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CFM Calculation
Dear All, How do we calculate CFM required if the following data is available Compressed air pressure at 6kg/cm2 Cylinder Bore Stroke Cycles per minute No 1 2" 2" 60 No 2 1 1/2" 1" 60 No 3 2 1/2" 4"...
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i want to be added in the group
im n mech engineer .i wanna no how this group works prsently i m in MIT pune.
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Equation solving software
A while ago I wrote this equation solving program that I thought would come in handy for various engineering tasks where a set of equations needs to be solved. I never bothered promoting it, but now...
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Work for one of the world's premier technology companies
***Several Engineering positions available! *** Position: Mechanical Engineer Sr. Location: San Francisco South Bay area Summary of position: Test spacecraft structural and mechanism components Work...
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Re: nunchuck physics
Yes, that's obvious, but why? Just saying "it's free to move faster" doesn't tell us where the extra speed originates... my car is free to move faster than the throttle position, but that never...
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Burnished SS rods
We've been using 303 stainless, centerless ground, 0.125" diam, and running rods through a roll burnisher to provide smooth finish for low sliding friction. We now need to convert to 400 series SS,...
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Low Friction Coating on Aluminum
I am currently designing several pieces from Precision Cast 7075 aluminum that need to slide on each other as smoothly as possible. I am curious if there are any low friction coatings (such as Teflon)...
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Career Change - Looking for input/advice
Greetings all, I am considering a career change and seriously considering the field of mechanical engineering. I am not sure what area within ME, as I am unfamiliar with all of the options. My...
 
Ask for help on Vibration processing
I am an engineer who just begin to work with vibration measurement. I want to make some program based on matlab to calculate PSD, FRF&Coherence from datas I got from the Data Acquisition System. So...
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applying for good job, could use a few pointers
Hi all, I have been doing contract design work for a *really* small start-up firm since I graduated last year. The job is ending, because the firm is running out of capital (which sucks, b/c they...
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Moebius Bands contained in Automobile Tire Tube
How is it so that two Moebius Bands (MB) are considered not orientable when we can see them as two spiral areas joined with their lateral edges on the (external visible) surface of an automobile tire...
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cantilever tube - fundamental frequency calculation
Hello all, By training I'm an electrical engineer, but the problem in hand is a mechanical in nature. I want to calculate fundamental frequency of a cantilever tube. I ask this group to help me get...
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interested in engineering, need info
Hi, I'm thinking about going back to school to get a mech. eng. bachelors. I'm wondering what kinds of jobs people get out of college - good and bad (what the odds are of landing those "cool" jobs...
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Best Def'n of a Slinky?
1. Deflections of a Slinky supporting it's own weight average out to be an order of magnitude higher than the unstressed length. 2. The weight of the spring is high enough relative to the spring...
 
free pro/e
i know this somewhat elementary but i'm going back to finish my M.E. degree next fall and i wanted to keep up on my CAD skills. Does anyone know where i can get a pro/e tutorial and a version that i...
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