MECHANICAL TERMINOLOGY

NBC Rule X Mechanical Regulation

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

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

ELEVATOR
A hoisting and lowering mechanism with a car or
platform which move in guides in a vertical direction

LOW PRESSURE HEATING BOILER

Pressure 1.05kgs/sqm
Temp 250 F

ELEVATOR LANDING
Portion of a floor, balcony, or platform for loading
or unloading

MACHINE
The driven unit of equipment

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

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

WASTE PIPE SIZES

SINK WASTE
SLOP SINK
SCULLERY SINK
PANTRY SINK
FACTORY SINK
BATHTUB
LAVATORIES
SHOWER BATH
URINAL
LAUNDRY
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
LAVATORY
HOSPITAL FIX.

38mm. (1-1/2)
50mm. (2)
75 ( 3 ) - 100mm.
50mm
38mm
50mm
38 50mm.
50mm
50mm
50mm
38 - 50mm
32mm
50mm
50mm