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Formula for pressure, force and area

Force = Area x Pressure

FAP

Formula for volume

Volume = Area x Distance

VAD

Convert inches to feet

÷ 12

Feet to inches

X 12

Area of a circle

Pie(R)(R)

Circumference

Pie*Diameter

Area of a triangle

A=B*H/2

Formula for work

Work=Force*Distance

Formula for power

Power = Force*Distance/time

Volume of a rectangle

Length*Width*Height (cubed)

Volume of a cylinder

Pie*r*r(H)

Displacement

Formula for horsepower

Horsepower = force*distance/550*time (sec.)



Or 33,000*time (min.)

Formula for mechanics (mechanical advantage) and meaning of letters

L/l=R/E



L = effort arm


l = resistance arm


R = resistance


E = effort

Trigonometry Functions

SOH CAH TOA



When finding an angle use sin-, cos-, tan-



When finding a side use an angle and a side with sin, cos, tan

Specific gravity formula

Sg = weight of a substance/weight of equal volume water



Or



Sg = density of a substance/density of water

What three things are necessary for the transmission and reception of sound?

Source


Medium


Detector

Sound waves are made up of

Compressions, expansions (rarefactions)

2 things

The _______ of sound will determine it's pitch

Frequency

Sound intensity is measured in ____.

Decibels

The ratio of the speed of an airplane to the speed of sound is measured in ______ numbers

Mach

If two objects w same natural frequency are next to each other, when one vibrates it can transfer it's wave energy to the other object, making it vibrate. Known as:

Resonance

The pressure exerted at the bottom of a column of liquid is determined by the _______ of the liquid, and the _______ of the column.

Density, height

Container of gasoline (specific gravity = 0.72) suspended at 58 inches above a carburetor, will produce a pressure of _______ psig

1.5 psig

A 6 inch cube of wood that weighs 2.8 pounds will displace ________ pounds of water when it's floating

2.8 pounds

1500 psi acting in an area of 6 Sq. In. Will produce a force of ______ pounds

9000 pounds

A force of 3000 pounds acting on an area of 4 Sq. In.



P =

750 psi

Air is neither added nor taken from air flowing through a venturi tube. At highest velocity, pressure will be ________.

Lowest

Lowest/highest

Atmospheric pressure is measured in

Inches of mercury

Standard day

15°c, 0% humidity, sea level, 14.69 psi, 1013.2 millibars, 29.92 inches of mercury

Pressure is the measurement of ______ per unit ______.

Force per unit area

Convert Celsius to Kelvin

C + 273

Fahrenheit to Kelvin

First convert fahrenheit to Celsius:



C = (F - 32) ÷ 1.8


--F = 1.8(C) + 32--



Then Celsius to Kelvin:


K = C + 273

Boyles Law and Formula

Decrease the volume of a confined gas that is held at a constant temp., the pressure increases



V1/V2 = P2/P1

Atmospheric pressure is measured in

Inches (or mm) of mercury

Absolute pressure

Referenced fron zero pressure rather than atmospheric... :



Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure

General gas law formula

P1*V1/T1 = P2*V2/T2



MUST CONVERT TEMP AND PRESSURE TO ABSOLUTE VALUES!!!

Absolute value of temperature?



Pressure?

Absolute Temperature K = (+/- 273)



Absolute Pressure psia = psig + 14.69 psi

Unit of heat energy in English system

British thermal unit

BTU

Unit of heat in metric system

Calorie

1 BTU = _______ ft.pounds of work

778

1 calorie = _______ ft.pounds of work

3.09

Heat causes change of state but no temp change is

Latent heat

Three methods of heat transfer

Conduction


Convection


Radiation

Pressure referenced from zero pressure (vacuum) is

Absolute pressure (psia)

Pressure referenced from existing barometric pressure is known as

Gauge pressure (psig)

Pascals law



Formula

When pressure is applied to a confined liquid, it exerts equal pressure at right angles to the container.



Force = Pressure x Area


Volume = Area x Distance

Bernoullis principle

Relationship b/w kinetic and potential energy in a fluid.



As the velocity (kinetic energy) increases, pressure (potential energy) decreases

The speed of sound varies directly with the _________ of the ________.

Temperature, air

Doppler effect

Source of sound moves, frequency ahead of the source is higher than the frequency behind it.

Define frequency

Number of vibrations completed per second (Hertz) frequency of sound determines pitch.

Water freezes at ______ K and boils at _______ K

273; 373

Conduction:

Requires physical contact

Convection:

Heat transferred through movement/circulation

Radiation:

Only form of energy transfer thay doesn't require presence of matter. (Sunlight)

Specific heat:

Heat req'd to raise the temp of 1 gram of a material 1°C

Newton's 1st law (law of inertia)

A body at rest will stay at rest, vice-versa, unless acted upon by an outside force

Newton's 2nd law

Force = mass x acceleration

Newton's 3rd law

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

Difference b/w speed and velocity

Velocity is the measurement of speed (distance over time) plus a given direction

Vector:

Expression of velocity. Has a magnitude and a direction.

Centrifugal force:

Pulls spinning object away from center of its rotation

Centripetal force

Opposite of centrifugal force. Pulls weight inwards, holding in circular path

5 types of stress



2 basics?

Tension


Torsion


Compression


Bending


Shearing



Tension, compression

1 HP = ________ watts of electrical energy or _________ ft.pounds/min

746; 33,000 (550 ft.pounds/sec.)

Metric system power unit

Joules

A force thay causes rotation about a point is called

Moment