Chemical Engineering Vocabulary - Principles of Engineering

What is the term for the following definition? When one variable goes up, the other goes down.

• inverse relationship

• direct relationship

• constant relationship

• random relationship

What is the term for the following definition? When one variable goes up, the other goes up.

• direct relationship

• inverse relationship

• static relationship

• random relationship

What is the term for the following definition? The use of fluids under pressure to generate, control, and transmit power.

• fluid power

• thermal conduction

• mechanical advantage

• electrical resistance

What is the term for the following definition? A mechanical function that operates through the force of pressurized liquid.

• hydraulic

• pneumatic

• mechanical

• thermal

What is the term for the following definition? A mechanical function that operates through the force of pressurized gas.

• pneumatic

• hydraulic

• electric

• magnetic

What is the term for the following definition? A tank that holds fluid.

• reservoir

• condenser

• valve

• compressor

What is the term for the following definition? A device used to create flow.

• pump

• valve

• filter

• compressor

What is the term for the following definition? Any device that controls, either automatically or manually, the flow of a fluid.

• valve

• pump

• filter

• compressor

What is the term for the following definition? A device that converts fluid power into linear mechanical force and motion.

• cylinder

• pump

• valve

• reservoir

What is the term for the following definition? The measure of force acting perpendicular to a unit area.

• pressure

• velocity

• density

• temperature