Mechanical Engineering

airplane fuselage

The airplane fuselage, from the French word “fuselé” meaning “spindle shaped”, is the portion of the airplane used to literally join, or fuse, the other parts together. It is commonly thought of as the body of the aircraft and holds the passengers and cargo safely inside. Conventional aircraft usually consist of fuselage, wings and tailplane. […]

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aircraft fuselage

The aircraft fuselage, from the French word “fuselé” meaning “spindle shaped”, is the portion of the airplane used to literally join, or fuse, the other parts together. It is commonly thought of as the body of the aircraft and holds the passengers and cargo safely inside. Conventional aircraft usually consist of fuselage, wings and tailplane. The fuselage

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what is jet engine

An airplane has at least one, or as many as eight engines, which provide the thrust needed to fly. There are many different makes and models on aircraft today but all perform the same basic function of taking the air that’s in front of the aircraft, accelerating it and pushing out behind the aircraft. Jet

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aircraft engine

An aircraft has at least one, or as many as eight engines, which provide the thrust needed to fly. There are many different makes and models on aircraft today but all perform the same basic function of taking the air that’s in front of the aircraft, accelerating it and pushing out behind the aircraft. Jet

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aileron meaning

The ailerons are located at the rear of the wing, typically one on each side. They work opposite to each other, meaning that when one is raised, the other is lowered. Their job is to increase the lift on one wing while reducing the lift on the other. By doing this, they roll the aircraft

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airplane parts

the following are main airplane parts : Aileron The ailerons are located at the rear of the wing, typically one on each side. They work opposite to each other, meaning that when one is raised, the other is lowered. Their job is to increase the lift on one wing while reducing the lift on the

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what is positive displacement pump

Centrifugal and positive-displacement pumps share some basic design requirements. Both require an adequate, constant suction volume to deliver designed fluid volumes and liquid pressures to their installed systems. In addition, both are affected by variations in the liquid’s physical properties (e.g., specific gravity, viscosity, etc.) and flow characteristics through the pump. Unlike centrifugal pumps, positive-displacement

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what is a valve

As a mechanical device, a valve should be selected to do the job expected of it and should be properly installed. It will then give long service before it starts to leak or wear out. After installation, and periodically during service, a valve should be checked to ensure that it has the necessary seat tightness

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artificial ventilation

Where a reliable and positive flow of air for ventilation is required, fans can be installed in a building to extract stale air, which is immediately replaced by fresh air from the outside flowing through gaps around window and door frames, or through purposely designed grilles. Fans in more elaborate ventilation schemes are connected to

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ventilation in buildings

The simplest ventilation system in a building uses external air as its source, the wind as its motive force, and openings in the external enclosure for fresh air intake on the windward side and stale air extraction on the leeward side . In a tightly constructed building, air infiltration is slow, but in a building

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