Engineering English: Der Englischkurs für Fachleute des Maschinenbaus: VDI-Buch

Lesson 1.- 1.1 Articles and demonstrative pronouns.- 1.2 Organizing a meeting.- 1.3 Rating, power, output.- 1.4 Giant steam engine going strong after 77 years.- Lesson 2.- 2.1 Interrogative pronouns.- 2.2 Alignment of a pump coupling.- 2.3 Meeting the consulting engineer in your office.- 2.4 Taking the fog out of marine diesel engines.- Lesson 3.- 3.1 Weak and strong verbs.- 3.2 How to avoid misunderstandings when handling specifications.- 3.3 Technical letter.- 3.4 Letter openings and endings.- Lesson 4.- 4.1 Auxiliaries in short answers and agreements.- 4.2 Sliding feet of a turbine.- 4.3 Engineering terms used in describing metal plate working.- 4.4 Mathematical formulae.- Lesson 5.- 5.1 Sentence structure.- 5.2 Bedplate and frames of a marine diesel engine.- 5.3 Help required to perform a task.- 5.4 Providing of equipment.- Lesson 6.- 6.1 Present tenses.- 6.2 Checking the oil flow.- 6.3 Replacing bearing bushes.- 6.4 Erecting engineers replace bearing bushes.- 6.5 Technical periodical.- Lesson 7.- 7.1 The past and perfect tenses.- 7.2 Cylinder liner of a marine diesel engine.- 7.3 Starting a centrifugal pump.- 7.4 On the telephone.- 7.5 Watch the magnet for better ignition timing.- Lesson 8.- 8.1 The future.- 8.2 Carbon glands for marine turbines.- 8.3 Mounting equipment.- 8.4 Flow chart of a coal-fired power station.- 8.5 What a cracker.- Lesson 9.- 9.1 The participles.- 9.2 Lifting the turbine casing cover.- 9.3 Melting is the secret of making joints.- 9.4 Circuit diagram.- 9.5 Selection procedure.- Lesson 10.- 10.1 The gerund.- 10.2 Faulty control equipment.- 10.3 Finnish company tackles a burning problem.- 10.4 How to do a good job.- 10.5 Putting a tiger in your boiler.- The experiences of an engineer.- Episode 1 An erecting engineer relates his experiences abroad.- Episode 2 Preliminary work on obtaining a major order.- Episode 3 Meeting an important customer.- Episode 4 Introducing a test engineer.- Episode 5 Emergency call from Alaska.- Focus on major engineering achievements.- Cruise Vessel “Oriana“ at 25 knots.- End of the line.- Staying ahead of the competition:.- Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.- Such is accuracy.- Keep an eye on the voltage level.- Fuel-cell engine ready for the industry.- Significant reduction of diesel exhausts.- MTU diesel engines for fast ferry.- Meteorite showered town with diamonds.- Increasing demand for cruise vessels.- Market for well-maintained engines.- American travellers abroad.- Low-speed engines for ship’s propulsion.- Saving millions on EU translations.- Panama Canal, an engineering marvel.- History lessons.- Gas for UFO.- Such is business.- Being up to date.- Mind your language.- A stake in the company.- Copping it from lead.- America cracks down on illegal spy gear.- DME fuel for future diesel engines.- World’s largest factory building.- The Engineer’s common language.- Electronic eyes unblinking.- Sweltering in the exhibition halls.- Race for pollution-free engines.- Put an end to toxic fuel.- When to transmit Mayday, when SOS?.- Strange place.- Producing the licence.- How strong is your car battery?.- Just for fun.- Methane gas will fuel power stations.- How to handle specifications.- How to avoid misunderstandings when handling specifications.- Stopping the eavesdroppers.- Executive of an engineering company.- Two Concorde pilots.- The fizzling of the “Queen Elizabeth 2“.- Phonetic alphabets.