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    Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology

    Awesome. Thanks for your input! That's what I needed to hear to assure myself from not taking that route. I appreciate your insight.
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    Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology

    Hello, all. I am currently a Junior in Mechanical Engineering. I was doing really well up until this current semester and my grades are starting to get lower and I have been losing interest in the material. I am considering switching to civil because their technical gpa requirements are a bit...
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    Thermodynamics problem over cycles

    I figured it out! haha. But thanks for your help, bud.
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    Thermodynamics problem over cycles

    Homework Statement The filament is 30 cm long and has a diameter of 1.5mm. The filament is drawing 15 watts and has an emissivitity of 0.9. The surroundings are at 283 k. Estimate the surface temp of the filament in K. Homework Equations N = Wcycle/Qin, W cycle = Qhot - Q cold. The Attempt at...