by admin | February 26, 2018 | Beginners, Blog, Mechanical Engineering | 0 Comments

Ball and Detent A simple mechanical arrangement used to hold a moving part in a temporarily fixed position relative to another part. The ball slides within a bored cylinder, against the pressure of a spring, which pushes the ball against the detent, a hole of smaller...

by admin | February 24, 2018 | Blog, Mechanical Engineering | 0 Comments

Turbocharger Size Turbo selection isn't what it used to be. Once upon a time, self-proclaimed engineers were content to build an engine that produced massive power at high rpm, but drove like a dog at anything but. However, once hot-rodders figured out that anybody...

by admin | February 22, 2018 | Beginners, Blog, Mechanical Engineering | 0 Comments

Rotary and reciprocating compressors are both components of gas transfer systems. They both have the same purpose--to bring a gas into the system, inhale exhaust, then repeat the process. They both do this by changing the pressure at certain points in order to force...

by admin | January 30, 2018 | Beginners, Blog, Mechanical Engineering | 0 Comments

The laws of thermodynamics dictate energy behavior, for example, how and why heat, which is a form of energy, transfers between different objects. The first law of thermodynamics is the law of conservation of energy and matter. In essence, energy can neither be...

by admin | December 29, 2017 | Beginners, Blog, Mechanical Engineering | 0 Comments

Basic terms for Mechanical Engineering List of basic terms for Mechanical Engineering 1. Torque or Turning Force 2. Couple 3. Moment 4. Stress 5. Strain 6. Spring 7. Specific Weight 8. Specific Volume 9. Specific Gravity 10. Specific Heat 11. Viscosity 12. Buoyancy...

by admin | December 26, 2017 | Advanced, Blog, Mechanical Engineering | 0 Comments

Introduction to Robotics Robotics is a relatively young field of modern technology that crosses traditional engineering boundaries. Understanding the complexity of robots and their applications requires knowledge of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering,...

by admin | December 8, 2017 | Blog, Electrical Engineering | 0 Comments

Alternator vs Generator Alternators and generators are two devices which generate electricity. An alternator can be called a type of generator. Although both these devices serve the same function, they are quite different in every other aspect. An alternator is a...

by admin | October 24, 2017 | Beginners, Blog, Mechanical Engineering | 0 Comments

The usual need to look up values from various tables and charts makes the conventional hand calculation quite laborious, time consuming and prone to errors and inaccuracies because of the tendency to simplify truncate or interpolate tabulated values. Listed below are...

by Super Moderator | September 19, 2017 | Blog, Mechanical Engineering, Mid Level, Popular Blogs | 0 Comments

https://www.mechlectures.com/finite-element-analysis-fea-terms-and-definitions-a-to-z-part-5/ (A to Z) of Finite Element Analysis   T TEMPERATURE CONTOUR PLOTS A plot showing contour lines connecting points of equal temperature. TETRAHEDRON TETRAHEDRAL ELEMENT A three...

by Super Moderator | September 16, 2017 | Blog, Mechanical Engineering, Mid Level, Popular Blogs | 0 Comments

https://www.mechlectures.com/finite-element-analysis-fea-terms-and-definitions-a-to-z-part-4/ (A to Z) of Finite Element Analysis   O OPTIMAL SAMPLING POINTS The minimum number of Gauss points required to integrate an element matrix. Also the Gauss points at which the...

by Super Moderator | September 15, 2017 | Blog, Mechanical Engineering, Mid Level, Popular Blogs | 0 Comments

Introduction Autodesk Revit MEP is a building information modeling (BIM) software created by Autodesk for professionals who engage in MEP engineering. MEP stands for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, which are the three engineering disciplines that Revit MEP...

by Super Moderator | September 13, 2017 | Blog, Mechanical Engineering, Mid Level, Popular Blogs | 0 Comments

Fundamentally, Formula One cars are no different than the Chevy parked out in your garage. They use internal combustion engines and have transmissions, suspensions, wheels...