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How to estimate the rounding toque of an allen key socket?
I can't find an example calculation for the maximum torque of an allen key socket (the female bit on the screw head that the allen key goes into) anywhere online, or in textbooks, can someone point me ...
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How to calculate torque requirement for vehicle with Mecanum wheels?
What changes are specific to mecanum wheels when calculating torque requirements for a vehicle? I have the vehicle's mass, top speed and acceleration data.
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Motor sizing for modelling
I'm working on a headrest for a car that will electrically adjust up and down, and I have drawn up my plans. It now comes to important questions, such as what motor to use. I've been looking at motor ...
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Specifications of Tensile Test Specimen?
I am Currently Working on Measuring Various Mechanical Properties of Metalic Materials using Universal Testing Machine (UTM) at Various Temperatures. I know that for Testing at Ambient Conditions, ...
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Motor torque required to move a trolley
This is a real situation.
The trolley is mounted with a rack underneath it and multiple steel wheels on a steel track. The trolley is driven by the rack and pinion mechanism from a geared motor.
The ...
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eccentric to linear
How does one translate the up and down distance moved in degrees when rotating around an eccentric bearing
eg 10 degrees will get me X in a linear value
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How do I calculate the force coming from the centrifugal compressor exhaust?
Let's say I have a centrifugal compressor as shown in the figure and I know the following parameters----1
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Inlet and outlet pressure
Power required to operate the compressor
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How to make a circle spin from the edges
I have an issue where I need to make a large wire through a bearing spin in 3" diameter circles, and have a weight hanging from the bottom of the wire. Essentially, I need a hole that moves in a ...
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What strapping mechanism is this?
What should I google to find the strap from the picture?
It looks like a screw is used to tension the strap, which is exactly what I need. I've already spent some time trying to find a manufacturer ...
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Single millinewton strain gauge suggestions
I am working on a project where the precise & accurate measurement of single millinewton forces has become a significant boundary. Is there a cost effective device that is able to measure such ...
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Force Required To Stop A Freely Rotating Wheel With Attached Falling Object With A Spring
I have a wheel with a diameter of 2m and a weight of 67kg. The wheel has a radius of gyration of 0.82m. From this wheel a weight of 35kg is suspended. The weight will fall for 10m and accelerate the ...
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Pivoting trailer gate on multiple axes
I am currently trying to design a rear gate to retrofit to an existing caged trailer (similar to image 3), with the goal of having a system where the rear gate can pivot down (on its bottom edge) to ...
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How can I understand shear flow in a beam cross section?
I am trying to understand shear flow and I am just not getting it. For example, one of the problems in Beer has an I-beam and there is both a horizontal and vertical force acting on it. So it has ...
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How to align a shaft with gear box and mechanical seal and uc bearing?
I have a 15 inch (381 mm) shaft with 24.95 mm diameter. That shaft is attached with a gearbox (ratio 5:1). The gearbox is driven by a motor (rpm 2750). There is one UC bearing and mechanical seal and ...
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Electronic enclosure - Long screw holes
am designing an electronic enclosure for a medical device. For assembly reasons, the enclosure is split into two halves, with the bottom half having a depth of 200mm and top half of depth 50mm. I want ...
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