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Why is oil used as the lubricant in power generators, while water is the most available, cheapest and accessible lubricant?
Nov 17 '19 at 21:32
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Why do oil tankers heat crude oil?
May 16 '20 at 14:07
5
Would a sacraficial anode be used to protect large boat (aircraft carrier) or is there something different?
Jul 6 '20 at 15:01
5
Why are moulds sometimes dimensionally larger than the metal components they make?
Jun 1 '19 at 20:05
4
What does time temperature specifically give us?
Mar 26 at 14:43
4
What is the characterising difference between a riser and a runner?
Mar 19 at 14:13
4
Is it possible to determine how the steel was made, having its microstructure (for example, to distinguish forging from rolled products)?
Feb 1 at 1:31
4
Is it practical to use tensile cables in a composite beam?
Oct 9 '20 at 16:04
4
Disc Brakes - Swept Area , why is larger better?
Sep 6 '20 at 19:44
4
Purpose of a GD-Zn alloy
Aug 4 '20 at 20:13
4
What treatment is necessary after welding carbon steel pipes?
Jul 3 '20 at 15:50
4
What are those large poles for that are always in front of US stand-alone store buildings?
Mar 25 '20 at 1:13
4
Can I weaken a coil spring consisting of spring steel?
Dec 6 '19 at 17:42
4
What's the difference between tempering and aging?
Jun 10 '18 at 14:14
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Steel : is Damascus steel still relevant compared to modern alloys?
Jun 5 '17 at 22:08
3
Sacrificial Anode Marine Growth / Biofouling
Mar 16 at 14:46
3
Why does corrosion take place at certain stressed regions?
Feb 6 at 16:08
3
How to cut a pipe such that water comes out evenly across the length?
Feb 4 at 21:29
3
Gas kitchen stove in skyscrapers
Jan 7 at 20:40
3
Will laser cutting render my galvanized sheet metal susceptible to corrosion?
Nov 18 '20 at 15:51
3
What material might by used to 'staple' coils down in this stovetop element?
Oct 27 '20 at 22:18
3
Why aircraft refrigeration uses a centrifugal compressor in place of reciprocating compressor?
Sep 26 '20 at 19:39
3
Is there a material that returns to original, curled form when straightened?
Aug 30 '20 at 20:54
3
How should one clean the blades of a turbomolecular pump
Aug 18 '20 at 23:46
3
How do cracks form on a ship's hull?
Aug 9 '20 at 2:26
3
Will an electric water pump has slower flow if it must pump through a longer tube?
Jun 28 '20 at 16:06
3
Is there a reason (in terms of the physics involved) why it is better to push start a car in 2nd gear rather than 1st?
Dec 26 '19 at 22:16
3
Is there any reason why “inner-flange” style trains are almost universal?
Sep 11 '19 at 14:42
3
Tube Strength vs Pipe Strength
May 9 '19 at 22:20
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Surface Finish and Strength
Jan 11 '19 at 17:16
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