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Mechanical Engineering Jobs Thread

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Posted by5 hours ago

Easy to use preferably free statics analysis software?

Basically the title, I am an electrical engineer student working on my capstone project who needs to create a stand for my team’s project. I have taken a statics class (years ago) but assume this would be easier to do through software vs by hand. I need to design a frame to hold the project and a stand/base for the frame to attach to. I don’t want to go too in depth with this analysis as our project isn’t huge (around 50lbs) and I have a feeling I could likely build this without doing the analysis but this would probably not go well from a documentation standpoint and my grade might suffer. Any advice would be appreciated. The basic rundown of the project is an assistive whiteboard with essentially a 3-d printer system attached that writes based on user input through a joystick. I have planned to use 80/20 t-slot material for the frame of the whiteboard and wood 2x4 for the base to add some extra weight to make it less top heavy if that helps.

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Posted by11 hours ago

If I take Mech will I be able to pursue a Masters in European countries and get a decent job there soon after or is the demand for Mech Engineers in Europe just something people have made up.

I'd like to pursue a career in Mechanical Engineering but I don't see how I can do that without a good masters degree, before I even take a step into undergrad I want to know what my options are particularly in Europe I've always wanted to live there especially in places like Switzerland, Germany and France.

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Wind turbines and power output

Why does the power output decline after a certain point even when the rotor speed is increasing? It also seems that the point where that happens changes with wind speed, but shouldnt that be irrelevant? How would a higher wind speed generate more power if its at the same RPM? Thanks!!

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Posted by1 hour ago

Tolerance on Small Parts

I’m designing a small component and have to decide on the tolerances. I know that the machining process has to be considered, but are there any rules of thumb/calculations that are made to determine tolerances, or is it mostly up to personal discretion?

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