Machine Elements Types
Energy conversion |
Energy transmission |
Energy storage |
Locating |
Friction reduction |
Switching |
Sealing |
Sensors |
Miscellaneous machines |
Turbo machinery Gas turbine engines Rotodynamic pumps Compressors Fans Propellers Turbines Internal combustion Engines Rotary Reciprocating Boilers and combustors Electric motors Alternators and generators Solenoids Pneumatic and hydraulic actuators Brakes disc drum and band Pumps Rockets Heat exchangers Guns Dampers and shock absorbers Fuel cells
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Gears spur helical bevel worm conformal Belts Flat vee wedge round synchronous Chains roller leaf conveyor Cables and ropes Couplings rigid flexible universal Cranks Cams Power screws and threads Levers and linkages Pipes, hoses and ducts Ball screws |
Flywheel Springs helical leaf Belleville rubber spiral garter Fluid accumulator Gas spring Reservoir Pressure vessel Solid mass Chemical Charge Torsion bar |
Threaded fasteners bolts Nuts and lock nuts grub screws studs screws Washers Nails Pins cylindrical taper spring Rivets Tolerance rings Expanding bolts Keys Flat, round Profiled gib head Woodruff Splines Circlips Snap rings Clamps Retaining rings Shoulders Spacers clearance transition interference Adhesives Welds |
Rolling element bearings deep groove cylindrical needle roller taper roller angular contact self aligning thrust recirculating ball Sliding bearings plain rubbing hydrodynamic hydrostatic hydrodynamic sideway Wheels and rollers Brushes |
Clutches square jaw multiple serration sprag roller disk drum cone magnetic synchromesh Ratchet and pawl Geneva Mechanisms Valves Latches Triggers Bimetallic strips |
Dynamic seals mechanical face lip ring bush labyrinth brush ferrofluidic rim seals O rings packings piston rings Static seals gaskets O rings gaskets sealants |
Motions Dimensional Mass Force Torque Power Pressure pilot tubes static tappings manometers piezoelectric Sound Flow laser doppler hot wire ultrasonic Level Humidity Temperature thermocouples resistance thermometers pyrometers Heat flux thermopile Gardon gauges Strain and stress Time Chemical composition |
Hinges, pivots Linkages Levers Tools cutter shears drills formers Grips Guides Followers Housings frames casings enclosures Sprays Shutters Hooks Pulleys Handles Rollers and drums Centrifuges Filers |