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Principles Of Engineering
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1. A force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion.
Gay-Lussac's Law
Torque
Kelvin
Assembly
2. Energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
Inclined Plane
Designer
Alternative Energy
Gravitational Energy
3. Arithmetic average
First Law of Thermodynamics
Electromagnetic Induction
Pie Chart
Mean
4. The contact of a relay that is open when the coil is de- energized
Normally Open
Constraint
Displacement
Free Body Diagram
5. To monitor and control a process so that the quality of the output/product improves.
Chain
Process Control
Electrolysis...
Heat
6. A type of pneumatic pressure control valve that controls the maximum pressure in a branch of a circuit.
Proportional Limit
Simple Machine
Pressure Regulator
Additive Process
7. A sliding piece moved by or moving against fluid pressure which usually consists of a short cylindrical body fitting within a cylindrical chamber or vessel along which it moves back and forth.
Free Body Diagram
Piston
Proportional Limit
Compression
8. A control circuit in which the system output has no effect on the control
Data
Opeen Loop System
Double-Acting Cylinder
Solenoid
9. An energy source that will never run out
Open - ended
Design Statement
Cylinder
Inexhaustible Energy
10. A gear positioned between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.
Pressure Releif Valve
Open - ended
Idler Gear
Pitch
11. Two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.
Electromagnetic Induction
Wheel and Axle
Data
Idler Gear
12. The ratio of useful energy output to the total energy input - or the percentage of the work input that is converted to work output.
Electromagnetic Induction
Efficiency
Product Development Lifecycle
Proportional Limit
13. A device that holds the compressed air in a pneumatic system.
Sensor
Heat
Receiver Tank
Boyle's Law
14. The collection and analysis of numerical data in large quantities
Conduction
Hydraulics
Variance
Statistics
15. A closed electrical circuit in which the current is divided into two or more paths and then returns via a common path to complete the circuit
Parallel Circuit
Sense
Input
Brainstorming
16. Creating - designing - and transmitting technical information so that people can understand it easily and use it safely - effectively - and efficiently.
Newton's First Law
Strain
Sample Space
Technical Communication
17. The total pressure exerted on a system - including atmospheric pressure.
Ohm's Law
Nondestructive Testing
Absolute Pressure
Gusset
18. A device used to create flow in a hydraulic system.
Resisitance
Mechanism
Reliability
Pump
19. The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the point of measurement.
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Cylinder
Atmospheric Pressure
Thermodynamic System
20. A set of all possible outcomes or events in an experiment that cannot be further broken down.
Kinetic Energy
Newton's Third Law
Constraint
Sample Space
21. The tank that holds the fluid in a hydraulic system.
Work
Photocell
Flowchart
Reservoir
22. The ability to get answers to questions through a conscious - organized process. The answers are usually - but not necessarily - quantitative
Transmission Lines
Problem Solving
Temperature
Heat
23. Frequency distibution graph
Histogram
R- value
Efficiency
Stress -Strain Curve
24. A law that states that the internal energy in a system remains constant and the change in thermal energy of a system is equal to the work done on the system.
First Law of Thermodynamics
Fuel Cell Stack
Data
Input
25. An air pump that compresses air into a receiver tank.
Compressor
Fossil Fuel
Deviation
Standard Deviation
26. The unit of electric resistance in the meter- kilogram- second system of units. Symbolized as O
Power Grid
Variance
Ohm
Team
27. The type of charge an atomic particle has
Toughness
Polarity
Solenoid
Additive Process
28. A sketch that shows an object's height - width - and depth in a single view.
Pictorial Sketch
Qualitative Data
Quality Assurance
Histogram
29. Systems that do not make use of any externally powered - moving parts - such as circulation pumps - to move heated water or air.
Passive Solar Energy Collection
Assembly
Digital Signal
Subtractive
30. A condition where there are no net external forces acting upon a particle or rigid body and the body remains at rest or continues at a constant velocity.
Opeen Loop System
Sample Space
Static Equilibrium
Ultimate Stress
31. An activity with observable results
Forming
Standard Deviation
Experiment
Fixed Support
32. The rotating member of an electrical machine
Toughness
Lubricator
Normally Closed
Rotor
33. Individual fuel cells that are combined in series.
Statistical Process Control
Fuel Cell Stack
Experiment
Modulus of Elasticity
34. Energy caused by the movement of electrons.
Problem Solving
Open - ended
Electrical Energy
Ampere
35. The potential difference measured in volts. The amount of work to be done to move a charge from one point to another along an electric circuit
Work
Voltage
Volume
Normally Open
36. An external force applied to an object.
Electrolysis...
Stress -Strain Curve
Mean Deviation
Effort Force
37. The result of an experiment
Outcome
Target Consumer
Acceleration
Efficiency
38. Change in length of an object in some direction per unit
Physical Properties
Compression Force
Strain
Absolute Pressure
39. Every body or particle continues at a state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line - unless it is compelled to change that state by forces acting upon it.
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40. A method of analysis of trusses which constructs free body diagrams of each joint and determines the forces acting in that joint by considering equilibrium of the joint pin.
Statistics
Method of Joints
Inclined Plane
Reed Switch
41. The sense of a vector is the direction of the vector relative to its path and indicated by the location of the arrow.
Gusset
Structure
Sense
ABET
42. The volume of a gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the pressure exerted on it.
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43. The condition of a string - wire - or rod that is stretched between two points
Pictorial Sketch
Qualitative Data
Design Process
Tension
44. A toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain.
Histogram
Flow Velocity
Sprocket
Solenoid
45. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Technical Communication
Synthetic
Conduction
Compression Force
46. Absolute temperature scale
Absolute Pressure
Conduction
Kelvin
Kinetic Energy
47. The fixed point around which a lever rotates.
Design Brief
Mechanism
Fulcrum
Active Solar Energy Collection
48. The fractional increase in a material's length due to stress in tension or thermal expansion
Reliability
Elongation
Tolerance
Data
49. Something made up of interdependent parts in a definite pattern of organization - such as trusses - frames - or machines.
Ceramic
Structure
Resultant Force
Chain
50. The measure of resistance to heat flow
Accuracy
Deformation
Switch
R- value
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