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Force
mass times acceleration
A _____ is a push or pull.
Force
_____ is the total amount of matter in an object.
Mass
_____ is the measurement of gravity times mass.
Weight
_____ is the force-like quantity in rotational mechanical systems.
Torque
When forces act in the same direction, the _____ _____ is the sum of the two forces.
net force
What are the prime movers?
pressure difference, voltage, and temperature difference
Density
mass divided by volume
A _____ is used to measure density or specific gravity in liquids.
hydrometer
Pressure
a unit of force divided by a unit of area
_____ are used to measure differences.
manometers
What are the two types of fluids?
hydraulic, pneumatic
____ are compressible, ____ are not compressible
gasses, liquids
Pressure ____ with depth in a fluid
increases
_____ _____ is measured in reference to a vacuum.
absolute pressure
_____ is the ratio of an object's weight to it's volume
Weight density
Voltage comes in what two forms?
DC and AC
_____ measure voltage difference
voltmeters
_____ measure voltage, amperage, and resistance.
multimeters
The positive pole in a battery is the ____
anode
Temp difference acts as a prime mover why?
heat always moves from warmer region to cooler regions
What is heat?
a form of energy characterized by the vibrating movement of atoms and molecules
_____ is the measure of the average energy of motion of molecules in a substance.
temperature
_____ use three wires of two different metals to measure temperature.
Thermocouples
The degree is placed _____ of the F or C when giving a temp.
in front
Work
force times distance
____ ____ is the work going into a system, performed by a human or a motor.
Input work
____ ____ is the work done by the system.
Output work
Efficiency
output work divided by input work, multiplied by 100
____ ____ measure input and output force
Spring scales
Work
force times distance
____ ____ is the work going into a system, performed by a human or a motor.
Input work
____ ____ is the work done by the system.
Output work
Efficiency
output work divided by input work, multiplied by 100
____ ____ measure input and output force
Spring scales
Rotational Mechanical Systems work
torque times the angle which the lever arms moves
What is the English unit of work?
foot-pound
What is the SI unit of work?
newton-meter
____ ____ ____ is performed when a mass is moved in a straight line.
Linear mechanical work
____ ____ ____ is performed when a mass is moved around an axis or rotation
Angular mechanical work
____ ____ causes an object to start moving, stop moving, or change direction
Mechanical work
____ ____ Is equal to the pressure difference times the volume moved
Fluid work
What must you know to calculate the fluid work
weight density
In a ____ fluid system, the fluid is reused
closed
There is no such thing as ____ or ____ fluid work
linear or angular
Work done by piston
Pressure exerted by piston multiplied by the area of the piston face equals the work done by the piston
The cross-sectional area of a cylinder
multiply .7854 by the diameter
____ ____ is done when a voltage move a specified amount of electrical charge
electrical work
Coulomb
a quantity of charge equal to 6.25 times 10^18 electrons
Electrical charge
amperes x time
What is the unit of electrical work
joule
Input work performed by an electrical pump or motor will be given in ____
joules
Rate
displacement like quantity divided by elapsed time
____ is the measure of linear mechanical work
velocity
Speed is ____
scalar
Units of linear mechanical rate
foot per second, meter per second
Units of angular rate
radians per second, revolutions per second
there are ____ in one revolution
6.28
a ____ is used to measure angular rate
stroboscope
____ is the rate at which speed increases or decreases
acceleration
In fluid systems, ____ ____ is the volume of fluid moved in a given period of time
flow rate
Units of fluid flow
gallons/minute, cubic feet/second, cubic meters per second
____ is the quality of a substance related to its thickness
viscosity
A larger pipe will have a ____ flow rate than a smaller pipe.
higher
____ ____ is the amount of charge moved
electrical rate
one ampere is equal to ____ coulomb per second
one
One ____ is equal to 1/1000 amps (or .001 amps)
milliampere
One ____ is equal to 1 x 10^-6
microampere
An ____ is used to measure current
anmeter
____ is a measure of frequency in alternating current
hertz
An ____ can measure frequency as well as voltage waveform
oscilloscope
____ ____ ____ is symbolized by QH
heat flow rate
____ ____ ____ is the amount of heat energy transferred through a substance in a unit of time.
Heat flow rate
Units of heat
btu, calorie