⚙ Mechanical Engineering

opinions on grad school?

Hi- been reading this NG looking for a FAQ or posting guidelines, but haven't noticed one, so hope this doesn't violate...

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posted by wallacek

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GAs Expander

Where can I find on-line literatures about gas expanders and spilling engines? Thanks for the help. -- Please reply this...

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posted by this dosnt work

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Speed Reducers as "Speed Increasers"

Is it possible/practical to use a two or three stage, helical gear (no worm) speed reducer as a speed increaser, i.e. us...

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posted by ecarecar

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ANSYS help

Hi, I started working on Ansys this summmer, so I'm relatively new. I'm studying first-ply failure analysis of composit...

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posted by civil_student2004

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How to add a curve with a function (ls-dyna)

Hallo! I want to use a load (e.g. special movement in x-direction), which is discribed by a curve. The curve should be...

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posted by sebastian.brueck

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Thread angles for different screws

Hi, all: does anybody know any good reference book where I can find thread as well as helix angles for different types o...

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posted by loba9525

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optimal numbering scheme for FEM over uniform grid

hello I am estimating the optimal bandwidth for the FEM matrix over an NxNxN uniform grid. The band width is related to...

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posted by Qianqian.Fang

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Understanding Lags is Essence of Control (Booklet and Software)

Tuning controllers is a matter of matching the time and amount parameters of the controller to those of the process. Th...

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posted by dwstclair

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best text for self teaching ME ?

Thank you.

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posted by ccthomas

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Non-Invasive Flow Meters for liquuids such as Hydrauulic Oil

Does anyone have experience with Non-Invasive flow meters that will measure liquid flow in hydraulic lines? This type d...

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posted by fluidpwr

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Gears Breadboard

I'm looking for a 'breadboard' type hobby/prototype platform for a workbench, where I can arrange axles, gears, and pul...

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posted by steuernagel

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engineers shoes

I'm trying to find some shoes ! I need to look reasonably presentable when working in the office, but I need shoes with...

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posted by jbarnes

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FEA software

I want to model resonators (modes, eigenvalues) for interconnected cylinders and rings (shells of finite thickness and...

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posted by dd

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HOW2 compute ea. column's load ...... from an irregularly loaded beam with only end columns for support ?

More particularly.... if you have a beam whose only support is equal end columns, and it's load is unequally distribute...

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posted by ccthomas

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question about PE licensing (in the USA)

Hi guys, Which states do not distinguish between different engineering fields when they grant PEs? (For example, in whi...

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posted by mike-nospam

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