Workshop Tools
What tool is commonly used to measure the outside diameter of a shaft accurately?
Micrometer
What is transported through many oil and gas pipelines?
Crude oil, natural gas, or refined petroleum products.
What force opposes an aircraft's motion through the air?
Drag
What is the SI unit of force?
Newton (N).
I have teeth and transfer rotational motion to another component. What am I?
Gear
What tool is used to tighten a fastener to a specified torque?
Torque wrench.
What component is used to control or stop fluid flow in a pipeline?
Valve
What force acts upward on an aircraft wing?
Lift.
What is the SI unit of pressure?
Pascal (Pa).
I reduce friction between a rotating shaft and its housing. What am I?
Bearing
What machine tool rotates a workpiece while a cutting tool removes material?
Lathe
What machine increases the pressure of a gas?
Compressor
What component provides thrust on many modern commercial aircraft?
Jet engine.
What does F = ma calculate?
Force
I store mechanical energy when compressed or stretched. What am I?
Spring
What device supports a rotating shaft while reducing friction?
Bearing
What rotating machine is commonly used to move liquids through pipelines?
Pump
What is the rotating part of a gas turbine that extracts energy from hot gases?
Turbine
What is stress divided by strain called?
Young's modulus (for tensile elastic behavior).
I connect two shafts and transmit torque. What am I?
Coupling
What instrument is commonly used to measure small linear dimensions with high precision?
Vernier caliper.
What is the name of the process used to separate crude oil into different products based on boiling points?
Fractional distillation.
What device compresses incoming air before combustion in a typical turbofan engine core?
Compressor
What dimensionless number compares inertial forces with viscous forces in fluid flow?
Reynolds number.
I convert rotational motion into linear motion in mechanisms such as actuators. Name one common mechanism.
Lead screw or ball screw mechanism.