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31 Questions

How do engineers really use numerical simulation?

What is the most efficient means of warming a building with a high ceiling?

How to determine the characteristic length in reynolds number calculations in general?

Why is Mach 0.3 the threshold separating compressible and incompressible flow?

How different are dc motor designs from dc generator designs?

Do structural engineers carry insurance for catastrophic errors?

Sensors / processing algorithms to emulate a human's sense of smell

How do I select an appropriate turbulence model?

What do the zeros of the transfer function tell you about a system?

Is inviscid flow necessarily turbulent?

When is DC power generation superior over AC power generation?

Can all electromagnetic spectra be focused like a laser?

Why do we prefer resistance over conductivity in describing Ohm's law?

Why use steam in the rankine cycle?

Deriving the turbulent kinetic energy equation

How to measure turbulence parameters experimentally?

Is there a theoretical bound to how tall a structure can be built?

Why do we need to condense steam in the rankine cycle?

Estimating the time required to heat a rod by a certain $\Delta T$

How should I set the turbulent prandtl number in a turbulent compressible flow simulation?

Should I expect fluid velocity within a pipe to increase beyond the inlet velocity?

What system of pde's models ice melt flow?

How to control suction strength on a breast pump?

Why use different specific heat capacities in the energy equations for incompressible and compressible fluid flow?

Obtaining the correct flat plate turbulent boundary layer thickness in a CFD simulation

How to measure calories actually burned from exercise?

Can I neglect kinetic energy when modeling convective heat transfer for viscous, low mach airflow? Why or why not?

How to measure the pressure inside a bottle rocket?

How can I calculate the buoyant force on an object without knowing in advance the amount of water displaced?

Can isotropic materials become anisotropic under elastic deformation?