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Table of Contents

Automobile: Engines,
Differential, Gears, Shocks

Ballistics & Rockets
Bearings
Bolts & Fasterners
Burners & Furances
Compressors
Drills & Bits

Flame Spread | Four-Bar
Gas Ignition/Mixtures
Gas Radiation
Generators | Hydraulics

Heating &
Air Conditioning

Machining
Micromachining
Mechanical Strains
Metalworking

Motors:
Single & Three Phase

Natural Gas | Nozzels

Pulleys & Conveyor
Pumps, Guages & Valves
Reynolds Number

Saw Equipment
Seals & Packing | Shaft
Snap-Fit Design Tools

Spring/Spring Design
Steam

Temperature
Control Devices

Thermodynamics
Thermoelectric Devices
Tooling | Torque
Transmission
Trebuchet

Vibration
Wind Turbines

Automobile: Engines, Differential, Gears, Shocks, etc.

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT (SOME EXAMPLES)

UNITS OF MEASURE CALCULATORS - AUTO/TRUCK ETC. - DieselNet, Ecopoint Inc. Calculators Include: Units of Measure (Length, Area, Volume, Mass, Density, Force, Torque, Pressure, Energy, Power, Velocity, Flow Rate, Temperature, Fuel Consumption). For more information see Calculators or Dieselnet

TORQUE TENSION CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - Norbar USA Incorporated, Soquel, CA; Norbar Torque Tools Ltd., Oxfordshire, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...The calculated values are the maximum recommended values, based on 90% of yield..." For more information see the Norbar USA Incorporated or Norbar Torque Tools Ltd.

TORQUE CALCULATORS STANDARD (JAVA APPLETS) - Cahners Business Information For more information see Toolbox or Assembly Magazine Online

Examples of calculators include

Standard Bolt Series Calculator

Nonferrous Fasterner Calculator

HOW AN AUTOMOBILE WORKS

AUTOMOTIVE LEARNING ON-LINE (JAVA APPLETS) - Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), Phoenix, Arizona VERY EXTENSIVE. "This program contains over one hundred illustrations of the automobile with animations and thousands of descriptive links... plus over '12' interactive applets..." For more information see Inner Learning On-line or Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC)

ENGINE: DIESEL ENGINE

DIESEL ENGINE AND THE DIESEL CYCLE (JAVA APPLETS) - Xing Min (Sherman) Wang, Enterprise Information Systems, Lockheed Martin For more information see ThermoPhysics; ; Physics in Action; Applets or Xing Min (Sherman) Wang's Home Page

Some examples of other Engines include

The Carnot Cycle and the Carnot Engine

Ontto Engine and Otto Cycle

ENGINE: INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

FOUR-STROKE CYCLE (JAVA APPLET) - Author: R. Moros, Institut für Technische Chemie, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany) "The site FOUR-STROKE CYCLE shall illustrate the four-stroke cycle of an engine. The phases of this cycle are displayed in the left window as animation for a simplified engine. The right window shows the corresponding P-V diagram." For more information see More about the Four-Stroke Cycle or Institut für Technische Chemie

Also availble in Deutsch/German

Viertakt Ottomotor

FOUR STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (JAVA APPLET) - D. Yaron, D. Lange, J, Chalecki & S. C. Ulrich, Jr., Department of Chemistry, Carneigie Mellon University "The thermodynamic cycle being simulated is the Otto cycle, which involves an isentropic compression, an explosion at constant volume, a isentropic expansion, and the release of the exhaust at constant volume to return to the original pressure." For more information see Applets; The Irydium Project or Carnegie Mellon Chemistry

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FLUID MECHANICS ONLINE - B. Wilson & G. Hutcherson, Engines & Energy Conversion Laboratory (EELC), Department of Mechanical Engingeering, College of Engingeering, Colorado State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Course with Applets (Text & Images). For more information see Engine Web Pages; Department of Mechanical Engingeering or the College of Engingeering

Some examples of from over "12" Applets include

Intake Poppet Applet

Valve Timing Applet

Power required to accelerate to 60 mph

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HEAT TRANSFER ONLINE - B. Wilson & G. Hutcherson, Engines & Energy Conversion Laboratory (EELC), Department of Mechanical Engingeering, College of Engingeering, Colorado State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Course with Applets (Text & Images). For more information see Engine Web Pages; Department of Mechanical Engingeering or the College of Engingeering

Some examples of Applets include

Conduction Applet

Radiation Applet

One-Dimensional Steady Conduction Applet

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE THERMODYNAMIC OUTLINE - B. Wilson & G. Hutcherson, Engines & Energy Conversion Laboratory (EELC), Department of Mechanical Engingeering, College of Engingeering, Colorado State University Multimedia Course with Applets (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Engine Web Pages; Department of Mechanical Engingeering or the College of Engingeering

Some examples from over "20" Applets/Calculators include

Piston Cylinder Volume Applet

Combustion Products Applet

Carbon Dioxide Dissociation Applet

Four Stroke Fuel Air Otto Cycle

Heat Release Fraction Applet

ENGINE: STIRLING ENGINES

SIMPLE PERFORMANCE PREDICTION METHOD FOR STIRLING ENGINE (CALCULATOR) - K. Hirata, Ship Research Institute, Ministry of Transport, Japan VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Welcome to Stirling Engine Home Page Academic Edition; Stirling Engine Home Page

STIRLING ENGINE ANIMATION (JAVA APPLET) - Institut für Technische Chemie, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany) "The site Stirling Engine Animation shall illustrate the functioning of an Stirling engine." For more information see American Stirling Company or Institut für Technische Chemie

AXEL

AXEL RATIO CALCULATOR - OPHIR Gopher Jeep Club, Oriville, CA For more information see OPHIR Gopher Jeep Club

Examples of other calculators include

Crawl Speed Calculator

RPM @ MPH Calculator

CAM'S & PISTONS

CAM FOLLOWER (JAVA APPLET) - S. Nasim "This Applet demonstrates the Real time simulation of Cam Follower mechanism." For more information see SN Home Page

CRANK PISTON (JAVA APPLET) - S. Nasim "This Applet demonstrates the Real time simulation of piston crank mechanism. " For more information see SN Home Page

PISTON APPLET - Mathematical Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) "...allows you to vary the volume of gas inside a piston and watch the corresponding change in temperature." For more information see Applet Library; Project Links: Mathematics and its Applications in Engineering and Science; Mathematical Sciences or Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

DRAG RACING PERFORMANCE

DRAG PERFORMANCE CALCULATOR - Richmond Gear, A Division of Regal Beloit, Inc. For more information see Calculators or Richmond Gear

ENGINE SPECIFICATION CALCULATOR - Appletree Automotive, Mears, MI VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Appletree Automotive

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

ENERGY TRACK FOR ELECTRIC CARS: HIGHWAY COSTS WITH ENERGY TRACK - Planetary Engineering Group Earth (PEGE) "This calculation shows how much the energy track system for highways can be based on the possible income for selling elelctric power to moving cars." For more information see PEGE Home Page

ADVANCED VEHICLE SIMULATOR - Vehicle Systems Analysis Team (VSAT), National Renewable Energy Laboratory For more information see Vehicle Systems Analysis

EMISSIONS

SMOKE DENSITY CALCULATOR - DieselNet, Ecopoint Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. "This calculator computes diesel soot density from smoke opacity." For more information see Calculators or Dieselnet

SULFATE PARTICULATES CALCULATOR - DieselNet, Ecopoint Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. "An estimate of sulfate particulate emissions for a given sulfur content in the fuel and (catalytic) conversion of sulfur dioxide." For more information see Calculators or Dieselnet

HORSEPOWER, COMPRESSION, DISPLACEMENT, GEARS, ETC.

CALCULATEUR: LE COûT DE VOTREE VOITURE/CAR MAINTENANCE COSTS (Français & English) - G. Jaboulay, Switzerland For more information see Gael Jaboulay's Home Page

DYNO CALCULATOR - Author: C.W. Weiss; The Corral "Enter your vehicle weight (with driver), best trap speed and elapsed time. This will generate the horsepower needed to move a vehicle of that weight to that speed in the 1/4 mile." For more information see Technical or The Corral: THE Late Model Mustangs Web Site

Examples of other Calculators include

RPM-Speed-Gear Ratio Calculator

Compression Calculator

ENGINE CALCULATOR - V-Mar Racing "...lets you figure out your Displacement, and/or Compression ratio. If you would like to know what CC's or what Deck Height will get you a particular Compression Ratio, it will solve that for you as well." For more information see V-Mar Racing

Other Calculators include

Gear Ratio Calculaor VERY EXTENSIVE

ENGINE DISPLACEMENT CALCULATOR - Designed by: Stegath Coachcraft & Hosted by Idaho Corvette For more information see Technical Information or Idaho Corvette

Other Calculators include

Rear End Ratio - Speed - RPM - Tire Size Calculaor

HORSEPOWER CALCULATOR FROM QUATER MILE PERFORMANCE - Mike "Doc" Cobine For more information see Procrastination Racing Home Page

Other Calculators include

MPH Calculator from RPM and Gearing

Engine Size and Compression Calculator

HORSEPOWER CORRECTION CALCULATOR: HC2 (JAVA APPLET) - RAB Computer Services "HC2 is a Java applet that can calculate the corrected horsepower for any altitude or operating temperature. It handles both US and Metric units..." For more information see RAB Computer Services

INTERACTIVE ENGINE CALCULATORS - S. Weiss, World Wide Enterprises VERY EXTENSIVE.

Some examples from over "10" Calculators include

Calculate Engine Size in Cubic Inches and CC's

Convert Airflow to a Different Depression

Estimate the Horsepower gain from adding Blower Pressure

Calculate Rear End Gear Ratio needed

RELATIVE HORSEPOWER CALCULATOR - R. Shelquist, Longmont, Colorado "...The Relative Horsepower Calculator determines the relative torque and horsepower available at any temperature, barometric pressure, dew point, and altitude. ..." For more information see Richard Shelquist Home Page

Other calculators include

Dyno Correction Factor Calculator

SIMPLE HORSEPOWER CALCULATOR - Maintained by T. Day, Club DSM For more information see Club DSM

SHOCKS

SHOCKS - RACING & STREET ROD SHOCK CALCULATORS - PRO-formance Shocks, Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see PRO-formance Shocks, Inc.

Some examples of Shock Calculators include

Torsion to Coil Spring Rate Calculator

Spring Rate Calculator for Independent Suspension

Spring Rate & Coil Over Mounting Angle

TURBOCHARING

TURBOCHARGING CALCULATORS (JAVA APPLETS) - Ray Hall Turbocharging, Cairns, Queensland, Australia "Turbocharger specialists in the Automotive, Industrial, Agricultural & Marine Turbochargers."

Caclulators include

Compression Ratio Calculator

Turbo Power Calculator

Turbo Compression Calculator

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Ballistics & Rockets

MODEL ROCKET ALTITUDE PREDICTOR SINGLE STAGE - M. Sullivan "This page drives a rocket simulation program which will project the peak altitude and other flight profile information about a model rocket." For more information see Mark Sullivan's Home Page

Also see

User Motor Version

Multi-Stage Model Rocket Altitude Predictor

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Bearings

ANGULAR CONTACT BEARING DEFLECTION - Central Engineering, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University "This calculates the deflection on an angular contact ball bearing, given the applied force in KgF, the size and number of the ball bearings..." For more information see Online Tools or Central Engineering

BEARING CALCULATOR - Beemer Precision, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Includes: Bearing ID; OD; Housing Bore; Press Fit; Close In; ID After Install; Shart Diameter; Clearance; OAL Length and much more. For more information see Beemer Precision, Inc.

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Bolts & Fasterners

FASTENER CALCULATORS - Fastenal Company VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Fastenal Company

Some examples include

Recommended Drill Usage Calculator

Standard Fastener Load Calculator

TORQUE CALCULATORS STANDARD (JAVA APPLETS) - Cahners Business Information For more information see Toolbox or Assembly Magazine Online

Examples of calculators include

Standard Bolt Series Calculator

Nonferrous Fasterner Calculator

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Burners & Furances

SCALING 400: BURNER & FURANCE SCALING MODEL (JAVA APPLET) - T.A. Hsieh, Laboratory for Turbulence and Combustion, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan VERY EXTENSIVE. "NOx Emissions Performance Scaling for Industrial Combustion Systems" For more information see T. Adrian Hsieh's Home Page; Research or the Laboratory for Turbulence and Combustion

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Compressors

ROTARY VANE AIR COMPRESSORS - INTERACTIVE ANIMATIONS (SHOCKWAVE) VERY EXTENSIVE. Includes: Construction; Anatomy; Operation & Schematic Diagrams. For more information see Site Map or Pneumofore

Examples of other interactive/calculators include

Rotary Vane Air Compressors (HTML Format)

Pneumofore Unit Converter (Java Applet)

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Drills & Bits

RECOMMENDED DRILL USAGE CALCULATOR - Fastenal Company VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Material selections include: Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Hi-Temp Alloys, Iron, Plastic, Stainless Steel, Steel, & Titanium. Drill Size Units include: Metric, Wire Size, Letter Size & Fractional Size. For more information see Online Calculators; Resources or the Fastenal Company

SPEED AND FEED CALCULATORS - ToolTech, Inc. Calculators include: Surface Feet per Minute (SFM); Revolutions per Minute (RPM); Inches per Revolution (IPR) & Inches per Minute (IPM). For more information see ToolTech, Inc.

TAP DRILL CALCULATOR FOR INCH SIZES: CUT THREAD ONLY - Newman Tools Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada "Tap drill size size formula's are theoretical based on the thread type and desired percentage of thread..." For more information see Newman Tools Inc.

TAP DRILL CALCULATOR - Metro Tool & Equipment Company VERY EXTENSIVE. Includes: Tap Type (Cut Tap, Form Tap & Pipe Tap); Units (Standard, Metric & Screw). For more information see Metro Tool & Equipment Company

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Flame Spread

EST FORMULA FOR FLAME SPREAD (JAVA APPLET) - J. West, Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Jeff West's Home Page; Thermonet or the Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Four-Bar

A FOUR-BAR LINKAGE APPLET - A.R. Jackson & P. Toth, School of Computer Science, McGill University, Canada "Note that the applet below allows you to start off with a simple, non-convex four-bar linkage and turn it into a convex four-bar linkage by flexing the linkage..." For more information see The Simple, Non-Convex Four-Bar Linkage or the School of Computer Science

FOUR-BAR LINKAGE ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS - H.H. Cheng, Integration Engineering Laboratory (IEL), U.C. Davis, Davis, CA VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see CAD/CAM on the Internet and Distance Learning or the Integration Engineering Laboratory (IEL)

Some examples from overf "20" Calculators include

Interactive Four-Bar Linkage Analysis

Multiloop Linkage Analysis

Interactive Four-Bar Linkage Angular Velocity Analysis

Interactive Four-Bar Linkage Position Synthesis

FOURBAR LINKAGE ANALYZER - S. Peterson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University For more information see ME270 Advanced Mechanisms and Design; Department of Mechanical Engineering or the School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University

FOURBAR LINKAGE APPLET - S. Peterson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University "This applet is designed to illustrate the kinematic geometry of a fourbar linkage. While performing an analysis of the linkage, it can display the initial position, the limit positions, instant centers and displacement poles. " For more information see ME270 Advanced Mechanisms and Design; Department of Mechanical Engineering or the School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University

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Gas Ignition/Mixtures

COMBUSTION DYNAMICS (JAVA APPLETS) - S. Bhattacharjee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University "...Combustion is an exothermic violent reaction between fuels and oxidizers..." For more information see Utilities for Engineers or Thermonet

GAS DYNAMICS (JAVA APPLET) - S. Bhattacharjee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University "...The gas dynamics daemon not only provides standard isentropic smart table but also normal shock table, oblique shock table and expansion wave table all in one...." For more information see Utilities for Engineers or Thermonet

GAS MIXTURES TOOLS - D.S. Dandy, Chemical & Bioresource Engineering, Colorado State University VERY EXTENSIVE. "...compute a number of thermodynamic, thermophysical, and chemical kinetic properties associated with gas mixtures..." For more information see Chemical & Bioresource Engineering

Examples inlcude

Transport Property Evaluation

Chemical Equilibrium Calculation

GRI-MECH CALCULATOR (JAVA SCIRPT) - B. Serauskas, M. Frenklach, T. Bowman, G. Smith & B. Gardiner, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley and sponsored by the Gas Research Institute VERY EXTENSIVE. "Natural gas ignition and similar calculations" "In general, the Natural Gas and Air menus can be thought of as two input streams; for example, you may enter the principal composition of the mixture as one of the streams and use the other to introduce additives. " For more information see GRI MECH or Department of Mechanical Engineering

NATURAL GAS COMPRESSIBILITY - The Gas Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine VERY EXTENISVE. "...an evaluation of natural gas compressibility factors and density (using AGA-8)..." For more information see The Gas Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

THERMO CHEMICAL CALCULATOR (TCC) - D.G. Goodwin, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology "TCC is a WWW tool to carry out thermochemical calculations for ideal gas mixtures. It makes use of Chemkin, and includes a database of properties for many species of interest for combustion, atmospheric chemistry, or chemical vapor deposition problems." Note: Please follow instructions correctly. For more information see David G. Goodwin's Home Page

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Gas Radiation

INFRA-RED GAS RADIATION CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - S. Bhattacharjee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University "This Daemon will find infra-red emission and band intensities for combustion species such as CO2, CO, H2O etc. using the wide-band correlations (Siegel and Howell)." For more information see Utilities for Engineers or Thermonet

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Generators

POWER CALCULATOR - TYPICAL CURRENT CONSUMPTION CALCULATOR - Eagle Machinery Ltd., West Bromwich, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...gives an approx. guide to the power requirements of a wide range of electrical goods..." Some examples of current consumption calculators include: Aligator Saw; Cement Mixer; Belt Sander; Lathe; Router; Angle Grinder; Belt Sander; Circular Saw, Air Conditioning; Deep Freeze; Refrigerator and much more. For more information see Eagle Machinery Ltd.

POWER QUANTITIES CALCULATORS - Macfarlane Generators, Australia VERY EXTENSIVE. Calculators include: Calculating Ampere (I), given kVA; Converting kVA to kW; Converting kW to kVA; Converting kW to HP & What size Gen-set is needed to start a 3 phase electric motor Direct on Line (DOL) start Calculator. For more information see Macfarlane Generators

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Hydraulics

HYDRAULICS CALCULATORS - Baum Hydraulics Company VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Baum Hydraulics Company

Some examples from over "10" Calculators include

Push/Pull for a Hydraulic Cylinder

Estimate Gear Pump Size

Horsepower for a Hydraulic Motor

Sprocket Speed Ratio - Diameter of Driven Sprocket

HYDRAULIC MOTOR RPM CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - Progressive Hydraulics, Inc. "This calculator allows you to compute either the Horsepower, Torque (in foot-lbs.) or RPM of a hydraulic motor from the other two parameters." For more information see Calculators or the Progressive Hydraulics, Inc.

HYDRAULIC PUMP CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - Progressive Hydraulics, Inc. "This calculator allows you to compute either the Horsepower, Gallons per Minute (GPM) or Pounds per Square Inch of..." For more information see Calculators or the Progressive Hydraulics, Inc.

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Heating & Air Conditioning

AIR DUCT CALCULATOR - M. J. Rocchetti, Architectural & Engineering Services, University of Connecticut VERY EXTENSIVE. "...allows users to size ductwork and calculate duct pressure losses. " For more information see Engineering Toolkit or the Architectural & Engineering Services Home Page

AIR DUCT CALCULATOR - METRIC - M. J. Rocchetti, Architectural & Engineering Services, University of Connecticut VERY EXTENSIVE. "...allows users to size ductwork and calculate duct pressure losses. " For more information see Engineering Toolkit or the Architectural & Engineering Services Home Page

BTU CALCULATOR - HearthNet "This calculator is designed to give an estimate of the heating needs of a room, combination of rooms, or an entire home. Simply enter the length and width of the area to be heated and select the climate and insulation factors from the pop-up boxes." For more information see Information on Hearth Fuels or HearthNet

FLOW RATE/DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE CALCULATOR FOR VARIOUS DUCT CONFIGURATIONS - TRIATEK VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see TRIATEK Interactive Engineering Tools or TRIATEK

Examples from the '8' calculators include

Determining the differential pressure (you must supply the flow rate)

Circular Duct Differential Pressure Calculator

Rectangle Duct Differential Pressure Calculator

Determining the flow rate (you must supply the differential pressure)

Square Duct Flow Rate Calculator

PSYCHROMETRIC CALCULATOR - M. J. Rocchetti, Architectural & Engineering Services, University of Connecticut VERY EXTENSIVE. "This calculator is used to compute the thermodynamic properties of moist air. These properties are used by mechanical engineers to design Heating Ventilating & Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and processes." For more information see Engineering Toolkit or the Architectural & Engineering Services Home Page

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Machining

CAPACITY CALCULATOR - engineers-guide.com, U.K. For more information see Engineering Tools; Contents or Engineers-Guide.com

CUTTING FLUID EVALUATION SOFTWARE TESTBED (CFEST) SIMULATION - J.W. Sutherland, Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...CFEST is capable of evaluating cutting fluid performance in turning, cylinder boring, and tapping. It also evaluates cutting fluid procurement, maintanence, ..." For more information see Cutting Fluid Evaluation Software Testbed; Software; Maufacturing Education Page; John W. Sutherland Web Experience; Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics or Michigan Technological University

DRILLING PROCESS SIMULATION (DRSIM) - R.E. Devor, Director, Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute (MTAMRI), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "DRSIM simulates the cutting forces (torque and thrust) in the drilling process..." For more information see DRSIM Introduction Page; MTAMRI Software Textbeds or the Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute (MTAMRI)

END-MILLING PROCESS SIMULATION (EMSIM) - R.E. Devor, Director, Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute (MTAMRI), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "The EMSIM testbed simulates the End-milling process for various cuts and cutters...." For more information see EMSIM Home Page; MTAMRI Software Textbeds or the Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute (MTAMRI)

END MILLING SIMULATION - Kyungnam Kim, Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Research or the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory

FACE MILLING SIMULATION - Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Laboratories, Purdue University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...The dynamic face milling simulation incorporates fully mechanistic cutting models, fully three-dimensional structural dynamic models, and a regenerative feedback..." For more information see Research or Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Laboratories

FACED-MILLED SURFACE SIMULATION - Chu-Hsiang Chiou, Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Research or the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory

FM SIMULATION (FMSIM) - R.E. Devor, Director, Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute (MTAMRI), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see MTAMRI Software Textbeds or the Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute (MTAMRI)

GRINDING PROCESSES SIMULATION - Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Laboratories, Purdue University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...The software provides a systematic means of optimizing grinding processes..." For more information see Research or Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Laboratories

HELICAL DRILL POINT DESIGN AND ANALYSIS - SIMULATION - Heng-Chwan Chyan, Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Research or the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory

HELICAL FLUTE GEOMETRY GENERATION - SIMULATION - Heng-Chwan Chyan, Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Research or the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory

MACHINING CALCULATIONS - The Machinist-Exchange On-Line Includes: Surface Feet Per Minute; Cutter Chip Load; Inch to Millimeter Converter; and Fraction to Decimal Converter. For more information see The Machinist-Exchange On-Line

MILLING PROCESS PERFORMANCE - J.W. Sutherland, Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan For more information see Milling; Maufacturing Education Page; John W. Sutherland Web Experience; Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics or Michigan Technological University

Examples of Calculators include

Face milling Process Parameters

End Milling Chip Advisor

SPEED & FEED CALCULATOR - engineers-guide.com, U.K. For more information see Engineering Tools; Contents or Engineers-Guide.com

SPINDLE-BEARING ANALYSIS SIMULATION - Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Laboratories, Purdue University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...provides a comprehensive dynamic and thermal analysis of spindle-bearing systems with angular contact bearings. he model considers bearing configuration, bearing material's..." For more information see Research or Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Laboratories

TAPPING PROCESS SIMULATION (TAPSIM) - J.W. Sutherland, Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "TAPSIM is a software testbed for the simulation of the torques and axial forces needed for a internal thread tapping process..." For more information see Cutting Fluid Evaluation Software Testbed; Software; Maufacturing Education Page; John W. Sutherland Web Experience; Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics or Michigan Technological University

TURNING & BORING SIMULATION - Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Laboratories, Purdue University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...For both turing & boring, the program uses dynamic simulation which incorporates fully mechanistic cutting models..." For more information see Research or Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Laboratories

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Micromachining

TIME-BANDWIDTH CALCULATOR - Clark-MXR, Inc. "...will help you determine the Fourier Transform Bandwidth for your laser." For more information see The Learning Center; Laser Micromachining or Clark-MXR, Inc.

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Mechanical Strains

INTERACTIVE GUIDE TO STRAIN GAGE TECHNOLOGY: CALCULATORS - Measurements Group, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...The electrical resistance strain gage is a strain-sensitive component bonded to the surface of a test part to measure strain...." For more information see Main Menu; Interactive Guide to Strain Measurement Technology or the Measurements Group

Some examples from over "30" Calculators include

Wheatstone Bridge Output: Equal strains of opposite sign from bending loads

Gage Excitation: Optimizing Strain Gage Excitation Levels

Strain Gage Rosettes: Rosette Data Reduction

Transducer Outputs: Bending Beam - Half Bridge

Transverse Sensitivity Errors: Three-Element Delta (60 deg) Rosettes

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Metalworking

METALWORKING CALCULATORS - A.W. Chesterton Company For more information see A.W. Chesterton Company

Some examples include

Calculate Cut Ring Packing Length

Fluids: How Much Does Your Metalworking Fluid Cost per Year

Stuffing Box Pressure calculators

METALWORKING DOSARGE CONVERSION CALCULATOR - Arch Chemicals, Inc. For more information see Metal Fluids or Arch Chemicals, Inc.

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Motors: Single Phase & Three Phase

NEMA MOTOR DATA CALCULATOR - Square D "Welcome to the Square D Motor Data Calculator! It's the easiest way to get Wire and Conduit information for any motor: single phase or three phase." For more information see Engineering Software or Square D

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