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Principles Of Engineering
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1. Energy caused by the movement of electrons.
Analog to Digital
Reed Switch
Electrical Energy
Turbine
2. A switching device that uses the magnetic field generated by an electrical current for actuation.
Solenoid
Pictorial Sketch
Reliability
Design Statement
3. 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.
Piston
Mean Deviation
Kelvin
Composite
4. A set of all possible outcomes or events in an experiment that cannot be further broken down.
Acceleration
Flange
Sample Space
Elongation
5. The turning effect of a force about a point equal to the magnitude of the force times the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of action from the force.
Deviation
Moment
Variance
Outcome
6. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Axial Stress
Moment
Synthetic
Double-Acting Cylinder
7. The total length of path over which the particle travels.
Elastic Limit
Normally Open
Problem Solving
Distance
8. The value that occurs most frequently
Mode
Additive Process
Forming
Series Circuit
9. The connection points of members of a truss
Thermodynamic System
Cable
Statistics
Joint
10. SPC is a method of monitoring - controlling - and ideally improving a process through statistical analysis. Its four basic steps include measuring the process - eliminating variances in the process to make it consistent - monitoring the process - and
Standar Deviation
Ohm's Law
Statically Indeterminate
Statistical Process Control
11. A control system that considers the output of a system and makes adjustments based on that output.
Liability
Pressure Releif Valve
Closed Loop System
Variance
12. A gear positioned between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.
Idler Gear
Feedback
Statistics
Actual Mechanical Advantage
13. A structure or body which is over- constrained such that there are more unknown supports than there are equations of static equilibrium.
Statically Indeterminate
Power Grid
Acceleration
Rotor
14. Solid material which is composed of two or more substances having different physical characteristics and in which each substance retains its identity while contributing desirable properties to the whole; especially - a structural material made of pla
Histogram
Composite
R- value
Double-Acting Cylinder
15. 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.
Statically Indeterminate
Gay-Lussac's Law
Pump
Static Equilibrium
16. A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity
Elastic Limit
Team
Generator
Gravitational Energy
17. The probability of satisfactory operation of the product in a given environment over a specified time interval.
Pascal's Law
Screw
Reliability
Newton's Third Law
18. A resource that cannot be replaced once used
Ultimate Stress
Proportional Limit
Kelvin
Nonrenewable Energy
19. The place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other.
Manufacturing
Interface
Flow Rate
Structure
20. The return to the input of a part of the output of a machine - system - or process
Interface
Electricity
Feedback
Constraint
21. When a material is reduced in volume by the application of pressure; the reciprocal of the bulk modulus
Variance
Compression
Career
Reliability
22. A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a self- contained unit.
Gravitational Energy
Absolute Pressure
Career
Assembly
23. Machining a surface to size with a fine feed produced in a lathe - milling machine - or grinder
Input
Pitch
Wedge
Finishing
24. Any of various opaque - fusible - ductile - and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat
Output
Metal
NTC Resistor
Moment of Inertia
25. The total pressure exerted on a system - including atmospheric pressure.
Digital to Analog
Sample Space
Absolute Pressure
Physical Properties
26. The collection - evaluation - and interpretation of data
Compression
Histogram
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Statistics
27. A straight line that comes closest to the points on a scatter plot
Line of Best Fit
Biomass
Input
Kinetic Energy
28. A device that responds to a physical stimulus
Problem Statement
U-Value
Interface
Sensor
29. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts
Potential Energy
Absolute Pressure
Bar Chart
Purpose
30. The measure of resistance to heat flow
Alternative Energy
Quantitative Data
Radiation
Temperature
31. The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
Static Equilibrium
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Acceleration
Physical Properties
32. The law stating that the stress of a solid is directly proportional to the strain applied to it
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33. A toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain.
Sprocket
Target Consumer
Roller Support
Interface
34. The reason for which something is done or for which something exists.
Product Development Lifecycle
Heat
Purpose
Ceramic
35. A profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling.
Centroid
Fluid Power
Career
Digital to Analog
36. 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
Fixed Support
Statistics
Designer
Parallel Circuit
37. A rigid bar used to exert a pressure or sustain a weight at one point of its length by the application of a force at a second and turning at a third on a fulcrum.
Bayes' Therom
Lever
Distance
Destructive Testing
38. Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units - each a relatively light and simple molecule
Compressor
Flange
Polymers
Temperature
39. The production of electricity in conductors with the use of magnets
Conduction
Pump
Absolute Pressure
Electromagnetic Induction
40. A quantity that has both a magnitude and direction.
Analog to Digital
Vector Quanitity
Current
Energy Conservation
41. A body subjected to a push.
Programmable Logic Controller
Compression Force
Mean Deviation
Lubricator
42. The unit of electric resistance in the meter- kilogram- second system of units. Symbolized as O
Wheel and Axle
Sense
Ohm
Convection
43. The change of motion of the body is proportional to the net force imposed on the body and is in the direction of the net force.
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44. The process of creating an object by adding small pieces or layers together to make a final product
Process Control
Member
Additive Process
Pinned Support
45. Changes one form of power to another
Newton's Second Law
Material
Outcome
Power Converter
46. To make into a product suitable for use; to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery; to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor
Hooke's Law
First Law of Thermodynamics
Moment of Inertia
Manufacturing
47. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
Mean Deviation
Heat
Radiation
U-Value
48. A subordinate routine; specifically - a sequence of computer instructions for performing a specified task that can be used repeatedly.
Design Brief
Subroutine
Series Circuit
Mechanism
49. A rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.
Decision Making
Opeen Loop System
Shear Stress
Sketch
50. A cylinder that can act under pressure in both directions (extend and retract) to move a load.
Scalar
U-Value
Double-Acting Cylinder
Statistical Process Control