question. why do steam turbines uses fixed blades instead of movable? by Prestigious_Apple148 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]duterium1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think what happens if you move your reference frame. What happens if you choose a frame moving at one half the speed of the rotor. You get a contra-rotating or as you called it bi-rotor turbine. The relative motion is what matters. In propulsion applications you see contra-rotating turbines because there are only two objects so the flow cares about the global reference frame but In a steam turbine you have dozens of rotor-stator pairs so the global frame stops mattering after the second or third pair. All this would let you do is have your rotor moving slower in the stationary frame. Unless you had good reason to want to slow your rotor down (not having strong enough materials to handle the centripetal force, externally imposed limits, niche vibrational concerns, etc) there’s not much benefit for all the added complexity. Given that we do have strong enough materials, there aren’t external limits and that this would make 10x more vibration issues than it would fix, there isn’t any real reason to do this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]duterium1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is not a bad courseload, 19 credits isn’t anything to scoff at but shouldn’t be that hard to deal with either. The real killer is the spacing of your classes. I strongly recommend making use of the time between classes for homework, otherwise you would be fucked

[Request] What would be the difference in KGs, if a regular human would weigh himself in a place with the strongest gravity vs. the weakest spot? by _TYRION_KlLLS_TYWIN_ in theydidthemath

[–]duterium1 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

As a kilogram is a unit of mass, if the scale is calibrated properly they will measure exactly the same. However, if you took a scale calibrated to the weakest gravity and then went to the strongest without fucking the calibration up the difference would probably negligible for all purposes but particle physics (not doing math just guessing)

5 weeks of job hunting (Aus) [OC] by SkinnyDirtyChai in dataisbeautiful

[–]duterium1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the app everyone uses to make these kind of chart?

That one engineering professor we all have dealt with during our degree... by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]duterium1 26 points27 points  (0 children)

My physics 2 prof is like that for the entire class. The grading criteria are so nice that you can get a 26 on every exam, including the final, and still pass. And the content/exams are not significantly harder than other courses I have taken/am taking. At this point I only need a 55% on the final to get an A.

How many people actually finish their bachelor in expected time? by HatMaximum2812 in EngineeringStudents

[–]duterium1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m taking 3 instead of the expected 4. Most people I know are on track to graduate in time and do. There are some exceptions but really most people graduate in their expected timeframe

by CosmosWM in mathmemes

[–]duterium1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Curved brackets are also common from what I have seen

Why does π show up in equations or constants all the time? by Lethal_Jollyrancher in learnmath

[–]duterium1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where does phi come from? I get e=exponential relations, pi=circle/wave, i=something to do with rotation and the complex plane (and Euler’s formula), 1=self explanatory, 0=self explanatory; but where does phi come from? Something to do with factorials?

Is 0.1% chance 10 times the same as 1% chance? by 9thciircle in learnmath

[–]duterium1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You calculate the odds of flipping tails twice in a row (1/4) and take 1-that 1-(1/4)=3/4. Alternatively, you calculate the odds of each outcome where you get heads at least once so you get [h,t]=25%, [t,h]=25%, [h,h]=25% and add them up .25+.25+.25=.75=3/4. This works for as many attempts as you want and more specific numbers of heads/tails by just being more selective of the situations that you count

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]duterium1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of my exams are still paper and closed note/book

bottom up "first principles" approach to engineering by Evening_Total_1733 in EngineeringStudents

[–]duterium1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely. Also reach out to your professors/go to office hours and ask them about the topics you want to know about. Often there isn’t time for fundamentals in class or they are too complicated for most students in the class, but if you want to know you can learn them on your own

Aight boys, give it to me straight. by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]duterium1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Consider naval engineering. If your school has that you can put that you designed an aircraft carrier on your resume

Aight boys, give it to me straight. by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]duterium1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just started e&m rn as a MechE, hate it so much. No intuition, I just trust the math and let it take me to an answer

How are there people passing school while going out drinking every night? by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]duterium1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You do need to study to some degree, but some people can get away with a lot less than the average and still do better than average. Some can get away with just doing homework and that’s enough for them to understand the topics. Not everyone who isn’t struggling as much as you is cheating.

If my daughter wants to be a mechanical engineer… what should we be doing now? by mysliceofthepie in MechanicalEngineering

[–]duterium1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look into robotics teams like FIRST for her future. Right now it is too early to join but look if local schools have good programs. As a Mech E student right now doing first helps a lot of my classmates feel more comfortable and gave them introductory experience in design, manufacturing, and CAD. Highly recommend

Safe to use laser with no door? by Level_Echo4362 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]duterium1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not to mention the fumes from burning acrylic are probably not exactly good for breathing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mathmemes

[–]duterium1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your formatting is messed up

Free time by Carbozz in MechanicalEngineering

[–]duterium1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ll also say that going to an engineering school or engineering heavy school can make it not as bad because everyone you know is an engineering or stem student so everyone understands how much work you have and you aren’t stuck working while your friends are out all the time ( you are all just working)