Mechanism. Forces in mechanism; efficiency; friction and wear.
Fluid Film Lubrication. Viscous flows; Reynolds equation; hydrodynamic thrust bearings; hydrodynamic journal bearings; elastohydrodynamic lubrication; hydrostatic lubrication.
Motion transformation. Linkages; the four-bar linkages; graphical analysis of mechanism; velocities, accelerations; mathematical analysis and synthesis of mechanism.
Kinematics of cams.
Gear trains. Spur gears and helicoidal, Bevel, skew, hypoid ones; worm and worm wheel ; epicyclic gear trains.
Lift machines; belt transmission.
Dynamic response of mechanism; flywheel design; rotary balancing.
Mechanical vibrations. Free and forced vibrations of one degree of freedom systems; transient vibrations; vibration control; free and forced vibrations of multi-degree of freedom systems.
Rotor dynamics.
Speed regulation of an engine; the governor.