Index of mechanical engineering articles explained

This is an alphabetical list of articles pertaining specifically to mechanical engineering. For a broad overview of engineering, please see List of engineering topics. For biographies please see List of engineers.

A

AccelerationAccuracy and precision –Actual mechanical advantage –AerodynamicsAgitator (device)Air handlerAir conditionerAir preheaterAllowanceAmerican Machinists' HandbookAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersAmpereApplied mechanics –Antifriction –Archimedes' screwArtificial intelligenceAutomaton clockAutomobileAutomotive engineeringAxleAir Compressor

B

Backlash –Balancing –Beale NumberBearingBelt (mechanical)BendingBiomechatronicsBogieBrittleBucklingBus--BushingBoilers & boiler systemsBIW--

C

CADCAMCAIDCalculatorCalculusCar handlingCarbon fiberClassical mechanicsClean room designClockClutchCNC –Coefficient of thermal expansion –Coil springCombustionComposite materialCompression ratioCompressive strengthComputational fluid dynamicsComputerComputer-aided designComputer-aided industrial designComputer-numerically controlledConservation of massConstant-velocity jointConstraintContinuum mechanicsControl theoryCorrosionCotter pinCrankshaftCybernetics

D

Damping ratioDeformation (engineering)DelaminationDesignDiesel EngineDifferentialDimensionless numberDiodeDiode laserDraftingDrifting –Driveshaft –DynamicsDesign for Manufacturability for CNC machining

E

ElasticityElasticity tensor -Electric motorElectrical engineeringElectrical circuitElectrical networkElectromagnetismElectronic circuitElectronicsEnergyEngineEngineeringEngineering cyberneticsEngineering drawingEngineering economicsEngineering ethicsEngineering managementEngineering societyExploratory engineering

F

(Fits and tolerances)---Factor of safetyFalse precisionFast fractureFatigueFilletFinite element analysisFluid mechanicsFlywheelForceForce densityFour-stroke cycleFour wheel driveFrictionFront wheel driveFundamentals of Engineering examFusible plugFusion Deposition Modellingforging

G

Gas compressor –Gauge –Gauge (engineering)Gauge, railGear –Gear coupling –Gear ratioGranular material

H

Heat engineHeat transferHeating and cooling systemsHingeHooke's lawHotchkiss driveHVACHydraulicsHydrostatics

I

Ideal machine –Ideal mechanical advantage –Imperial College LondonInclined planeIndependent suspensionInductorIndustrial engineeringInertiaInstitution of Mechanical EngineersInstrumentationIntegrated circuitInvention

J

Joule – Junction

K

KelvinKinematic determinacyKinematics

L

LaserLeaf springLeverLiabilityLife cycle cost analysisLimit state designLive axleLoad transferLocomotiveLubrication

M

MachineMachine learningMagnetic circuitMargin of safetyMass transferMaterialsMaterials engineeringMaterial selectionMechanical advantageMechanical Biological TreatmentMechanical efficiencyMechanical engineeringMechanical equilibriumMechanical workMechanicsMechanochemistryMechanosynthesisMechatronicsMicromachineryMicroprocessorMicrotechnologymodulus of rigidity--Molecular assemblerMolecular nanotechnologyMomentMoment of inertiaMotorcycleMulti-link suspension

N

Nanotechnology –Normal stress –Nozzle

O

(orientation)--OverdriveOversteer

P

Pascal (unit)PhysicsPinionPistonPitch drop experimentPlasma processingPlasticityPneumaticsPoisson's ratioPosition vectorPotential differencePowerPower strokePressure –Prime mover –Process controlProduct Lifecycle ManagementProfessional EngineerProject managementPulleyPump

Q

QualityQuality control--quality assurance

R

Rack and pinionRack railwayRailcarRail gaugeRailroad carRailroad switchRail tracksReaction kineticsRear wheel driveRefrigerationReliability engineeringRelief valveRepRap ProjectResistive forceResistorReverse engineeringRheologyRigid bodyRoboticsRoller chainRollingRotordynamics

S

Safety engineeringScrew theorySealSemiconductorSeries and parallel circuitsShear force diagrams –Shear pinShear strengthShear stressSimple machineSimulationSlide ruleSociety of Automotive EngineersSolid mechanicsSolid modelingSprung massStaticsSteeringSteam Systems –Stress-strain curveStructural failureStudent Design CompetitionSurveyingSuspensionSwitch

T

Technical drawingTechnologyTensile strengthTensile stressTesting Adjusting BalancingTheory of elasticityThermodynamicsToeTorqueTorsion beam suspensionTorsion springToughnessTramway trackTransmissionTruckTruck (railway)TurbineTribologytouch screentearTire manufacturing--

U

Understeer –Unibody –Unsprung weight –

V

Verification and ValidationValveVector –Vertical strength –ViscosityVoltVibration –Velocity diagrams –

W

Weapon -WearWedgeWeight transferWheelWheel and axleWheelset

X

x bar charts

Y

Yield strengthYoung's modulus

Z

Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics