1
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Connecting motor shaft to thrust bearing

  • aed
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Fuel pressure change in closed fuel tank

  • themindflayer
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Multiple Spring Deflection Question

  • TokerM
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What are the most commonly used programming languages in industry?

  • meb09JW
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Calculating hydraulic motor sizes

  • msn56
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How much maths is involved outside of university?

  • DdotT
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Why Does Pump Head Decrease with Constant Velocity?

  • discreet544
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How does the centrifugal and coriolis forces affect a centrifugal pump?

  • Low-Q
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Can You Learn Thermodynamics and Propulsion with These Course Notes?

  • Astronuc
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Hydraulic scissor lift using syringes

  • samyakg891
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Gases and thermodynamics in confinement.

  • Juval
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The mechanics of steam driven pistons

  • mellotango
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Quite a tricky gear ratio question to ponder

  • crabbies2011
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How Can I Calculate the Weight a Gear Reduction System Can Lift?

  • Lokey
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Real-world calc ideas anybody?

  • mechhie
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Thermal Vac chamber pressure gain question

  • loctwo
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Magnets attract and oppose, right?

  • magnertia
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General equation for height along a tapered cantilever beam

  • ranaz
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Is assigning density value in static analysis necessary?

  • balajiperumal
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How important is moment of inertia in wheel design for cars?

  • David Laz
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Deriving Bending Moment Diagrams from Shear Force Diagrams

  • bugatti79
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Determining the flow losses through a pipe with friction

  • Johan85
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Building Precise Machine in Home

  • LightNg
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Cooling of Contra- rotating Motor

  • bhaazee
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Modeling Power Plant Components

  • mtow78
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Time constant from angular frequency in rad/s vs cycles/s

  • ahunter10
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Torsional Shear Strength of steel tubes

  • Pete at AAM
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Can a Lever Class Change During Rotation?

  • Bill O'Donnell
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Need laser cutting company, recommendations?

  • viper2788
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What are some recommended resources for Solidworks 2011 training?

  • enigma
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Can you calculate engine RPM from torque and inertia?

  • r_james14
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Hydraulic or pneumatic for applying loads ranging between 500-1000lb

  • koab1mjr
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Mass flow through expansion valve in vapor compression cycle

  • bobboviking
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Why is a floating object more stable when CG is below CB?

  • Urmi Roy
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Calculating pressure drop across elbows, bends and valves

  • bajaj_383
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Artillery Recoil Mechanism as Dual-Action Shock Absorber

  • BadBrain
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How to Calculate CFM for Air Cleaning 16 Tubes with 116 PSI?

  • dtaftm
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Where to find internship or workplace learning report examples

  • invincible1
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Engine cylinder weight and power

  • miqoooo
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Ansys 13.0 cable element LINK180

  • fourniej
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Why Does ANSYS Extrapolate Stress Values Beyond Input Limits?

  • Earth_2304
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Flow rate through a tee fitting

  • LIONS
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