User:DutchTreat/sandbox/practical engineering/vocabulary

A

 * assumption - starting point for critical analysis and scientific inquiry. See Tacit assumption.
 * atom - basic building block of all things in the known universe
 * autopsy - A way of examining a system that is no longer working. Normally done on organiams like humans, but the same technique may be applied to machines. Academic autopsies are performed by students of anatomy for the purpose of study. The procedure gives students firsthand experience to view anatomy and pathology.

B

 * balloon, water - a balloon, often made of latex rubber, filled with water.

C

 * centrifugal force
 * clock - measuring device for time
 * clock, sun dial - clock using the angle of the sun to measure time. Has no mechanical parts.
 * clock, water
 * clockwork mechanism
 * cutting edge

D

 * diagram - visual tool for understanding the relationship between parts of a system
 * diagram, bug - Graph drawing or Spoke–hub distribution paradigm and Ishikawa diagram (Check this)
 * diagram, flow
 * diagram, pictorial
 * diagram, schematic
 * draw, engineering (drafting)
 * draw, sketch
 * drum - examples Drum Brake and container (Check this)

E

 * energy
 * engineering
 * engineering process: design, build, test
 * escapement

F

 * flow
 * force
 * force concentration
 * frame
 * friction
 * fulcrum

G

 * gear
 * gear, spur
 * governor

I

 * interval
 * lever

M

 * measurement
 * micron
 * motor, air pressure
 * motor, clockwork
 * motor, electric

P

 * packing a sealing material, known as an O-ring
 * pendulum
 * pressure
 * pressure, lb.. per square inch - Pressure measurement using PSI in English units
 * pump
 * pump, bucket
 * pump, centrifugal
 * pump, jet
 * pump, pressure
 * pump, prime - see Pump on priming a pump
 * pump, suction

R

 * ratchet (device)
 * rod, connecting

S

 * schematic
 * schematic diagram
 * science
 * w:scientific method: make assumptions, experiment, draw conclusions
 * skill
 * spring, coil
 * spring, compression
 * spring, hair
 * spring, leaf
 * spring, tension
 * spring, torsional
 * springs

T

 * time
 * tool

V

 * valve
 * venturi effect and type of tube
 * venturi injector
 * vocabulary

W

 * well, deep
 * well, shallow
 * wheels