MECHANICAL TERMINOLOGY

NBC Rule X Mechanical Regulation p189 ACCIDENTAL CONTACT Any inadvertent physical contact with power transmission AIR CONDITIONING The process of treating air to control simultaneously its temp, hum, etc BALUSTRADE The frame on both side of escalator BOILER A close vessel for heating BUFFER A device designed to stop a descending car from beyond its normal limit of travel CAGE/ CAB Enclosure for housing the operator etc of a crane CAPACITY OF WORK, PROJECT OR PLANT Total horse power CAR The load carrying unit of an elevator COMPRESSOR Mech device to increase pressure upon the refrigerant CONDENSER Arrangement of pipes/ tubing in which vaporized refrigerant is liquefied by the removal of heat CONDEMED BOILER OR UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL Boiler unsafe or disqualified

CRANE Machine for lifting or lowering and moving horizontal DUCT Passageway made of sheet of metal for conveying air DUMBWAITER Hoisting and lowering mechanism Area - 3861sq cm Height - 1.20m Capacity - 277k ELEVATOR A hoisting and lowering mechanism with a car or platform which move in guides in a vertical direction ELEVATOR LANDING Portion of a floor, balcony, or platform for loading or unloading ELEVATOR WIRE Steel wire rope attached to the car ENCLOSED The moving parts of a machine are so guarded that physical contact by any part of the human body is precluded or prevented ESCALATOR Power driven, inclined, continuous stairway EVAPORATION Liquid refrigerant is vaporized to produce refrigeration EXTERNAL INSPECTION Inspection made on boiler GUARDED Shielded, fenced or otherwise protected

HOIST Apparatus for raising or lowering a load by the application of a building force HOIST WAY A shaft for the travel of elevator or dumbwaiters INTERAL INSPECTION Inspection when boiler is shutdown LIQUID RECEIVER A vessel permanently connected to system by inlet and outlet pipes for storage of a liquid refrigerant LOCOMOTIVE BOILER Boiler mounted on a selfpropelled track LOW PRESSURE HEATING BOILER Pressure 1.05kgs/sqm Temp 250 F MACHINE The driven unit of equipment MACHINE HOUSE Enclosure for housing the hoisting mechanism and power plant MACHINE PARTS Any or all the moving parts of a machine MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT MECHANICAL MACHINERY MECHANICAL PROCESS MECHANICAL WORKS MECHANICAL PLANT All that has a mech functions MOVING WALK Horizontal passenger carrying device

POINT OF OPERATION The part of a machine which performs an operation on the stock Location where stock material is fed to the machine PORTABLE BOILER Fired boiler which is selfcontained Intended for temporary location POWER TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Any device by which the motion of an engine is transmitted to or received by another machine PRIME MOVER Main function is to drive or operate either directly or indirectly, other mechanical equipment PROCESS MACHINE Equipment designed and operated for a specific purpose REFRIGERANT Absorption of heat while expanding or evaporating TON OF REFRIGERATION 12,000 BTU/hr 200 BTU/min TRAVELLING CABLE A cable made up of electric conductor s which provides electrical connection between the elevator car and a fixed outlet in the hoistway UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL Pressure is obtained from external source or from an indirect application of heat VENTILATION Supplying or removing air by natural or mechanical means