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    P&ID Symbol - Indentification help

    Hi all, I was going through a P&ID today and I saw an unfamiliar symbol, I think it might be an hydraulic actuator, but I'm not to sure. It's a circle with a curly tail. I had a look through the ISO standards but nothing came up. Can someone please provide an answer. I've attached a picture...
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    Hydraulic Submersible Pump

    Hi All, Can some please give me some advice on a hydraulic submersible pump. My knowledge of pumps is quite limited. I'm going to be using the pump as part of a jet washing system that will be used to clean the dirt from the walls of a large concrete reservoir. A nozzle will be attached to the...
  3. Muon1

    Solidworks Force Deformation

    Hello Everyone, Does anyone know how SolidWorks simulation solves for deformation after a force has been applied. I've been trying to find some info but there seems to be nothing. yours Mu.
  4. Muon1

    Crane - Telescopic boom calculation

    Hi All, I've been asked to calculate the bending moments of a 4 stage telescopic boom. I've looked at the BS ISO standards for crane design but there's nothing about a telescopic crane. The crane has to pickup 500kg's using a grab at the max extension of 4m (horizontal). Can someone please...
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    NX Laminate

    Hi all, I've just started using NX 8.5 to do some analysis work on composite parts, and I'm having a bit of difficulty understanding how to use the "laminate" tools. Here's what I've been doing. 1. Model a part - Solid 2. Then go to the "Advanced Simulation" tab 3. New FEM and Simulation -...
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    How many panels would I need?

    Hi all, Could some please help me with a calculation. I'm trying to work out how many panels I would need. I'm coming up with millions of panels. I really think I'm going wrong somewhere. Here's the info Solar Isolation: 0.5kwh/m^2/day Total energy required per hour: 136 Mega Watts Panel...
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    Ansys Workbench Error (v14.5)

    Hi all, I seem to have a problem and I have no idea how to fix it. When I boot-up Workbench a error box pops up saying something about ansysWBU.exe has encountered a problem, and it also mentions that a file has been written to a folder. Not too sure whats going on. Last time I used it, I...
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    Motion Analysis

    Hi, I'm currently using motion analysis to workout the required torque to rotate a part, but I've run into a problem. The motion analysis settings for the units of torque are N.m, how do I change this to mN.m? Is there also a way to get the torque values without using a graph, just the...

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