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Parent topics
- Engineering [r]: The profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to economically use the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind. [e]
Subtopics
- Chemical engineering [r]: The field of engineering that deals with industrial and natural processes involving the chemical, physical or biological transformation of matter or energy into forms useful for mankind, economically and safely without compromising the environment [e]
- Control engineering [r]: The design of systems capable of accurately controlling a physical device [e]
- Electrical engineering [r]: The branch of engineering that deals primarily with electricity and electromagnetism. [e]
Other related topics
- Control engineering [r]: The design of systems capable of accurately controlling a physical device [e]
- Closed loop control [r]: A control system in which the controller has access to signals containing information about the current state of the plant (the object or system to be controlled) during the time that the controller is in operation. [e]
- Control system [r]: An interconnection between two systems that are referred to as the plant and the controller. [e]
- Open loop control [r]: A control system in which the controller has no access to signals containing information about the current state of the plant (the object or system to be controlled) during the time that the controller is in operation. [e]
- Relief valve [r]: A type of valve used to to protect pressure vessels and other equipment from being subjected to pressures that exceed their design limits. [e]
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