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Density Ratio
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Stagnation Density
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Darcy Number
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Weber Number
Fluid-Heat Transfer
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Drag Equation
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Bernoulli Equation for Horizontal Flow
Pipe Flow
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Darcy-Weisbach Equation
Flow Rate
Flow Rate Through an Orrifice
Force on a Fluid in a Control Volume
Head Differrence Between Two Ends of a Pipe
Poiseuille's Law
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Thrust
Blade Element Momentum Theory (BEMT)
Thrust Equation
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Engineers Bending Moment Equation
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General Bending Stress
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UDL Over Entire Span of Beam
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Point Load at Center of Beam
UDL Over Entire Span of Beam
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General
General 2D Stress Transformations
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Principal Strains
Shear Strain
Strain Energy Density
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Strain Under Shear Loading
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Bulk Modulus
Friction Force (Coulomb's Law of Friction)
Friction Power Loss
Hertzian Contact Stress
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Boundary Lubrication Friction Coefficient
Coefficient of Friction in Hydrodynamic Lubrication
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Specific Wear Rate
Stribeck Curve
Wear Rate (Archard's Wear Equation)
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Dew Point Temperature
Humidity Ratios
Humidity (Mixing) Ratio
Specific Humidity
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Heat
Efficiency
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Carnot Cylce
Efficiency
Heat Added & Rejected
Net Work Done
Diesel Cylce
Cutoff Ratio
Efficiency
Heat
Work Done
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Efficiency
Heat Added (Combustion Process)
Heat Rejected (Exhaust Process)
Pressure
Temperature
Rankine Cylce
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Boundary Lubrication Friction Coefficient
Boundary Lubrication Friction Coefficient Equation
$$ \mu_b = \frac{ \gamma }{ F_n } $$ where:
μ
b
= Coefficient of friction (Dimensionless)
γ = Tangential friction force (N)
F
n
= Normal Load (N)
Calculator
Property to Calculate:
Coefficient of friction (μ
b
)
Tangential friction force (γ)
Normal Load (F
n
)
Coefficient of friction (μ
b
):
Tangential friction force (γ):
N
Normal Load (F
n
):
N
Equation Assumptions
The fluid is newtonian.
The system is in steady state.
Lubricant film is uniform.
Thermal effects are negligible.
Contact conditions are constant.