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Why are wind turbines installed slightly "nose up" as opposed to the blade disk being perpendicular to the ground?
Awarded Nov 20 at 8:56
Can we add treadmill-like structures over the airplane surfaces to reduce friction, decrease drag and producing energy?
Awarded Nov 16 at 2:20
Wind farms that wind up in the wind, and then unwind producing energy when the wind is still
Awarded Nov 13 at 21:51
How does one become a control systems engineer?
Awarded Oct 4 at 11:26
Many small bolts, or few large bolts?
Awarded Aug 30 at 17:33
Would a "lifting body" design be useful for a train car?
Awarded Aug 9 at 6:50
Do I need a pressure relief/safety valve if my pump can't exceed the rated system pressure?
Awarded Jul 28 at 12:30
Why do rockets not fly straight up after launching; wouldn’t that be less atmosphere to traverse?
Awarded Jun 14 at 4:57
Why use steam instead of just hot air?
Awarded Apr 28 at 4:04
What did all those valves do in a U-Boat?
Awarded Mar 30 at 8:34
What did all those valves do in a U-Boat?
Awarded Mar 30 at 2:58
What did all those valves do in a U-Boat?
Awarded Mar 29 at 19:28
Why are bulldozers so slow?
Awarded Mar 29 at 2:10
Why are bulldozers so slow?
Awarded Mar 27 at 23:47
Steel expanding in a tight space
Awarded Mar 27 at 18:42
How do heat pumps output more heat kW than the electrical kW used to run the heat pump?
Awarded Feb 25 at 8:57
Why does faster cooling produce smaller grains?
Awarded Feb 6 at 19:50
How do heat pumps output more heat kW than the electrical kW used to run the heat pump?
Awarded Feb 1 at 10:17
How do heat pumps output more heat kW than the electrical kW used to run the heat pump?
Awarded Jan 30 at 13:55
Is the main goal for wind turbines to take maximum energy for a given diameter?
Awarded Jan 25 at 13:15
Why isn't heatpump technology used for solar collector panels and boiler tanks?
Awarded Jan 4 at 8:51
Determine the moment of inertia of a filled circular sector
Awarded Dec 31, 2022 at 7:51
Why are spur gear ratios not always whole numbers in practice?
Awarded Dec 3, 2022 at 22:01
How would adding a wind deflector in front of roof-mounted solar panels affect drag on an RV?
Awarded Jul 8, 2022 at 4:50
Why do some high speed trains have long noses, while others do not?
Awarded Jun 14, 2022 at 18:07
Why is this bridge thickest above the support pillars instead of the mid-span where the bending stress is highest?
Awarded Jun 14, 2022 at 9:07
Could a mainspring be used to generate train acceleration during starting-up from the kinetic energy stored during its slowing down?
Awarded Jun 3, 2022 at 11:10
Could a mainspring be used to generate train acceleration during starting-up from the kinetic energy stored during its slowing down?
Awarded Jun 1, 2022 at 14:13
Why does the manual to a 1989 TV almost dedicate a page to the "pin assignment" of the SCART connector?
Awarded May 28, 2022 at 8:32
Why do wooden gate designs recommend a brace under compression instead of tension?
Awarded May 15, 2022 at 16:19
Why do wooden gate designs recommend a brace under compression instead of tension?
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 20:50
Why are two wires used in railway overhead equipment?
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 2:56
Why are two wires used in railway overhead equipment?
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 2:01
Why does a continuous beam have less deflection than a pair of simply supported beams?
Awarded May 10, 2022 at 9:27
Does a transformer use power when output isn't under load?
Awarded May 9, 2022 at 21:48
Can a very bright light attract an incoming laser guided weapon?
Awarded Mar 16, 2022 at 10:37
Is there such a thing as a sand-proof bearing?
Awarded Feb 24, 2022 at 23:42
Can titanium be used as I-beams?
Awarded Feb 21, 2022 at 22:58
Can titanium be used as I-beams?
Awarded Feb 20, 2022 at 17:27
Can titanium be used as I-beams?
Awarded Feb 20, 2022 at 13:40
Why are multiple locomotives attached only to the front for larger trains?
Awarded Jan 27, 2022 at 9:34
Why are multiple locomotives attached only to the front for larger trains?
Awarded Jan 25, 2022 at 17:35
Why are multiple locomotives attached only to the front for larger trains?
Awarded Jan 25, 2022 at 17:35
Why are train brakes so complicated?
Awarded Jan 24, 2022 at 14:32
Why are train brakes so complicated?
Awarded Jan 24, 2022 at 14:32
What is the lowest point below sealevel that we have built where a human can go?
Awarded Jan 13, 2022 at 17:51
What is the lowest point below sealevel that we have built where a human can go?
Awarded Jan 12, 2022 at 0:47
What is the lowest point below sealevel that we have built where a human can go?
Awarded Jan 11, 2022 at 20:31
Can redundancy be used instead of periodic calibration?
Awarded Jan 6, 2022 at 11:30
Why does a jumping rope have no bending stiffness and compression stiffness?
Awarded Dec 31, 2021 at 0:28
How is the wattage of an incandescent light fixture determined?
Awarded Dec 30, 2021 at 18:32
How do ball bearings not crack from a load concentrated on an infinitesimally small point?
Awarded Dec 24, 2021 at 10:04
How do ball bearings not crack from a load concentrated on an infinitesimally small point?
Awarded Dec 23, 2021 at 11:05
How did mechanical engineers work before SolidWorks?
Awarded Dec 1, 2021 at 8:04
How did mechanical engineers work before SolidWorks?
Awarded Nov 30, 2021 at 6:56
Why does light bend after travelling half of the lens?
Awarded Nov 26, 2021 at 14:50
Brittle = highly stiff but not very strong
Awarded Nov 8, 2021 at 14:06
In aluminum machining, what are the most common factors that might cause a machined component to have warping issues?
Awarded Nov 3, 2021 at 5:56
How can I tell if I got counterfeit aluminum?
Awarded Oct 29, 2021 at 14:36
How can I tell if I got counterfeit aluminum?
Awarded Oct 27, 2021 at 17:05
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