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2.  Gears  Cams  Pumps  Springs  Cranks Dec 9, 2009Baltimore Polytechnic Institute You are required to research several groups of engineering mechanisms as well as examples of each type:

3.  Description of the mechanism  General history of mechanisms of this type  List of components  Include advantages/disadvantages  Differences from other mechanisms of this type  Detailed explanation of operation  Sketch of the mechanism  Sources of information Dec 9, 2009Baltimore Polytechnic Institute For each mechanism group you will be given a set of examples that you will research. For each of these you will include a:

4.  Helical  Bevel  Worm  Spur  Rack and Pinion Dec 9, 2009Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

5.  Tension  Compression  Torsion  Clock  Clip Dec 9, 2009Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

6.  Cams  Disk  Grooved  Cylindrical  Geneva  End  Followers  Knife-edge  Roller  Flat Dec 9, 2009Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

7.  Displacement  Gear  Progressing Cavity  Impulse  Hydraulic Ram  Velocity  Centrifugal  Axial Flow Dec 9, 2009Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

8.  4 Stroke Engine  2 Stroke Engine  Diesel Engine  Steam Engine Dec 9, 2009Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

9. You must:  Use engineering/graph paper  Write legibly  Cite your sources You may not:  use Wikipedia as a source Dec 9, 2009Baltimore Polytechnic Institute