Engineering

Articles about engineering disciplines, systems and applied design.

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Biological engineering

Biological engineering (bioengineering)

Biomedical engineering

Biomedical Engineering: Principles, Areas, and Clinical Roles

Black box

Black box (system with unknown internal workings)

Blacksmith

Blacksmith: Metalworker Specializing in Iron and Steel

Blast furnace

Blast furnace

Blast furnace: large industrial furnace for smelting iron ore

A blast furnace is a tall industrial furnace used to smelt iron from ore into pig iron. This article explains its design, chemistry, historical development, uses, and environmental

Blowback

Blowback (firearm operating system)

Boat keel

Keel (boat): structure, function, types, and history

Boeing 314

Boiler

Boiler: Devices for heating water and generating steam

Boiler feedwater pump

Boiler feedwater pump: purpose, operation, types, and maintenance

Bolt

Bolt (fastener)

Bolted joint

Bolted joint: components, function, and practical considerations

Brake

Brake: devices, types, history and maintenance

Branch line

Brinell scale

Brinell scale (Brinell hardness test)

Bucket

Bucket: design, history, uses and cultural notes

Bucket-wheel excavator

Bucket-wheel excavator (BWE)

Bulk material handling

Bulk Material Handling: systems, equipment and key considerations

Burrendong Dam

Bush (mechanical)

California Aqueduct

California Aqueduct

Major water conveyance of California's State Water Project that moves water from northern regions through the Central Valley to reservoirs and users in southern parts of the state.

Canadair CL-215

Canadair CL-215: Amphibious Water Bomber and Utility Aircraft

Cantilever bridge

Carabiner

Carbon fiber

Carbon fiber

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP): composition, properties and uses

Carburization

Carburization (carburizing): surface hardening of steels

Casting (metalworking)

Casting (metalworking): process, history, techniques, and uses

Cathode

Cathode: definition, roles, types and applications

Chain

Chain: structure, types, uses, and history

Chassis

Chassis: structure, types, and applications

Chemical engineering

Chemical engineering: principles, history, and real-world applications

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

Chrome plating

Chrome plating (chromium electroplating)

Chrysler Hemi engine

Chrysler Hemi engine: design, history, and automotive influence

Chulabhorn Dam

Circuit

Circuit (electrical, judicial, and sporting contexts)

Circuit diagram

Circuit diagram: purpose, symbols, history and practical uses

Civil engineering

Clyde Wind Farm

Clyde Wind Farm — proposed 548 MW onshore wind project in South Lanarkshire

Cockpit

Cogeneration

Cogeneration (Combined Heat and Power): Principles, Systems, and Applications

Cohesion

Coke (fuel)

Cold cathode

Cold cathode: principles, types, uses and distinctions

Cold wave

Cold wave (extreme cold weather events)

Compacted oxide layer glaze

Compacted oxide layer (glaze)

Compiled language

Compiled programming language