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Principles Of Engineering
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1. A measure of a fluid's thickness or resistance to flow.
Normal Distribution
Parallel Circuit
Viscosity
Compression Force
2. The production of electricity in conductors with the use of magnets
Double-Acting Cylinder
Potentiometer
Compressor
Electromagnetic Induction
3. A law that states all natural processes proceed in a preferred direction
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Statically Indeterminate
Electrical Energy
Pinned Support
4. A type of lever that is a wheel with a groove in its rim - which is used to change the direction or multiply a force exerted by a rope or cable.
Pulley
Resultant Force
Electrolysis...
Gear
5. A set of all possible outcomes or events in an experiment that cannot be further broken down.
Scalar
Stress -Strain Curve
Sample Space
Statically Indeterminate
6. Any device that controls - either automatically or manually - the flow of a fluid.
Lubricator
Electromagnetic Energy
Material
Valve
7. Middle value of a set of values arranged in order of magnitude.
Median
Sensor
Design Statement
Transmission Lines
8. The contact of a relay that is closed when the coil is de- energized.
Simple Machine
Normally Closed
Environmental Protection Agency
Flow Meter
9. The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
Friction
Entropy
Roller Support
Team
10. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
Electrolysis...
Tension
Fossil Fuel
Radiation
11. Used to transport fluid in a circuit
Statically Indeterminate
Pressure Releif Valve
Transmission Lines
Interface
12. A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity
Physical Properties
Brainstorming
Generator
Deformation
13. The stress required to fracture a material whether by compression - tension - or shear
Passive Solar Energy Collection
Experiment
Forming
Breaking Stress
14. A gear positioned between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.
Statically Indeterminate
Component
Moment of Inertia
Idler Gear
15. Frequency distibution graph
Mean
Electrolysis...
Concurrent Force Systems
Histogram
16. A support that prevents translation and rotation in a beam.
Magnitude
Designer
Tension Force
Fixed Support
17. 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.
Event
Solenoid
Piston
Convection
18. 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
Voltage
Power
Roller Support
Opeen Loop System
19. If one object exerts a force on another object - then the second object exerts a force of equal streangth in the opposite direction on the first object.
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20. A circular toothed object used to transfer rotary motion and torque through interlocking teeth
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Sense
Flow Velocity
Gear
21. The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
Algorithm
Polarity
Displacement
Acceleration
22. 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
Displacement
Destructive Testing
Statistics
23. Test methods used to examine an object - material - or system causing permanent damage to its usefulness
Purpose
Simple Truss
Pump
Destructive Testing
24. Any alteration of shape or dimensions of a body caused by stresses - thermal expansion or contraction - chemical or metallurgical transformations - or shrinkage and expansions due to moisture change
Outcome
Atmospheric Pressure
Fluid Power
Deformation
25. The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the point of measurement.
Pictorial Sketch
Lever
Atmospheric Pressure
Deformation
26. A thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
Directional-Control Valve
Photocell
Member
Entropy
27. Stages a product goes through from concept and use to eventual withdrawal from the marketplace
Target Consumer
Sensor
Product Life Cycle
Method of Joints
28. The probability of an event occurring based upon other event probabilities
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29. A specialized heavy- duty computer system used for process control in factories - chemical plants - and warehouses
Lubricator
Mean
Modulus of Elasticity
Programmable Logic Controller
30. A mechanical property of a material that shows how effective the material is absorbing mechanical energy without sustaining any permanent damage
Design Statement
Fatigue
Electrolysis...
Resilience
31. Categorical data graph
Liability
Compressor
Bar Chart
Power Grid
32. A series of usually metal links or rings connected to or fitted into one another and used to transmit motion and power within a sprocket system.
Brainstorming
Nondestructive Testing
Chain
Radiation
33. A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some way using visual cues to organize work.
Designer
ABET
Mean Deviation
Inexhaustible Energy
34. The sense of a vector is the direction of the vector relative to its path and indicated by the location of the arrow.
Assembly
Sense
Ultimate Stress
Product Development Lifecycle
35. A body subjected to pull.
Power Converter
Tension Force
Passive Solar Energy Collection
Constraint
36. A rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.
Output
Sense
Sketch
NTC Resistor
37. The volume of fluid that moves through a system in a given period of time.
Flow Rate
Cylinder
Generator
Convection
38. The reason for which something is done or for which something exists.
Statistics
Purpose
Energy
Planar Truss
39. The condition of a string - wire - or rod that is stretched between two points
Crank
Bar Chart
Digital Signal
Tension
40. The distance the fluid travels through a system in a given period of time.
Mechanical Properties
Resisitance
Gusset
Flow Velocity
41. A general agreement
Pulley
Forming
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Consensus
42. Processes that remove material to change the size - shape - or surface of a part. There are two groups of separating processes: machining and shearing
Subtractive
Boyle's Law
Ohm's Law
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
43. Condition caused by collapse - break - or bending - so that a structure or structural element can no longer fulfill its purpose
Modulus of Elasticity
Failure Point
Newton's Third Law
Deformation
44. The place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other.
Quality Assurance
Interface
Potentiometer
Frequency Distribution
45. The measure of resistance to heat flow
Temperature
Renewable Energy
Opeen Loop System
Product Life Cycle
46. A device used to measure flow rate.
Microprocessor
Flow Meter
R- value
Kelvin
47. Maximum stress that a material will withstand without permanent deformation
Solenoid
Elastic Limit
Shear Stress
Fixed Support
48. The difference between samples
Variance
Nonrenewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Resilience
49. A device that holds the compressed air in a pneumatic system.
Inclined Plane
Receiver Tank
Mechanical Properties
Analog to Digital
50. A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance - funding - space - materials - and human capabilities
Electromagnetic Energy
Synthetic
Constraint
Technical Communication