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Need an help in Modal Analysis

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Spring Selection: 300mm Movement, 100N Force

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Calculating Friction Factors for High Pressure Steam Flow?

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Distance Sensor for 100m Range: Small Size (15cm^3)

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Stress/Strain Curve from a few values?

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How to Calculate Minimum Duct Thickness for Vacuum at 150°C?

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Limiting Top Speed in Vehicles: Is Reprogramming Possible?

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Most efficient way to convert mechanical energy into heat.

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Water Piston Engine: Learn What It Is & How It Works

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Self balancing bicycle prototype using flywheel(reaction wheel)

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Heating up water- energy required

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Why Does Bernoulli's Equation Not Apply to Unsteady Flows?

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Single load placed on two separate beams

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Boost Your Chances for Graduate School: GPA, GRE Scores & Research Experience

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Single Stroke Engine with two cranks

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Derivation of formula for pump power

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Ansys OR solidworks simulation

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Fixing a Lawn Mower After Extended Storage

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What is the Best Formula for Calculating Thrust in Helicopter Design?

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Effect of tension on torsional stiffness

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Philips Fortimo LED light system?

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FEA meshing - why not 2d mesh -> 3d mesh ?

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What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Electromagnetic CCB Units?

  • bhaazee
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Why Does Higher Zp in ASHRAE 62.1-2007 Indicate Lower Ventilation Efficiency?

  • Great Smoky
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Does engine RPM affect gas mileage?

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Need a way to approx. weight of a tractor trailer being loaded

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Conference on Water, Steam, and Aqueous Solutions for Electric Power

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Punctured Pipeline: Estimate Oil Release Rate

  • kolis
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Building a rotary piston engine

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Calculating Piston Ring Twist Analytically

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Selecting the Right Vacuum Pump for a 2 Lit Container

  • bhaazee
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Which Field of Research should be chosen in Mechanical Engineering

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What is the Moment Applied to a Hook with Given Geometry and Load?

  • mjgarrin
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[static equilibrium] pin and link support type

  • kougou
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Choosing a Shaft Coupling for Motor-Gear-Wheel Connection

  • Mr Zakaria
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Can anyone explain the basics of 3D heat transfer modelling?

  • TreeScience
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Crankcase Scavenging: What Does it Mean for Automobiles?

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HelpStrain gauge in triaxial axis

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Loads on automobile door frames

  • aniruddha
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HIGH (800C+) wall temperature measurements - experimental help

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What Happens to Enthalpy in Constant Volume and Pressure Processes?

  • jason.bourne
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I am drawing a blank. Need help.

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Turbo verses supercharging and thermodynamics

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Calculating Hertzian Stress: Equation and Unknown Terms Explained

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Designing a combustion chamber (solid mechanics problem)

  • Hobold
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Where does an air damper cause less resistance in a supply duct?

  • Yuri B.
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What are the key considerations for designing a chilled water system?

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How do I Calculate the Force Transmitted by a Clutch?

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Anybody know about it in detail?

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Thermodynamics Properties calculation tool

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Heating element temperature - correct calculation?

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Venturi tube to suck steam from hut

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Trying to design a robotic joint.

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Motor for robotic therapeutic suit for the legs

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Aerodynamic : Dual Range Force Sensor Needed

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What is the most efficient method of lifting water using heat?

  • BernieM
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Understanding Horsepower in Big Trucks

  • Somes J
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Joule's Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

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What is the Vacuum Pressure value?

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Plastic combustion engines and why aren't they used

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Trying to find info about ICE piston heat models.

  • Topher925
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What is Equivalent Stiffness of a Beam?

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Right material for ceramic nozzle

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How to find the transfer function (frequency response function) given the EOM

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How to Calculate Torque in PSI for a Welding Application?

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Finding a Plastic Parts Heater for Safe & Quick Warm-up

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Water flow rate through a slot at surface

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How Does Dynamic Pressure Change Along an Air Supply Duct?

  • Yuri B.
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ANSYS Mechanical- Shell and Link

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Is Cooling the Key to Efficient Jet Engines?

  • The_Absolute
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Determine the angle that the string starts taking tension

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How Can I Calculate Air Flow Rate and Velocity Through an Orifice?

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How to Translate 2D CAD Drawings into 3D Models?

  • theitcrowd
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Crankcase Supercharging Question

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Need Help with IB Physics? Check Out These Topical Online Resources!

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Calculating max load of storm shelter

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Passivation vs Zinc Clear Coating of Stainless Steel

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Use of wind powered turbine in cars ?

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Gear Clamp Design-Describe Friction Force

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Calculating the Force to Move a 200,000 lb Table on 12 Wheels

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Build a 600ft Spring Launcher: Ideas & Advice

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How can we design a portable rain harvest system for rural areas?

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Solving Radiator Problem - Help Needed | Jefferson123

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Which Programming Language is Dominant in Industry?

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Calculating time for object to reach ambient temperature in an oven

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How to Create a 90-Degree Turning Infield Carrier for Motorcycles

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Need help with structure of stair climbing robot

  • Umair Mazhar
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What is the most accurate explicit solution for the Colebrook equation?

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Fluid Mechanics Help: Sonic Pressure Wave Behavior in Pipes

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Can a Car Really Go 450MPH? Introducing the Burkland 411 Streamliner!

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How Does Belt Friction Calculate Maximum Load Around a Cylinder?

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Does Pressure Affect Heat Absorption and Release in Heat Pumps?

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