matlabdude, did your friend recently graduate with a degree in mech e and than decide to go get his BFA? Do you know why he did it? Also, do you know if it is common for engineers to switch over to industrial design?
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Hi, I was wondering if a graduate program exists for product design and development? I have searched google, but haven't found the results I wanted. Would there be another name for a program like this or does it not exist at all?
Hi, I am using a half bridge strain gage configuration on a simply supported beam. If i get negative strain, does that mean I am getting a positive force or a negative force on the beam? I am confused since one gage is in tension and the other is in compression.
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Hi, I was running a labview program and it wrote my data to an lvm file, which can be opened with notepad. The problem I am having is the way labview outputted my data. It has the time and the strain separated by a comma. I attached the file, so everyone can see. What I want to do is somehow...
Well, I am doing a wind tunnel experiment with a fastball. I was wondering if I cranked the rpm's enough on the fastball (3000 rpm-4000 rpm) would I see a lift force on the baseball greater then the weight of it. Even though, I know it is physically impossible for a human being to generate that...
Hi, I was wondering if a rising fastball can't exist because no pitcher can generate the necessary rpm's to create a lift force greater then the baseball's weight or are there rules of physics that prevent it from ever happening.
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Yes, we were thinking of possibly going with a plexiglass arm or some other type of plastic. Our concern with that is the weight of the motor (2 pounds) causing the beam to bend.
Hi, my group and I are doing an experiment on forces experienced on a baseball. Our setup involves the baseball attached to a motor, which is coupled to a cantilever beam (1/2 inch thick, 7 inch long aluminum rod). The beam has a strain gauge attached to it and we are recording data with...
The problem is about a cylinder with 3 mm thickness in the walls, roof, and ceiling. The walls, roof, and ceiling also have a k value of .0042 w/mk. Inside the cylinder is 64 degrees Celsius and outside its 22 degrees Celsius. The air outside the cylinder has a heat transfer coefficient of .3...
I am having a huge problem with understanding the derivation of velocity profiles for these type of problems. The one i am having the most difficulty is the flow of oil going down vertically along the surface of a glass rod. Where p=900 kg/m^3 and u=120 mPa's. How do I start this problem?