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Principles Of Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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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2. An energy source that will never run out






3. A continuous band of tough flexible material used to transmit motion and power within a pulley system.






4. Machining a surface to size with a fine feed produced in a lathe - milling machine - or grinder






5. The return to the input of a part of the output of a machine - system - or process






6. 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.






7. A body subjected to pull.






8. A toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain.






9. A group technique for solving problems - generating ideas - stimulating creative thinking - etc. - by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion






10. The ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it






11. A device for making - breaking - or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.






12. 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.






13. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external forces acting upon it.






14. Something made up of interdependent parts in a definite pattern of organization - such as trusses - frames - or machines.






15. A measure of a fluid's thickness or resistance to flow.






16. An external force applied to an object.






17. A control circuit in which the system output has no effect on the control






18. Energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion






19. The use of gas flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another.






20. An air pump that compresses air into a receiver tank.






21. Ratio of distance traveled by the applied effort and resistance force within a system.






22. 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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23. A process that changes the size and shape of a material by a combination of force and a shaped form






24. The use of heat from within the Earth or from the atmosphere near oceans






25. A part of the physical world as described by its thermodynamic properties such as temperature - volume - pressure - concentration - surface tension - and viscosity.






26. A device used to spray an oil mist into the stream of a pneumatic system.






27. The transfer of heat by the movement of a mass or substance; it can take place only in fluids






28. A device used to remove contamination from a fluid






29. Maximum stress that a material will withstand without permanent deformation






30. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels






31. A type of pressure control valve that limits the maximum pressure in a hydraulic or pneumatic circuit.






32. A type of 3D CAD modeling that represents the volume of an object - not just its lines and surfaces






33. The result of an experiment






34. The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.






35. The rotating member of an electrical machine






36. 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






37. The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material






38. A part of a design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client's or target consumer's problem - need - or want.






39. Processes that remove material to change the size - shape - or surface of a part. There are two groups of separating processes: machining and shearing






40. A resource that can be replaced when needed






41. The calculated likelihood that a given event will occur






42. 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






43. 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.






44. A machine for producing power in which a wheel or rotor is made to revolve by a fast- moving flow of water - steam - gas - or air






45. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved - its criteria - and its constraints.






46. Absolute temperature scale






47. A mechanical property of a material that shows how effective the material is absorbing mechanical energy without sustaining any permanent damage






48. Two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.






49. The tank that holds the fluid in a hydraulic system.






50. 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