Index of mechanical engineering articles

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

Acceleration – Accuracy and precision – Actual mechanical advantage – Aerodynamics – Agitator (device) – Air handler – Air conditioner – Air preheater – Allowance – American Machinists' Handbook – American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Ampere – Applied mechanics – Antifriction – Archimedes' screw – Artificial intelligence – Automaton clock – Automobile – Automotive engineering – Axle – Air Compressor

B

Backlash – Balancing – Beale Number – Bearing – Belt (mechanical) – BendingBiomechatronicsBogieBrittleBucklingBus-- Bushing – Boilers & boiler systems BIW--

C

CADCAMCAIDCalculatorCalculusCar handlingCarbon fiberClassical mechanicsClean room designClockClutchCNCCoefficient of thermal expansionCoil springCombustionComposite materialCompression ratioCompressive strengthComputational fluid dynamicsComputerComputer-aided designComputer-aided industrial designComputer-numerically controlledConservation of massConstant-velocity joint – Constraint – Continuum mechanicsControl theoryCorrosionCotter pinCrankshaftCybernetics

D

Damping ratio – Deformation (engineering) – DelaminationDesignDiesel Engine – Differential – Dimensionless numberDiodeDiode laserDrafting – Drifting – Driveshaft – Dynamics – Design for Manufacturability for CNC machining

E

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

F

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

G

Gas compressor – Gauge – Gauge (engineering) – Gauge, railGearGear couplingGear ratioGranular material

H

Heat engineHeat transferHeating and cooling systemsHingeHooke's lawHotchkiss driveHVACHydraulicsHydrostatics

I

Ideal machineIdeal mechanical advantageImperial 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 nanotechnology – Moment – Moment of inertiaMotorcycleMulti-link suspension

N

NanotechnologyNormal stressNozzle

O

(orientation)--Overdrive – Oversteer

P

Pascal (unit) – PhysicsPinionPistonPitch drop experimentPlasma processing – Plasticity – PneumaticsPoisson's ratioPosition vectorPotential difference – Power – Power stroke – Pressure – Prime mover – Process controlProduct Lifecycle ManagementProfessional EngineerProject managementPulleyPump

Q

Quality – Quality 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 theory – Seal – SemiconductorSeries and parallel circuitsShear force diagramsShear pinShear strengthShear stressSimple machineSimulationSlide ruleSociety of Automotive EngineersSolid mechanicsSolid modelingSprung massStaticsSteeringSteam SystemsStress-strain curveStructural failureStudent Design CompetitionSurveying – Suspension – Switch

T

Technical drawingTechnologyTensile strengthTensile stressTesting Adjusting BalancingTheory of elasticityThermodynamics – Toe – TorqueTorsion beam suspensionTorsion springToughnessTramway track – Transmission – TruckTruck (railway)TurbineTribologytouch screentearTire manufacturing--

U

UndersteerUnibodyUnsprung weight

V

Verification and ValidationValve – Vector – Vertical strength – ViscosityVoltVibration – Velocity diagrams –

W

Weapon - Wear – Wedge – Weight transferWheelWheel and axle – Wheelset –

X

x bar charts

Y

Yield strengthYoung's modulus

Z

Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

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