I haven't done this in years so I am hoping someone will refresh my memory. I need to find the maximum weight that can be handled safely on structural tubing (ANSI A500) class B - 2 x 2 x 16 ga wall. The weight will be uniformly distributed along a 48" span. The supports will be fixed at either...
Trying to figure out the minimum HP required to accelerate a fan (blower) wheel. Nema publishes the Load Wk^2 values for motors at different RPM/HP. I have modelled the fan wheels in cad and have the inertial properties ie. mass moment of inertia in the axis of rotation (Iz). Is this the...
