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  2. Wheel and axle - Wikipedia

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    The wheel and axle is a simple machine, consisting of a wheel attached to a smaller axle so that these two parts rotate together, in which a force is transferred from one to the other. The wheel and axle can be viewed as a version of the Lever , with a drive force applied tangentially to the perimeter of the wheel, and a load force applied to ...

  3. Simple machine - Wikipedia

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    A compound machine is a machine formed from a set of simple machines connected in series with the output force of one providing the input force to the next. For example, a bench vise consists of a lever (the vise's handle) in series with a screw, and a simple gear train consists of a number of gears ( wheels and axles ) connected in series.

  4. Mechanical advantage device - Wikipedia

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    Wheel and axle motion (e.g. screwdrivers, doorknobs): A wheel is essentially a lever with one arm the distance between the axle and the outer point of the wheel, and the other the radius of the axle. Typically this is a fairly large difference, leading to a proportionately large mechanical advantage.

  5. Glossary of mechanical engineering - Wikipedia

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    The wheel and axle assembly can be considered one of the six simple machines. Wheel and axle – a machine consisting of a wheel attached to a smaller axle so that these two parts rotate together in which a force is transferred from one to the other. The wheel and axle can be viewed as a version of the lever, with a drive force applied ...

  6. Wheel - Wikipedia

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    The wheel alone is not a machine, but when attached to an axle in conjunction with bearing, it forms the wheel and axle, one of the simple machines. A driven wheel is an example of a wheel and axle. Wheels pre-date driven wheels by about 6000 years, themselves an evolution of using round logs as rollers to move a heavy load—a practice going ...

  7. Mechanism (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    From the time of Archimedes to the Renaissance, mechanisms were viewed as constructed from simple machines, such as the lever, pulley, screw, wheel and axle, wedge, and inclined plane. Reuleaux focused on bodies, called links , and the connections between these bodies, called kinematic pairs , or joints.

  8. Outline of machines - Wikipedia

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    Simple machine – There are only 3 fundamental machines, with 4 variations, for a total of 7 simple machines Lever; Inclined Plane. Screw – combination of a wheel and an inclined plane; Wedge; Wheel. Pulley; Gear – combination of a wheel and a lever; Vehicles. Man powered vehicles Bicycle; Pedalo; Powered vehicles Car; Train; Airplane ...

  9. Vapor-compression evaporation - Wikipedia

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    The vapor-compression evaporation process replaced the once-through steam generators (OTSG) traditionally used for steam production. OTSG generally ran on natural gas which in 2008 had become increasingly valuable. The water quality of evaporators is four times better which is needed for the drum boilers.