Week #3: Energy, Force, Pressure & Torque

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This week we will discuss the topics presented in Chapters 1-5 of each of the Pneumatic (MB200), Mechanisms (MB300) and Hydraulics (MB400) kits. This is to give you a better understanding for some of the basics of each technology and the components you'll be using in the kits.

If you have the textbook, for Homework, please read pages 167-173 in Chapter 9 in the text. The topics will include Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Force, Pressure, Torque, Work & Power. You should also read pages 173-182 dealing with Simple Machines & Efficiency. (Those page numbers are for the first edition. If you have the second edition, use the topics as a guideline as to which pages to read.)

The homework sheet (and answers) distributed last week in class is attached here:

EET-120 Homework #1 AnswerKey v16.2.pdf

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Absolute and Gauge Pressure from the Engineering Toolbox.com. On the left margin of Engineering Toolbox.com you will see a list of the various technologies and topics that are presented on their website. You might find some of these handy for other EET classes, or just your own personal knowledge.

Atmospheric Pressure Measurements

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