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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| self powered | 7/7/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: Is it possible to use an electric motor to spin an alternator that would then be used to power the ... A: What you are asking about is called a "Perpetual Motion" machine. This can not exist. No energy is ... | ||
| help | 6/28/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: I am studying electrical and computer engineering in a Greek university. My studies last 5 years, ... A: 1) I think that your guidance councilor at school could answer this question much better than I. I ... | ||
| Turbine and hot enviroment | 6/10/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: I have a general question about Turbines. We live in very environment; the temperature reaches 49 ... A: I have worked with several steam turbines that fununction very well in very hot climates as you ... | ||
| geothermal loop | 6/8/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: I have a 16KW geothermal heat pump and I want to calculate the length of the horizontal closed loop ... A: Regardless of the size of heat pump, this is simply a heat transfer problem. You need to realize ... | ||
| Stress Concentration | 5/25/2006 | Pat March |
| Q: Good day and thank you, My problem is to find if the stress concentration on the mounting plate ... A: Howdy Aneil, To me "stress concentration" is an increase in stress caused by holes, reentrant ... | ||
| Mechanical gears | 5/12/2006 | Pat March |
| Q: I will try to be very brief. This might be too time consuming to answer but I thought you might be ... A: Your gear ratio is 10800 to one. Input diameter = 30 inches. Output diameter = 2 inches max. To do ... | ||
| wetted perimeter | 5/12/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: I have two questions: 1- what is the equation used to calculate the wetted perimeter for a sphere? ... A: I do not usually do homework questions, if this is what it is. If I understand your problem ... | ||
| The future of boiler engineering | 5/8/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: I am an 18 year old college student who is thinking of going to engineering school to get my lisence ... A: I did not really see a question here, but I think I know the questions that are going through your ... | ||
| Mechanical Designer vs. Technical Management | 5/5/2006 | Aroosh Shahbazian |
| Q: I am doing my Bachelors of Science Degree in Technical Management from Devry University, I am about ... A: I would strongly recommend that to learn how to work with CATIA instead of AUTO-CAD, most of ... | ||
| Fluid Dynamics | 4/19/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: I wasn't sure if you could answer this for me, but I've tried looking everywhere for this ... A: Im afraid that this is outside my expertise. I would suggest visiting somewhere where they are ... | ||
| Cooling Channel Design | 4/4/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: Al, I have a cooling channel design question that I'd appreciate some help with. We have a reactor ... A: I would like to assist you with your problem, if I could. I'm afraid that I would like to know a ... | ||
| boiler audit | 3/10/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: Sir I am doing an energy audit in a milk production plant.I am struck with a problem of ... A: well, efficiency is always defined as (what you want)/(what you had to pay for to get it). So, in ... | ||
| Design and manufacturing a safety wheel | 3/6/2006 | Pat March |
| Q: March, I am trying to rebuild a safety wheel for a walker. the existing prototype uses the ... A: Sara, a couple of thoughts occur to me. First, if your wheels are metal, a hefty magnet would ... | ||
| New Mechanical Engineer | 2/27/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: AL hall, i just joined a Petrochemical Company as a new mechanical engineer in Mechanical ... A: Al Qutaim, First, I see that you are of arabic decent by your last name, Al Qutaim, "of the Qutaim ... | ||
| electric connections | 2/26/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: Electrical connections used to be simple, with 2 wires and a non-polar plug. Now however, ... A: Well, Im not going to try to fool you. Electricity is my weak point. I do know this. It is not a ... | ||
| repaired floor trusses | 2/24/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: We have recently put an offer on a 6yr. old home that is 3300 sq. ft. and the home inspection came ... A: Good question. First, do you know what caused the damage in the first place? Are you sure that this ... | ||
| mechanical engineering | 2/23/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: We have a open ended pipe, a metered hose is attached to the closed end bottom with 20 CFPM going ... A: The fluid in question is air, you say. That makes a difference because the problem now becomes a ... | ||
| mechanical engineering | 2/23/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: We have a open ended pipe, a metered hose is attached to the closed end bottom with 20 CFPM going ... A: If this is not a homework question, then I must tell you that I do not yet understand the system for ... | ||
| interview from a high school student | 2/2/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: If you are a Mechanical Engineer: 1: what is the starting salary 2: can you change/control hours ... A: 1) Starting Salary is more than other engineering, but less than others. Present day, I am not aware ... | ||
| Nothing Technical | 1/19/2006 | Pat March |
| Q: I am a Mechanical Engineering Student at Brigham Young University, am working on an English Paper ... A: Howdy Jonathon, 1. No communities any more. Used to belong to Society of Plastics engineers. 2. ... | ||
| mechanical engineering | 1/4/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: what did you like best about the job, what did you dis like about the job, would you ever do the ... A: I like computer modeling power plants. This has been my career for over 23 years now. I have grown ... | ||
| civil engineering?? | 1/4/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: I'm a study of secondary school..can i know more bout civil engineering? i would like to get some ... A: Well, I am not a Civil Engineer, but have a good understanding of what Civil Engineers do as part of ... | ||
| class 1,2,3 threads | 1/2/2006 | Pat March |
| Q: I am looking for the formula for finding the pitch diameter of class 1, 2, 3 screw threads on the ... A: This is trickier than it looks at first. Referring to Machinerys Handbook, I find a defniion of a ... | ||
| design | 1/2/2006 | Pat March |
| Q: What type of raw material (newspaper, clay, and bubble wrap) would keep an egg from breaking if ... A: To keep an egg from breaking when dropped, it must be cushioned such that it is decellerated slowly, ... | ||
| Hydraulic pump | 1/2/2006 | Al Hall |
| Q: "I wondered if this had been done before and if not, do you think it would work? If there is a ram ... A: I am not a Hydraulics expert, but I am quite sure that it has been done before. I have seen ... | ||
| about design and automobile | 12/14/2005 | Kalyanasundaram R |
| Q: sir i would like to do m.tech in automobile engineering. but some of my friends told me that ... A: If you are interested in automobile engineering,I advise that you get organised for it. There is ... | ||
| Heater sizing for a geothermal application | 12/5/2005 | Al Hall |
| Q: We are considering using dry-wells for providing cooling to a building. The dry-well will contain a ... A: OK. I have some experience with ground coupled heat pumps using a well as you describe. (its been a ... | ||
| how to design a new product? | 11/21/2005 | Kalyanasundaram R |
| Q: how to design a new prduct? what are the basic considerations( conceptual design to ... A: Product is an object or an assembly to meet required functions. To conceptualise, the first step is ... | ||
| problem with well | 11/17/2005 | Al Hall |
| Q: no one seems to be able to answer this so i thought i would try someone with an engineering ... A: A pump normally can only produce a specified amount of pressure (or head). The system requires a ... | ||
| universal joints | 10/31/2005 | Pat March |
| Q: What is the greatest angle a single universal joint will drive a shaft? I want to replace a double ... A: Howdy Dave, There is no exact limit on the angle when using only one universal. The effect is that ... | ||
| about full information of gears | 10/24/2005 | Pat March |
| Q: he llo my name is suhbat ali i from pakistan im student of mechanical engg: final year i want to get ... A: Your question asks for more information than I will be able to give you. The topic of gears is ... | ||
| Straw Structure | 10/18/2005 | Pat March |
| Q: My class has been assigned to build a structure made of no more than 25 drinkig straws that can ... A: It is elementary that the best shape will be one or more tetrahdra. Can you connect straws end to ... | ||
| project | 10/1/2005 | Al Hall |
| Q: I have to make a roller coaster in a box for a project. You have to drop a marble through a hole in ... A: This sounds like a very interesting project. Can you make the marble lighter so it has less ... | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 9/22/2005 | Al Hall |
| Q: What is the difference between a Bsc in Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering? If I decide to do ... A: Good question. I can answer you, but the one to ask this question is really the guidence councilor ... | ||
| Overcome Pump Prime Limitation | 9/16/2005 | Kalyanasundaram R |
| Q: Location Questa New Mexico: Last winter my well pump began sucking sediment. The well's water level ... A: I think that you can use trash pump directly. I presume that the well is sufficiently big in ... | ||
| Pointer | 8/28/2005 | Aroosh Shahbazian |
| Q: I am using MasterCam 8, Windows XP Pro. I have a problem with contours and chaining. I used to get ... A: Make sure your chain is not broken or you don't have duplicated or overlapped entities, to detect ... | ||
| Steam Turbine Exhaust System | 8/11/2005 | Al Hall |
| Q: what is the function of exhaust system in steam turbine as profissional explaining? Also, How can ... A: I believe that what you are refering to as an "exhaust system" is simply the condenser. Without a ... | ||
| Super car | 7/25/2005 | Kalyanasundaram R |
| Q: So in other words your talking about air power to power the jump? i was thinking of more of somekind ... A: Sorry for delay. My idea is that the car itself should be powered by a turbine motor. the exhaust ... | ||
| Super car | 7/24/2005 | Kalyanasundaram R |
| Q: I know that this might be a little far fetched and stuff but all i want to know if it's possible. I ... A: This is definitely an interesting imagination. I think that your idea is feasible. Construct your ... | ||
| Selecting Electrical Motors | 7/12/2005 | Pat March |
| Q: Good day Mr. March I'm qualified as a digital electronic engineer (Firmware & digital design). ... A: Howdy Jaques, You ask about how to select motors for particular tasks and adapt them via gears, ... | ||
Mechanical Engineering
Answers by Expert:
Aroosh Shahbazian
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I`m able to answer to questions regarding CATIA designing software, (detail parts and assemblies), designing tips and methods, able to solve manufacturing problems, creating a long term plan to make any working operation more efficient than it is, cosmos FEA.
Experience
I have programmed and have designed auto and aircraft parts for various companies (inside and outside of the United States) since 1990, been working in aerospace industry since 1997 as mechanical engineer and ENG. MGR.
Education/Credentials
Masters in Mechanical Eng. (solid designing)
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