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15) D illustrates how to manufacture and assemble the

parts.

16) An imitation of a possible event or situation is called

s .

17) An initial model of a machine or system used by engineers to help build the actual machine is called a p .

18) A container that holds liquid or gas at a specific pressure is called a

p v .

19)Computer-aided design = .

20)Computer-aided manufacturing = .

21)Computational fluid dynamics = .

Electrical Engineering

all components installed that can be used to perform a variety of tasks in electrical equipment.

23)A p s distributes electrical current to a device.

24)Output p is the amount of watts a power source puts out.

25)Output v is the number of volts a power source puts out.

Aerospace Engineering

26) A s is a vehicle that flies outside the Earth’s

atmosphere.

27) A measurement of how far something travels in a set amount of time is

called v .

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28)A unit for measuring the speed of something in comparison to the speed of sound is called M .

29)P is the fuel used in engine of a vehicle that flies through the air.

30)A r is an engine, for a vehicle that flies through the air, that has no rotating parts.

31)T is the force exerted by an engine that causes a vehicle to fly through the air.

32)The f of a vehicle that flies through the air is the total cost involved in making it and having it fly.

5 Complete the table below using the information from the texts (1–5) above and information from internet sites. (Prepare a list of internet sites you used.)

Useful internet sites:

…

Get ready to present and discuss the information you obtained.

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2Chemical Engineering

3Mechanical engineering

4Electrical engineering

5Aerospace engineering

6Make a presentation. Dwell on one of the branches of engineering: speak on the duties and responsibilities of an engineer working in this field and on the tasks the job

entails. Don’t forget to mention the professional and personal characteristics these

engineers should have.

7 Listen to the presentations of the students from Group B. Complete the table

below.

8 Do you agree that “Large engineering teams are usually interdisciplinary, as a power station or mobile phone or other project requires the melding of several specialties”? Prove your point of view.

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Group B

1 Look through six documents below. Each document deals with one branch of engineering. Put the number of the text (1–6) corresponding to the branch of engineering:

sales engineering

agricultural engineering

industrial engineering

materials engineering

environmental engineering

nuclear engineering

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From: greghanson@hansondesign.co.uk

To: katietempleton@hansondesign.co.uk

Subject: New Client

Katie,

I need you to contact Kurt Smith at Sandia Manufacturing – a potential new client. The company manufactures technological consumer goods. After doing market research, Kurt decided to modify the hardware on one of their outdated MP3 players. Our engineers can help Sandia Manufacturing do this.

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Since you’ve never been a liaison to a potential client, I’d like to go over some basics with you. When you consult with them, demonstrate how beneficial our faster coder/decoder chip and greater on-chip memory capacity would be for them. I know you have the expertise to help them understand all of the technical aspects involved. They need to know that our hardware is better than our competitors’.

If they become a client, you’ll receive the commission. Also, Sandia Manufacturing’s marketing department will contact you.

They’ll need help understanding the technical details for their advertising campaign.

Good luck!

Greg

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