Technical English Mechanical Engineering
Technical English Mechanical Engineering
Technical English Mechanical Engineering
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Module 6: Forming Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50<br />
6.1 Basic Principles of Forming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50<br />
6.2 Rolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51<br />
6.3 Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52<br />
6.4 Bending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53<br />
Exercises 1. Text Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54<br />
2. Forces in the Bending Process and <strong>Technical</strong> Terms . . . . . . 55<br />
3. The Production of different Work Pieces . . . . . . . . . . . 56<br />
4. Grammar (Adjective vs. Adverb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57<br />
6.5 Cutting Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58<br />
Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59<br />
Module 7: The Turbofan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60<br />
7.1 The Airbus A380 Turbofan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60<br />
7.2 The Forces working on the Turbofan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61<br />
Exercises 1. Text Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62<br />
2. <strong>Technical</strong> Terms, Parts of the Fan and Safety Tests . . . . . . . 63<br />
3. The Working Principle of the Turbofan. . . . . . . . . . . . 65<br />
4. Grammar (Mixed Tenses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66<br />
7.3 Further Uses of the Turbofan Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67<br />
Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67<br />
Module 8: Ship Propulsion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68<br />
8.1 Ship Propulsion Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68<br />
8.2 The Azimuth Thruster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70<br />
8.3 The Rudderpropeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70<br />
8.4 The SCHOTTEL Pump-Jet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71<br />
8.5 The Voith-Schneider-Propeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71<br />
8.6 The Outboard Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72<br />
8.7 Alternative Propulsion Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72<br />
Exercises 1. Text Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73<br />
2. Word building, Parts of the Rudderpropeller . . . . . . . . . 74<br />
3. The Function of the Voith-Schneider-Propeller<br />
and the Outboard Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76<br />
4. Grammar (Active vs. Passive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76<br />
8.8 The History of the MEYER WERFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77<br />
Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79<br />
Module 9: Alternative Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80<br />
9.1 Hydroelectric Power Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80<br />
9.2 The Heat Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82<br />
9.3 Solar Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83<br />
9.4 Wind Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84<br />
Exercises 1. Text Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86<br />
2. <strong>Technical</strong> Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90<br />
3. The Chemical Reactions in a Solar Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . 90<br />
4. Prepositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91<br />
9.5 History and Different Types of Waterwheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92<br />
Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93<br />
Module 10: Car Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94<br />
10.1 The Combustion Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94<br />
10.2 The Hybrid Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95<br />
10.3 The Electric Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97<br />
Exercises 1. Text Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98<br />
2. Parts of a Four-Stroke Engine and a Full Hybrid . . . . . . . . 99<br />
3. The Internal Combustion and the Hybrid Engine . . . . . . . 100<br />
4. Present and Past – Simple and Continuous . . . . . . . . . . 102<br />
10.4 The Turbo Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103<br />
Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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