Engineering calculations

Technical calculators for design and engineering

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Control engineeringAnalyse and design plant models, step responses, time-domain metrics and standard controllers with transparent calculations.Building physicsCalculate thermal protection, heat emitters, pressurization, and outdoor air for building design.EnergyAssess PV yield, storage, EVs and heat pumps with transparent annual balances.Vehicle costsCompare tire strategies, energy use, and recurring costs for your driving profile.Statics & strengthSection properties, bending stress and beam deflection for static or slowly varying loads.Engineering mechanicsCalculate forces, stresses, deformations, motion, vibrations and hydrostatics with transparent models.FundamentalsPhysical principles, units, and basic equations for preliminary engineering work.FitsLimit sizes, tolerance zones, clearances, and interference according to ISO 286.BoltsThread geometry, clearance holes, preload, torque, stress, and proof load.ShaftsShaft pre-design, parallel keys, cylindrical interference fits, plus clutch/coupling engagement torque and brake sizing.GearsRatio, speed, and torque for simple gear pairs, plus full geometry and ISO 6336 load rating for cylindrical gears.Belt & chain drivesBelt length, wrap angle, pulley speed and tension ratio, plus chain length, center distance, sprocket pitch diameter and chain speed for power-transmission drives.BearingsDynamic and static rolling-bearing life assessment, plus plain (journal) bearing load, clearance, Sommerfeld number and film thickness.SpringsCompression, extension, and Belleville spring calculations.E-MobilityCharging time, wallbox current, charging losses, cost, and tariff comparison for electric vehicles.HydraulicsPre-size cylinders, lines, and hydraulic accumulators with transparent physical models.DC & fundamentalsOhm's law, power, energy, resistor networks, voltage dividers, conductor resistance, sources with internal resistance and electrostatic forces.AC & three-phaseImpedance, power factor, reactive-power compensation, wye and delta connections, short-circuit power, cable sizing and earthing resistance.Machines & transformersDC motors, induction motors (slip, Kloss equation) and transformers: ratio, short circuit, part-load efficiency and voltage regulation.Electronics & componentsRC and RL transients, capacitor and inductor networks, capacitance and inductance from geometry, semiconductor junction temperature, diode losses and rectifier ripple.MeasurementWheatstone bridge, accuracy class, range extension and internal-resistance determination. Strain-gauge technology has its own cluster.Strain gaugesGauge factor, Wheatstone quarter, half and full bridges, calibration, lead-wire and temperature effects, force, bending, torque and pressure transducers, and rosette evaluation after Keil.MechanicsTorque, power, stress, strain and springs for first-pass design and lifting gear.Fluids & heatPre-size flow, pipe regimes, Bernoulli pressure, heat and conduction.PneumaticsPre-size cylinder forces, air consumption, flow, and pressure losses.ManufacturingCalculators for work preparation and the shop floor: sheet-metal development, blanks, semi-finished product weights and material data.JointsNominal stresses and pre-design sizing for bonded, welded, soldered/brazed, riveted and pinned joints.