Monday, July 6, 2009

Types of machines and related components

Simple Machines:
Inclined plane, Wheel and axle, Lever, Pulley, Wedge, Screw

Mechanical Components:
Axle, Bearings, Belts, Bucket, Fastener, Gear, Key, Link Chains, Rack and pinion, Roller chains, Rope, Seals, Spring, Wheel.

Clock:
Atomic clock, Chronometer, Pendulum Clock, Quartz Clock.

Compressors and Pumps:
Archimedes’ screw, Eductor-jet Pump, Hydraulic ram, Pump, Tuyau, Vacuum Pump

Heat Engines:
External Combustion Engines:
Steam Engine, Stirling Engine.

Internal Combustion Engines:
Reciprocating engine, Gas turbine.

Linkages:
Pantograph, Peaucellier-Lupkin.

Turbine:
Gas turbine, Jet Engine, Steam tubine, Water turbine, Wind generator, Windmill.

Electronics:
Vacuum tube, Transistor, Diode, Resistor, Capacitor, Inductor.

Miscellaneous:
Robot, Vending Machine, Wind tunnel, Check Weighing Machines, Riveting Machines.