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Component selection type for fluid-mechanical system

I am creating an enclosure and need to get a water supply through a plastic wall inside to the core device. I imagine this water line will be a flexible tube and will screw on or snap to an adapter on the outside of the enclosure. On the inside of…
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Aluminum tube deflection

We're designing a new start bar for the Harris Hill Ski Jump in Brattleboro, VT. It's the bar the jumper slides out to sit on as he/she awaits the okay to go. Will the tube specs below be sufficient to support the skier? The bar length is 8ft and is…
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Suitable pipe suggestion required

I've got a machine that sucks water. The inlet is half inch. I had been using braided pvc till now but it has started to breathe air which is causing problems with the machine. It also bends under stress or in hot weather. I'd like a half inch pipe…
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What could the material be for this tubing?

I had a supply of this tube that I love and don’t have a part number for. When I tried to reorder it (2x4mm), I assumed it was silicone, but all the silicone tubing I have is slightly different. I care about kink resistance and impermeability.…
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How does heat transfer through static fluid in a pipe?

Suppose you have a thin (~1/4 inch) pipe full of a fluid, with one end capped off. The fluid at the other end of the pipe is held at a temperature different from the ambient environment. How does heat travel down the length of static fluid? Will…
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Steel tubing size question for building a giant swing

a customer has asked me to build a giant swing that will be suspended between two trees in a forest near their home. The swing will need to be 12 feet wide and could end up supporting eight or nine people at one time. I want to build a metal…
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Aluminum Tubing Weight Bearing Capabilites

I was just inquiring about the weight bearing capability of round aluminum tubing for use as a bench,seat, or chair. Similar to the aluminum seats used in doctors' offices and in hospitals. I see that a aluminum and plastic shower bench is rated at…
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How to rescrew a pull up bar

Is there a way to fix a pull up bar when the tip screwed right off and won't screw on again? The thread hole hits the screw (detail) and just clunks there, spinning round and round without latching.
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Adhesive to connect metal with a coating to plastic that resists mineral oil

I have a peristaltic pump that was having some leaks because of connections between the tubing so I decided to replace it all with a single piece of tubing. Upon doing this though, I observed that the tubing on the outlet side of the pump was being…
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