MECHANICAL DEFINITIONS

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 self- propelled 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 self- contained
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