Title        : Dictionary Technical Terms

Author     : F. S. Crispin

Publisher  : Merriam and Webster Bookstore Inc.

Copyright : 1975

Recovery vehicle

Recovery vehicle - a special purpose vehicle equipped with which, hoist, or boom for recovery of vehicles.

Peristaltic pump

Peristaltic pump - a device for moving fluids by the action of multiple, equally spaced rollers, which rotate and compress a flexible tube.

Single piece milling

Single piece milling - a milling method whereby one part is held and milled in one machine cycle.

Reach Rod

Reach rod - a rod motion in a link used to transmit motion from the reversing rod to the lifting shaft.

Power Plant Theory and Design by Potter

Title        : Power Plant Theory and Design 2nd Edition

Author     : Philip J. Potter

Publisher  : Merriam and Webster Bookstore, Inc.

Copyright : 

Design of Machine Elements 4th Edition

Title        : Design of Machine Elements 4th Edition

Author     : Virgil Moring Faires

Publisher  : EDCA Publishing and Distributing Corporation

Copyright : 1969

Basic Machine Design

Title        : Basic Machine Design

Author     : Ronnie S. Alcorcon

Publisher  : Alcorcon Publisher

Copyright  : 2002

Power and Industrial Plant Engineering by Alcorcon

Title        : Power and Industrial Plant Engineering 

Author     : Ronnie S. Alcorcon

Publisher  : Alcorcon Publisher

Copyright : 2005

Open system

Open System - a system across whose boundaries both matter and energy may pass.

Meter stop

Meter stop - a valve installed in a water service for control of the flow of water to a building.

Index crank

Index crank - the crank handle of an index head used to turn the spindle.

Impact wrench

Impact wrench - a compressed air or electrically operated wrench that gives a rapid succession of sudden torques.

Grasshopper linkage

Grasshopper linkage - a straight line mechanism used in some early steam engines.

Cascade pulverizer

Cascade pulverizer - a form of tumbling pulverizer that uses large lumps to do the pulverizing.

Carnot Cycle

Carnot cycle - a hypothetical cycle consisting of four reversible processes in succession: an isothermal expansion and heat addition, an isentropic expansion, an isothermal compression and heat rejection process, and an isentropic compression

September 2011 Mechanical Engineer Board Exam Topnotchers

1 JOSEPH CYRIL RAMIREZ GREDONA - SORSOGON STATE COLLEGE - SORSOGON - 92.70

2 DANIEL ESPINAR FORTEZA - SORSOGON STATE COLLEGE - SORSOGON - 92.65

3 DYSON CADUTDUT CABAHUG - CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - 92.45

4 RONALD FRANCIS BERNARDINO ALAMO - TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - MANILA - 92.15

5 JOHN JOSEPH DIMAUNAHAN LABINGDALAWA - TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - MANILA - 91.95

6 MICHAEL DIMATATAC PANOPIO - LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY - BATANGAS,INC - 91.85

7 KAZUNIKO SANTOS FURUKAWA - ADAMSON UNIVERSITY - 91.75

8 LHOVEN DOREMON LARROBIS - UNIVERSITY OF CEBU - 91.45

9 JIME HOPE SARSOSA BALILI - CAGAYAN DE ORO COLLEGE - 91.15

10 PAUL JOHN MURILLO GENTALLAN - BOHOL ISLAND STATE (FOR. CVSCAFT) - TAGBILARAN - 91.10

Screws

Screw is an externally threaded fastener capable of being inserted inserted into holes in assembled parts, of mating with a performed internal thread or forming its own thread and of being tightened or released by torquing a nut. 

Spur Gears

Spur Gears have toothed elements that are straight and parallel to the shaft axis and they are used to transmit motion and power without slippage between parallel shafts.

Zeroth Law

ZEROTH LAW

States that when the two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with the third body, they are in thermal equilibrium with each other and hence are at the same temperature.

BSME Subjects

In the Philippines, BS Mechanical Engineering is such a great course for Engineering Students. Not all freshmen students of BSME finish this course. It takes a lot of effort, hard work, courage, and perseverance to graduate from a BS Mechanical Engineering Course.

BSME Subjects comprises mainly about Mathematics, Engineering Sciences, Machine Shop Theory and Practice, Machine Design I and II, Power and Industrial Plant Engineering. These are just the main subjects that cover the BS Mechanical Engineering Course.

Under Mathematics are … Physics, Chemistry, are all under the Engineering Sciences. BSME Subjects under Power Plant Design… BSME Subjects … are all under the Industrial Plant Design.

Graduating from College was really a hard labor. Focus is highly significant to obtain the College Diploma everyone is yearning for. Analysis and Problem Solving strategies should be given high importance. Attending seminars, reading books, magazines, and topics related to BSME Subjects could contribute to open the students’ mind to a wide range of Mechanical Engineering Course.

Passing the Mechanical Engineering Board Exam in the Philippines is very challenging and highly competitive. National Passing Percentage of ME Board Exam is about 47% to 52% which is conducted twice a year, every March and September. Before taking the Board Exam, applicants should review all BSME Subjects which is the core content of the examination.

Mechanical Engineering Blogsite bsmesubjects.blogspot.com offers a free resource of information that aids ME Student online in their study of Mechanical Engineering.

ME Board Exam Topnotcher

March 2011
September 2011

March 2011 Mechanical Engineer Board Exam Topnotchers

1 OLIVER MANGOBA REVALO - MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - 91.60

2 MARK LOYD MARFA BAYA - MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY- MARAWI CITY - 91.5

3 MIGUEL CABRAL YAP - TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA - 90.5

4 GROMYKO TAN GERALDINO JR - UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS - 89.85

5 RAYMOND ALCORIZA DELA CRUZ - BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY (FOR.BCAT)-MALOLOS - 89.5

6 GERWIN PACINIO DESQUITADO - CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - 88.60

7 RALPH LAWRENCE GO KUA MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - 88.25

8 JOEL FESTEJO JORBAN - MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY - MARAWI CITY - 87.6

9 JOSEPH KARL PARAS CONTENTO - UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS - 87.55

10 JINO KARLO ASIS RIVERA - UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- DILIMAN - 87.2

Power Plant - Day 8

1. Moment of inertia is also called:

A. weep strength

B. modulus of elasticity

C. radius of gyration

D. none of these

2. The recommended lubricant for the chain drive operation.

A. moly slip

B. SAE 4140

C. Petroleum oil

D. heavy grease

3. Maximum plant capacity in which a licensed ME is allowed to operate, tend or maintain.

A. 2000 kw

B. 1000 kw

C. 300 kw

D. 3000 kw

4. Commonly used steel melter as deoxidizer because of its easy availability and cheap price.

A. silicon

B. manganese

C. aluminum

D. zinc

5. Ratio of unit lateral deformation to unit longitudinal deformation:

A. Poisson’s ratio

B. elongation

C. strain

D. Modulus of Elasticity

6. It is ideal for maximum quietness in sprocket drive operation to choose ___ or more teeth.

A. 18

B. 24

C. 27

D. 21

7. Tap not used for cutting threads ______.

A. tapping tap

B. plugging tap

C. taper tip

D. bottoming tap

8. Internal stress exerted by the fibers to resist the action of outside force is called______.

A. tensile stress

B. ultimate stress

C. compressive stress

D. shearing stress

9. Not part of the headstock.

A. back gear

B. spindle

C. anvil

D. motor

10. What is the recommended cutting speed range for bronze in fpm?

A. 60/70

B. 200/250

C. 100/110

D. 80/60

Power Plant - Day 7

1. Permanent deformation or strain may occur without fracture:

A. malleability

B. elasticity

C. plasticity

D. ductility

2. A property of material which relates the lateral strain to the longitudinal strain:

A. stress

B. strain

C. Poison’s ratio

D. strength

3. Recommended best cutting angle of drill for work on steel or cast iron is ____ degrees.

A. 59

B. 48

C. 63

D. 50

4. Deals only with the motion of bodies without reference to the forces that cause them:

A. dynamics

B. kinematics

C. kinetics

D. static

5. Most effective alloying element for reducing brittleness of steel at very low temperature:

A. manganese

B. molybdenum

C. nickel

D. silicon

6. For a high corrosion resistant stainless steel, what minimum chromium content is required?

A. 4.3%

B. 8%

C. 1.1%

D. 5.8%

7. The phenomenon of continuous stretching under load even if the stress is less than the yield point:

A. creep

B. elasticity

C. ductility

D. plasticity

8. Killed steel is always associated with:

A. manganese

B. silicon

C. phosphorus

D. sulfur

9. Good stabilizer in stainless steel

A. columbium

B. titanium

C. tantalum

D. all of these

10. It is considered semi-solid lubricant:

A. lube oil

B. graphite

C. grease

D. all of these

Power Plant - Day 6

1. When the air entrainment agent is put into a concrete mix:

A. the water/cement ratio must be reduced

B. the strength will decrease

C. minimal defect

D. the strength will suffer up to 50%

2. __________ is the name applied to reciprocating circular motion as that of a pendulum.

A. intermittent motion

B. reciprocating motion

C. oscillation

D. momentum

3. Not part and in fact should not be used in the steel melting process.

A. silicon

B. zinc

C. aluminum

D. coke

4. Mirror finish has surfaces fineness of ____rms.

A. 2 to 8

B. 1

C. 1 to 3

D. 2 to 5

5. Iron based alloy containing 9-16% chromium.

A. stainless steel

B. Mn Hadfield steel

C. chrome-alloy steel

D. high chrome steel

6. In a cutting tool the cutting end can also be generally called ____.

A. end cutting edge

B. back rake

C. side rake

D. nose

7. An example of rectilinear translation:

A. locomotive wheels

B. rack gear

C. piston of an engine

D. jack

8. All terms and abbreviations deal with wire rope arrangement except this ___ which deals with wire rope material strength.

A. Mps

B. preformed

C. IWRC

D. lang lay

9. A tool not belonging to the group:

A. hermaphrodite caliper

B. divider

C. double VEE block

D. trammel

10. Silicon manganese steel designation, SAE___.

A. 72xx

B. 40xx

C. 92xx

D. 9xx

Math - Day 3

1. Low-carbon steel are generally used in the as "rolled" or "as fabricated" state.What is the reason for this?

A. Their strength generally cannot be increased by heat treatment

B. Their chromium content is so low.

C. Their density is so high.

D. They come in many different shapes and thickness.

2. The dimension of “Acceleration x Mass’’ is the same as that of

A. Power

B. Length

C. Work

D. Weight

3. The decrease in value of property due to passage of time:

A. devaluation

B. depletion

C. salvage value

D. depreciation

4. An instrument for measuring specific gravity of fluids:

A. flowmeter

B. hygrometer

C. clinometer

D. hydrometer

5. The logarithm of 1 to any base is:

A. indeterminate

B. infinity

C. one

D. zero

6. An index of short term paying ability is called:

A. receivable turnover

B. profit margin ratio

C. current ratio

D. acid-test ratio

7. (u+pv) is a quantity called:

A. flow energy

B. shaft work

C. enthalpy

D. internal energy

8. What is the color of the steam plpe?

A. green

B. violet

C. silver gray

D. light blue

9. Cost of things that are neither labor nor material:

A. investment

B. construction cost

C. expenses

D. labor cost

10. What is the work-in-process classified as?

A. an asset

B. a liability

C. a revenue

D. an expense

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Power Plant - Day 5

1. Which does not belong to the group?

A. air injection system

B. mechanical injection system

C. time injection system

D. gas admission system

2. The instrument used to measured atmospheric pressure is:

A. rotameter

B. monometer

C. venturi

D. barometer

3. In a cooling tower, the water is cooled mainly by:

A. condensation

B. evaporation

C. convection

D. conduction

4. Air that controls the rate of combustion in the combustion chamber is known as:

A. secondary air

B. excess air

C. control air

D. primary air

5. What is the color code of air pipelines?

A. light blue

B. red

C. brown

D. violet

6. How many pounds of air are theoretically needed to burn one pound of diesel fuel oil?

A. 28

B. 14

C. 19

D. 22

7. How do you describe a non-flow process where in the volume remains constant?

A. isometric

B. isentropic

C. isobaric

D. isenthalpic

8. A major cause of air pollution resulting from the burning of fuel oils is:

A. nitrous

B. hydrogen

C. sulfur dioxide

D. silicon

9. For reciprocating compression slip at positive displacement.

A. cd = 1

B. cd > 1

C. cd < 1

D. cd = 0

10. For positive slip, the coefficient of discharge:

A. increases

B. decreases

C. zero

D. constant

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Power Plant - Day 4

1. Foundations are preferably built of concrete in the proportion of what measures of Portland cement: san: crushed stones?

A. 1:2:5

B. 2:4:6

C. 2:3:4

D. 1:2:4

2. The color of lubricating oil indicates:

A. does not indicated contamination

B. does not indicates qualities

C. qualities

D. viscosity

3. The components of a rotary pump:

A. gears

B. piston

C. impeller

D. screw

4. What is the term used in to express the ratio of specific humidities, actual versus saturated?

A. relative humidity

B. degree of saturation

C. absolute humidity

D. percent

5. In a diesel engine, what elements in the fuel that make to work of the lubricant more difficult?

A. water and ash content

B. high octane number

C. high cetane number

D. sulphur and asphaltene content

6. What is the color code of steam pipe lines?

A. silver gray

B. green

C. red

D. yellow

7. Which of the following refrigerants is most highly toxic?

A. ammonia

B. Freon 12

C. sulfur dioxide

D. methyl chloride

8. Assuming real process, the net entropy change in the universe is:

A. positive

B. must be calculated

C. equal to zero

D. negative

9. Enthalpy of an ideal gas is a function only of:

A. entropy

B. internal energy

C. temperature

D. pressure

10. Crankshaft of reciprocating type compressor is basically made of:

A. semi-steel

B. aluminum alloy

C. cast iron

D. steel forging


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Power Plant - Day 3

1. The energy of fluid flowing at any section in a pipeline is function of:

A. velocity of flow only

B. pressure only

C. height above a chosen datum, density, internal energy, pressure and velocity of flow

D. pressure, height above a chosen datum, velocity of flow, density of fluid

2. Number of molecules in a mole of any substance is a constant called:

A. Rankine cycle

B. Otto cycle

C. Avogadro’s number

D. Thompson constant

3. What is the force which tends to draw a body toward the center about which it is rotating?

A. centrifugal force

B. centrifugal in motion

C. centrifugal advance

D. centripetal force

4. What is an apparatus used in the analysis of combustible gases?

A. calorimeter differential

B. calorimeter gas

C. calorimeter

D. Calorimetry

5. The sum of the energies of all molecules in a system, energies appear in several complex forms, is the:

A. kinetic energy

B. potential energy

C. internal energy

D. thermal energy

6. The volume of a fluid passing a crosses-section stream in unit time is called:

A. steady flow

B. uniform flow

C. discharge

D. continuous flow

7. A device for measuring the velocity of wind:

A. aneroid barometer

B. anemometer

C. anemoscope

D. anemograph

8. Which is used as a moderator in certain types of nuclear reactors?

A. vapor

B. heavy water

C. hot water

D. cold water

9. What is the force required to accelerate a mass of 1 gram at a rate of 1 cm/sec/sec?

A. dyne

B. poundal

C. slug

D. kg force

10. Gas being heated at constant volume is undergoing the process of:

A. isotropic

B. adiabatic

C. isometric

D. isobaric


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Machine Design - Day 3

1. One of the following materials is not mentioned for wire rope pulley/sheave applications.
A. plastic
B. iron
C. paper
D. copper alloy


2. In greater quantity, this element is harmful to the molten ferrous metal.
A. silicon

B. aluminum

C. oxides

D. sulfur

3. Some experiments made at Cornell University showed that experience mechanic could break a _____ bolt due to nut tightening.

A. 3/8 inch

B. 5/8 inch

C. 1/2 inch

D. 7/16 inch

4. The arc of action to circular pitch or length of action to base pitch.

A. approach ratio

B. contact ratio

C. arc of action

D. arc of approach

5. The only accredited National Organization for Mechanical Engineers.

A. PME

B. NME

C. POME

D. PSME

6. Which of the following product of combustion that has a property of resilience?

A. rubber

B. grease

C. graphite power

D. graphite electrode

7. The brittleness in steel at elevated temperature is:

A. hard drawn

B. red shortness

C. cold lap

D. residual stresses

8. Common defects encountered in the foundry shop steel casting operating and also in welding practices.

A. cracks

B. cold shot

C. parting line

D. blow/pin holes

9. The minimum recommended worm pitch diameter is 1/4 in. and the maximum is _____ in.

A. 1 3/4 in

B. 2 3/4 in

C. 3 in

D. 2 in

10. To prevent engine vibration to affect the surrounding area, it is a standard practice to isolate the engine and its foundation by at least _______ mm.

A. 20

B. 30

C. 25

D. 36

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