PBS
Pbs Kids Design Squad: What Is a Torsion Spring Hinge?
See how adding this spring to a hinge makes it easier to open or close. [0:36]
PBS
Pbs Kids Design Squad: High Tech Tents
Mechanical and design engineer Connie Yang is as extreme as the high-tech tents she designs for NEMO Equipment. [1:04]
Crash Course
Crash Course Engineering #3: Mechanical Engineering
Explore the engineering discipline of mechanical engineering on this video. Learn how it began with the steam engine and has moved to the development of aerospace engineering, biomechanics, and robotics. [9:38]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Cutting Analysis: Mechanics of Machining
A video discussing how to analyze material removed at a single point orthogonal cutting operation. Site also includes an article which discusses all concepts covered in the video. [2:57]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Centrifugal Pump
A video investigating a radial flow device called a centrifugal pump that is used to start flow or raise pressure. Site also includes an article that discusses topics found in the video. [5:55]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Centrifugal Pumps: Design Aspects
Learn about the pump and motor for pumping fluids works in a centrifugal pump in this video. Understand the design aspects of the pump that allow it to function. Site also includes an article that discusses topics found in the video. [5:32]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Computational Fluid Dynamics: Rans and Fvm
Understand a tool called Computational Fluid Dynamics which is used to design and analyze of equipment. This video includes how to solve the complex Navier-Stokes equation using both the Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes and Finite Volume...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Career Connections: Mechanical Engineer
Meet three mechanical engineers who are designing the next generation of jet engines at a major US company. They explain how their curiosity about how things work led them to advanced engineering degrees and cool careers with aircraft...
PBS
Pbs: Simple Solutions: The Engineering Design Process
In this video, mechanical engineer Amy Smith explains the design process for an innovation that enables people in isolated villages to determine whether their water supplies are free of dangerous bacteria. Included are teaching tips and...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Designing the Pied Piper of Fish
Maurizio Porfiri designed a robotic fish that attract real fish. Now he's trying to understand why.