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Mechanical Systems 2

Subject : engineering
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1. A rotating wheel- like device with teeth around the rim.






2. A joint that allows connected shafts to spin freely while permitting a change in direction.






3. The work done on a machine as the input force acts through the input distance






4. The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other. The output gear.






5. The point of the lever that does not move.






6. A rotating gear that meshes with a bar that has gear teeth along its length. Changes rotating motion into linear motion.






7. A wheel with a grooved rim to guide a rope or chain that runs along the groove; used to transmit or change direction of force.






8. The force acting perpendicular to a certain surface area.






9. A twisting force.






10. Measurement for work






11. A pear- shaped disk with an off- center pivot point - used to change rotating motion into reciprocating motion.






12. A device used to regulate the flow of a liquid in a hydraulic system.






13. A gear between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.






14. Acts on a certain area.






15. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw.






16. Opposite in position - direction - order or effect.






17. The ratio of the force produced by a machine or system (the load) to the force applied to the machine or system.






18. The weight of an object that is is moved or lifted by a machine - or resistance to movement that a machine must overcome






19. A threaded shaft used to convert rotary movement to linear movement.






20. The ratio of the useful work or energy provided by a machine or system with the actual work or energy supplied to the machine or system.






21. The that has a handle because of a motoe or person turning it.






22. The distance in a strait line from the center of a circle to the circle circumference






23. A machine consisting of a bar that is free to rotate around a fixed point - changing the amount of force that must be exerted to move an object.






24. The results of the operation of any system.






25. A machine consisting of two turning objects attached to each other at thier centers. One object to turn






26. A push or pull on an object.






27. A secondary or subordinate system that is part if a larger system.






28. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes reciprocating motion into rotary motion.






29. A small cogwheel that engages or is engaged by a larger cogwheel.






30. A pulley supported by attachment to something that does not move - such as a ceiling - wall - or tree.






31. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others.






32. A common workplace disorder causing numbness and pain in the thumb and first three finger.






33. A system having a boundary that separates it from it surroundings.






34. The science of designing gone or work environments that best suit the human body in it various dimensions.






35. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance.






36. Circular movement.






37. A swing back and forth at a regular rate.






38. A machine consisting of a small cylinder - a crank or handle - on a cable. Winch can be used to lift or pull things






39. A back and forth movement.






40. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread.






41. Stored energy






42. A combination of fixed and movable pulleys - may be used to list very heavy or awkward loads.






43. A law stating that when pressuer is exerted on on part of a fluid - the same pressure is transmitted unchanged to all parts of the fluid - no matter what the shape of the container holding fluid. EX: water balloon.


44. The work done by a machine as the output force acts through the output distance






45. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member.






46. The realtioship between the speed of rotation of a smaller gear and a larger gear = number of driven gear teeth / Number of following gear teeth.






47. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts.






48. The ability to do work.






49. A lever in which the load is between the fulcrum and the effort.






50. A system in which a gas - such as air - transmits a force exerted on gas in an enclosed space.