For what it's worth, I'm 29 with a year left in my undergrad ME curriculum. I have full intentions of going for my Master's in aerospace. I originally started college immediately after high school at which point I dropped out and returned in my late 20's. A few things I will note:
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I ended up using a split casing design with the top half of the casing connected to a load cell placed outside of the solution.
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Our applications engineers are constantly in direct contact with their customers daily. They are often traveling to the sites where our products are being implemented to evaluate/troubleshoot areas of concern. Our process and manufacturing engineers are much less engaged with customers - if at...
The rubber makes contact with the ID and continues to swell internally (at a lesser rate due to less exposed surface area for water transport) such that the force continues to climb before leveling off. How would I derive this force curve using an ultrasonic gauge?
I'm understanding the...
There exists a small gap between the OD of the rubber and then ID of the pipe. The rubber will swell to fill the gap creating a "seal." The durometer of the rubber varies based on the different batches I'm testing. That is part of the reason for measuring the force - to determine the different...
That is one of the ideas I'm juggling at the moment and may be the route I end up going.
The swelling material is rubber that is activated by salt water, and because of the environment/characteristics of the rubber, I would like to determine if the rubber is swelling uniformly inside of the...
Hello PF. I'm currently tackling a problem at work that I could use some input on.
I am trying to gather data regarding the force applied by a swelling material against the ID of a pipe. The purpose is to determine how the force increases with swell before leveling off, as well as to see how...
Aside from practicing problems, a few things that really helped me do better in school were:
Understanding what kind of learner you are. I've always had trouble understanding concepts from a step by step approach BEFORE seeing the big picture. I'm also a visual learner. I learn by painting...
I can relate to being undisciplined upon entering college after high school. It wasn't for me, and my grades and lack of attendance reflected that. It wasn't until years after being in the workforce, working manufacturing jobs, working odd jobs, etc. before I opened my eyes to the opportunities...
Just a side note, I worked full time (40 hrs.) and went to school full time during my first 2 years. Now, I'm currently doing a co-op (2nd rotation), and that provides me with the money to cover living expenses the following semester. So, if living completely broke as a student doesn't appeal to...
I can try to give input based on my personal experience.
At the age of 24 I had decided to go back to school. I enrolled into the local community college transfer program. This was structured to provide courses that generally transfer into STEM programs at 4-year universities within the state...