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Principles Of Engineering
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1. The return to the input of a part of the output of a machine - system - or process
Flowchart
Ohm's Law
Newton's First Law
Conduction
2. A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved - its criteria - and its constraints.
Design Brief
Flow Meter
Centroid
Analog Signal
3. Graphical representation of a material's mechanical properties
Free Fall
Probability
Stress -Strain Curve
Solid Modeling
4. The measure of resistance to heat flow
Electromagnetic Energy
Kelvin
Shear Stress
Temperature
5. Creating - designing - and transmitting technical information so that people can understand it easily and use it safely - effectively - and efficiently.
Technical Communication
Pitch
Hooke's Law
Volt
6. The state when objects are not yet in motion
Speed
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Gravitational Energy
Frequency Distribution
7. A truss composed of triangles - which will retain its shape even when removed from supports.
Sketch
Simple Truss
Normally Closed
Compressor
8. Individual fuel cells that are combined in series.
Fuel Cell Stack
Newton's Third Law
Biomass
R- value
9. The law stating that the stress of a solid is directly proportional to the strain applied to it
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10. 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
Design Modification
Composite
Chain
Flowchart
11. The ratio of the magnitude of the resistance and effort forces applied a system.
Experiment
Opeen Loop System
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Acceleration
12. The volume of fluid that moves through a system in a given period of time.
Moment of Inertia
Check Valve
Flow Rate
Programmable Logic Controller
13. A conductor wrapped around an iron core. The two ends of the conductor are attached to a power source. When current passes through the conductor - the iron core becomes magnetized.
Series Circuit
Planar Truss
Electromagnet
Output
14. An air pump that compresses air into a receiver tank.
Conduction
Alternative Energy
Compressor
Photocell
15. States that the direct current flowing in an electric circuit is directly proportional to the voltage applied to the circuit
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16. 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
Newton's Third Law
Statistical Process Control
Electrical Energy
Solenoid
17. The distance the fluid travels through a system in a given period of time.
Resultant Force
Flow Velocity
Normally Closed
Simple Truss
18. Changing one form of energy to another
Energy Conservation
Compressor
Finishing
Tolerance
19. Listing of a data values along with their corresoponding frequencies.
Viscosity
Qualitative Data
Data
Frequency Distribution
20. A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a self- contained unit.
Simple Truss
Conduction
Free Fall
Assembly
21. Crude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture - processing - or combination into a new and useful product; something with a potential for improvement - development - or elaboration
Raw Material
Reliability
Data
Mean Deviation
22. Operational techniques necessary to satisfy all quality requirements; includes process monitoring and the elimination of root causes of unsatisfactory product or service quality performance
Statically Indeterminate
Quality Control
Digital Signal
Compression Force
23. A body subjected to pull.
Viscosity
Tension Force
Tension
Joint
24. The collection and analysis of numerical data in large quantities
Problem Statement
Double-Acting Cylinder
Statistics
Actual Mechanical Advantage
25. Machining a surface to size with a fine feed produced in a lathe - milling machine - or grinder
Finishing
Piston
Vector Quanitity
Power
26. A toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain.
Sprocket
Turbine
Target Consumer
Idler Gear
27. A sketch that shows an object's height - width - and depth in a single view.
Pictorial Sketch
Statistics
Tension
Deformation
28. A force system where all of the forces are applied at a common point on the body or having their lines of action with a common intersection point.
Elastic Limit
Concurrent Force Systems
Product Development Lifecycle
Quality Assurance
29. Any of various opaque - fusible - ductile - and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat
Roller Support
Entropy
Potentiometer
Metal
30. Pressure exerted by a confined fluid acts undiminished equally in all directions
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31. The value that occurs most frequently
Mode
Switch
Chain
Turbine
32. A device for making - breaking - or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
Problem Statement
Switch
Kelvin
R- value
33. A thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
Transmission Lines
Breaking Stress
Destructive Testing
Entropy
34. A device used to spray an oil mist into the stream of a pneumatic system.
Lubricator
Shear Stress
Target Consumer
Power
35. Two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.
Filter
Wheel and Axle
Heat
Elongation
36. 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.
Viscosity
Cross -Sectional Area
Pump
Lever
37. The calculated likelihood that a given event will occur
Newton's Second Law
Flow Meter
Check Valve
Probability
38. A form of energy that travels through space as waves.
Moment
Polarity
Electromagnetic Energy
Accuracy
39. A law that states all natural processes proceed in a preferred direction
Axial Stress
Analog Signal
Flow Rate
Second Law of Thermodynamics
40. 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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41. 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
ABET
Manufacturing
Event
Tolerance
42. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
Modulus of Elasticity
Electrolysis...
Design Brief
Radiation
43. The elements - constituents - or substances of which something is composed or can be made; matter that has qualities which give it individuality and by which it may be categorized
Fossil Fuel
Normally Closed
Material
Flow-Control Valve
44. A mathematical property of a cross section that is concerned with a surface area and how that area is distributed about a centroidal axis.
Ohm's Law
Moment of Inertia
Statistics
Energy
45. A group technique for solving problems - generating ideas - stimulating creative thinking - etc. - by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion
Friction
Brainstorming
Static Equilibrium
Distance
46. The direction of a vector is defined by the angle between a reference axis and the arrow's line of direction.
Synthetic
Structure
Direction
Stress -Strain Curve
47. A mechanical property of a material that shows how effective the material is absorbing mechanical energy without sustaining any permanent damage
Failure Point
Resilience
Analog to Digital
Problem Statement
48. A process that changes the size and shape of a material by a combination of force and a shaped form
Forming
Axial Stress
Nonrenewable Energy
Speed
49. An activity with observable results
Experiment
U-Value
Electricity
Component
50. The transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity; Energy is transferred through collisions from one molecule to another
Conduction
Pneumatics
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Manufacturing
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