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    Quieting impact harshness/boom

    Thanks, Greg. I've been wondering if any would help, too. My tires are already on the cushy side -- actually I'd like +1" for better handling. If CLD & MLV won't help, I wonder how Honda made the TL quieter using the same platform and +2" wheels. Honda notes many things compared to the prior...
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    Quieting impact harshness/boom

    I have a 2005 Honda Accord sedan, 51k, and am attempting to quiet the car both for my ears and as a learning exercise. Mostly I want to soften the impact harshness/boom over bumps. (Tires are 65-series H Michelin MXV4 which are quiet for cruising). I gather that impact boom is more difficult...
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    VFD noise and motor frame material?

    Thanks, all, for the helpful replies! Many variables at play, I see, so it's hard to generalize. That is interesting that a small part can be the worst offender. Thanks also for the link. Yes, I'm watching the derating curves for higher carrier freqs... fortunately the VFD I'm looking at...
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    VFD noise and motor frame material?

    For a VFD-driven motor, does the material of the motor frame make much difference in the noise emitted from the VFD's carrier frequency? I know cast iron has higher damping than steel or aluminum, but I'm not sure how much this damping actually affects the acoustic noise in practice. If the...
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    Local buckling of thin-wall tubes in bending

    Thanks, all, for the very helpful replies! I checked the formulas against a range of square and rectangular tubes (up to 4" square... I'm an mech engr) and almost none fell into the Slender or Class 4 category. The only exceptions were a few thin walled 4130 tubes, both because the walls are...
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    Local buckling of thin-wall tubes in bending

    For thin-walled square and rectangular tubes, I'm trying to find a formula for the loss in bending strength due to local buckling in the compression 'flange' and side walls. I've heard of heuristics like keeping (width/t) < 50 to avoid dimpling of the walls; I'm looking for something more...
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    WF5 Mechanica: new features?

    Thanks again, brep, for the helpful reply. And I think I understand how the nonlinear problem would have very different demands on the tuned algorithms. So for single-pass adaptive, is there a way I can estimate errors in the solution? Thanks, David
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    WF5 Mechanica: new features?

    Thanks, brep, for the quick and informative reply! Yes, those are some very nice enhancements. I'm curious... what makes multi-pass adaptive difficult to do in a LDA? And/or, is there a way to estimate error/accuracy with single-pass adaptive in WF4 or WF5? Thanks again, David ps. Sounds...
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    WF5 Mechanica: new features?

    I'm trying to find out what new features WF5 has for Mechanica and Advanced Mechanica. Most importantly, can it do contact and large deformation in the same analysis (not possible in WF4)? Also, can it do multi-pass adaptive in a contact and/or large deformation analysis?
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    Radial vs. Backward Inclined Centrifugal Blowers: noise and dust

    Some questions on centrifugal blowers-- 1. For the same installation, CFM, and DP (ours will be ~5000cfm and ~10iwg), roughly how much noise difference (dB) is there between a Radial Blower and a Backward-Inclined Blower? I'm mostly concerned about the airstream noise (not housing). 2...
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    Pro/E WF v. SWx for college setting: anyone for Pro/E?

    I got many responses to a similar post in the SWx forum. But since that forum might be biased, it would be great to hear from some Pro/E WF users, too. We're evaluating which package to teach and use with undergraduate mechanical engineering students. I know WF2/3 is easier to use and...
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    College setting: how much faster to learn &amp; use is SW v. ProE?

    Thanks everyone for the great replies—very helpful! I tried posting in the Pro/E forum but no response... I’ll try again. For ease of use there doesn’t seem to be much controversy. For completeness, the academic Pro/E package is actually pretty good—includes ISDX, sheetmetal, machining...
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    College setting: how much faster to learn &amp; use is SW v. ProE?

    We are re-evaluating which package to teach and use with undergraduate mechanical engineering students. We currenly have ProE/M though we are not heavily vested in it. I know historically SW has been faster to learn and use, compared to ProE. But ProE has improved in recent years and I don't...
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    Most important topics for undergraduate Manufacturing Systems course?

    Thanks, everyone, for your great feedback! This will be very helpful as we prioritize topics and make a cohesive course. We especially like the real-world and/or semi-real-world problems as vehicles for teaching the methods. The apprenticeship consultant model makes a lot of sense, too...
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    Most important topics for undergraduate Manufacturing Systems course?

    We are in the process of revising our Manufacturing Systems course, for undergraduate mechanical and industrial engineers. The students will have already taken Manufacturing Processes (machining, forming, molding, etc). We are trying to prioritize topics for this course and particularly the...
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