Engineering

Articles about engineering disciplines, systems and applied design.

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Military engineering

Mill

Mill (grinding)

Millennium Force

Mortice and tenon

Mortice and Tenon Joint

Moulding

Nail

Nail (fastener): history, types, manufacture and uses

National Academy of Engineering

United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

Needle

Negative feedback

Neoprene

Neoprene: properties, production, uses, and environmental considerations

NFPA 704

NFPA 704 (Fire Diamond): Emergency Hazard Identification for Responders

Nozzle

Nozzle: Function, Design, Uses, and Common Types

Nuclear engineering

Nuclear engineering: principles, applications, and challenges

Nuclear meltdown

Reactor core melt accidents: causes, corium formation, and safety measures

Nuclear reactor

Nuclear reactor: principles, types, history and applications

Object-oriented programming

Object-oriented programming (OOP): concepts, history, and applications

Occupational safety and health

Ocean thermal energy conversion

Oil refinery

Oil refining

Oil well

One-design dinghy

Oosterscheldekering

Oosterscheldekering — the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier

Operating environment

Operating environment (computing)

Out-of-order execution

Overhead lines

Paddle

Paddle (boat propulsion and mixing tool)

Pak Beng Dam

Pak Beng Dam — Hydropower Project on the Mekong in Laos

Pampa Wind Project

Pampa Wind Project — proposed 4,000 MW wind farm in the Texas Panhandle

Pantograph

Parachute

Peaking power plant

Peaking power plant (peaker): purpose, types, and role in electricity systems

Pelletization

Pelletization: process, applications, and industrial significance

Perforation

Perforation: purpose, methods, history and common applications

Permanent way

Permanent way (railway track structure)

Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics (Solar PV): Principles, Types, and Applications

Photovoltaics convert sunlight into direct current electricity. This article explains how PV systems work, common materials and configurations, history, uses, advantages, and chall

Pig iron

Pig iron: crude iron produced in blast furnaces

Pipe (material)

Piping and instrumentation diagram

Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)

Piston

Piston (mechanical component)

Pitchfork

Pitchfork (agricultural implement)

Pitman arm

Pitman arm — steering linkage component

Planform

Planform (plan view): definition and aircraft wing shapes

Planning

Planning: principles, processes, and practical applications

Plans (drawings)

Plastic explosives

Plastic explosives: composition, uses, history and safety

Plating

Plating: metal surface coatings — methods, history, and applications