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    Off-Topic Aerodynamic Question

    We are looking for help solving a debate going on at work, unrelated to our business. The arguement is as follows: Many swimmers do not shave their legs until just before a big meet, using the logic that training with hair on your body is like resistance training. Shaving it allows you to...
  2. reidh

    Anti-Freeze Question

    Does anybody know where I can obtain the curve for pressure vs. boiling temperature of ethylene glycol at various concentrations? I am trying to determine the effect that putting a higher-pressure cap will have on the system's cooling capacity. Thanks You. -Reidh
  3. reidh

    Engine Moment of Inertia

    I need a bit of help for a project I am currently working on, and hopefully somebody can help. I am trying to determine the moment of inertia of an engine by performing some sort of bench test. Does anybody have a test method for this? I was thinking along the lines of removing the...
  4. reidh

    Failure Analysis

    Hopefully somebody with some experience of engine failures can help me. I am looking for a firm that specializes in failure analysis of engine components (cranks, con. rods, etc.) Has anybody had any experience with such an outfit? Thank you.
  5. reidh

    Alternator question

    A very quick question that hopefully somebody knows the answer to. Does the fan integral on an alternator pull air from the pulley side through the back of the alternator, or vice versa? Is this a standard on all alternators?
  6. reidh

    Air flow through a radiator

    Does anyone have a chart that gives the pressure drop vs. air flow for a typical automotive radiator application. I am actually looking for this information for a motorcycle, but I am just trying to get some ball park numbers. Thank you
  7. reidh

    Quasi Turbine

    Has anybody had any experience or know anything about the quasi-turbine (www.quasiturbine.com)? It seems like an interesting concept, and being a Rotary guy myself, this design adresses alot of the Wankel's shortcomings.

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