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Principles Of Engineering
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1. A type of pneumatic pressure control valve that controls the maximum pressure in a branch of a circuit.
Rotor
Pressure Regulator
Mechanical Properties
Pascal's Law
2. 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.
Newton's Third Law
Stress -Strain Curve
Moment
Target Consumer
3. Used to transport fluid in a circuit
Transmission Lines
Acceleration
Feedback
Power Grid
4. A process that changes the size and shape of a material by a combination of force and a shaped form
Viscosity
Mode
Standard Deviation
Forming
5. A part of the physical world as described by its thermodynamic properties such as temperature - volume - pressure - concentration - surface tension - and viscosity.
Event
Team
Thermodynamic System
Cable
6. Categorical data graph
Method of Joints
Pascal's Law
Statistics
Bar Chart
7. A control system that considers the output of a system and makes adjustments based on that output.
Closed Loop System
Histogram
Algorithm
Event
8. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0.
Flow Meter
Fixed Support
Roller Support
Digital Signal
9. The measure of resistance to heat flow
R- value
Torque
Compression
Sprocket
10. A form of energy that travels through space as waves.
Electromagnetic Energy
Electromagnetic Induction
Moment
Target Consumer
11. The type of charge an atomic particle has
Reliability
Polarity
Energy
Structure
12. The use of heat from within the Earth or from the atmosphere near oceans
Geothermal Energy
Normally Open
Cable
Moment
13. The opposition that a device or material offers to the flow of direct current
Event
Team
Convection
Resistance
14. A major or minor change in the design of an item - effected in order to correct a deficiency - to facilitate production - or to improve operational effectiveness.
Current
Design Modification
Pressure Releif Valve
Ceramic
15. The ratio of actual strength to required strength
Team
Factor of Safety
Belt
Transistor
16. Condition caused by collapse - break - or bending - so that a structure or structural element can no longer fulfill its purpose
Designer
Failure Point
Pascal's Law
Pressure Releif Valve
17. Pressure exerted by a confined fluid acts undiminished equally in all directions
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18. Sometimes referred to as tensile strength; determined by measuring the maximum load a material specimen can carry when in the shape of a rectangular bar or cylindrical can
Ultimate Stress
Thermodynamic System
Analog Signal
Decision Matrix
19. Middle value of a set of values arranged in order of magnitude.
Accuracy
Median
Magnitude
Induction
20. The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
Double-Acting Cylinder
Screw
Assembly
Acceleration
21. A thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
Radiation
Double-Acting Cylinder
Ampere
Entropy
22. A part or element of a larger whole
Event
Mechanical Properties
Component
Standar Deviation
23. A small circuit board that controls all the processing within a computer.
Microprocessor
Pressure
Outcome
Process Control
24. A measure of how easily a material can be twisted
Shear Stress
Kelvin
Turbine
Accuracy
25. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology.
Moment of Inertia
Open - ended
ABET
Valve
26. 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
Kelvin
Switch
Statistics
Composite
27. The amount or quantity of something
Resisitance
Probability
Volume
Wedge
28. Stages a product goes through from concept and use to eventual withdrawal from the market place.
Vector Quanitity
Event
Kelvin
Product Development Lifecycle
29. The use of quality control techniques associated with a process.
Liability
Data
Quality Assurance
Work
30. A system that links electricity produced in power stations to deliver it to where it is needed
Mean Deviation
Breaking Stress
Direction
Power Grid
31. The loss of the load- bearing ability of a material under repeated load application - as opposed to a single load
Fatigue
Elongation
Pinned Support
Manufacturing
32. 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
Flow Meter
Lubricator
Voltage
Sprocket
33. A type of pressure control valve that limits the maximum pressure in a hydraulic or pneumatic circuit.
Pump
Pressure Releif Valve
Team
Mechanical Properties
34. An energy source that will never run out
Flow Rate
Inexhaustible Energy
Efficiency
Shear Stress
35. Individual fuel cells that are combined in series.
Metal
Fuel Cell Stack
Frequency Polygons
Member
36. The resultant of a system of force is the vector sum of all forces.
Temperature
Deviation
Simple Machine
Resultant Force
37. A vector quantity that includes the speed and direction of an object.
Single-Acting Cylinder
Velocity
Quality Assurance
Electrolysis...
38. The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material
Simple Truss
Valve
Resisitance
Fluid Power
39. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance
Stress -Strain Curve
Ampere
Pictorial Sketch
Work
40. A circular toothed object used to transfer rotary motion and torque through interlocking teeth
Output
Alternative Energy
Gear
Displacement
41. 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
Switch
Pictorial Sketch
Resilience
Material
42. The use of a liquid flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another
Hydraulics
Forming
Power
Polarity
43. The unit of electric resistance in the meter- kilogram- second system of units. Symbolized as O
Elastic Limit
Ohm
Finishing
Electromagnetic Energy
44. Machining a surface to size with a fine feed produced in a lathe - milling machine - or grinder
Ampere
Finishing
Member
Gusset
45. Those properties of a material that reveal the elastic and inelastic reaction when force is applied - or that involve the relationship between stress and strain; for example - the modulus of elasticity - tensile strength - and fatigue limit
Mechanical Properties
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Distance
Polymers
46. The absolute pressure of a confined gas is proportional to its temperature - provided its volume stays constant
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47. Listing of a data values along with their corresoponding frequencies.
Renewable Energy
Frequency Distribution
Compressor
Product Life Cycle
48. Change in length of an object in some direction per unit
Static Equilibrium
Acceleration
Wedge
Strain
49. Nominal stress developed in a material at rupture. Not necessarily equal to ultimate strength. Since necking is not taken into account in determining rupture strength - seldom indicates true stress at rupture
Pictorial Sketch
Belt
Rupture Strength
Centroid
50. Measure of data scatter
Output
Data Variation
Designer
Frequency Polygons
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