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Gear Reduction Worked Backwards
Previously we saw how a gear reduction does as its name implies,…
Calculating Velocity – de Coriolis’ Kinetic Energy Formula
Last time we discussed Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis’ formula to compute kinetic energy.…
Calculating the Force of Friction
Last time we introduced the frictional force formula which is used to…
LAWS OF COULOMB FRICTION
The friction, that exists between two surfaces which are not lubricated, is…
Strengths of Materials in Mechanical Engineering
When we looked at our statics example a few Topics ago, it…
The Centrifugal Clutch and Metal Fatigue
When I’m under a lot of stress I sometimes have the nervous…
Density and atom packing
Definition and measurement. Density is mass per unit volume. It is measured in…


