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TUM Classification System - Mechanical Engineering

MAS 000Belonging to the Subject; not further Classified
MAS 001Mechanical Engineering in General
MAS 010Physical Principles of Mechanical Engineering
MAS 030Design and Construction in Mechanical Engineering
MAS 060Assembly; Flexible Assembly
MAS 070Machine Maintenance
MAS 080Machine Defects; Reliability; Durability; Machine Monitoring; Machine Protection
MAS 100Friction, Wear, Lubrication (Tribology)
MAS 150Machine Components
MAS 200Bearings
MAS 230Axles and Shafts
MAS 260Seals; Gaskets (Sealing Material)
MAS 270Power Transmission; Propulsion Technology
MAS 300Gears
MAS 400Pipes; Pipelines
MAS 420Containers; Vessels
MAS 450Steam Generation; Steam Boilers
MAS 500Power-Generating Machines; Work-Generating Machines
MAS 505Power-Generating Machines
MAS 600Work-Generating Machines; Turbo Work Machines
MAS 670Fluid Technology; Microfluidics
MAS 700Hoisting and Conveying Technology and Machinery
MAS 790Storage Technology; Packaging Technology
MAS 800Refrigeration Engineering
MAS 860Cryogenic Engineering
MAS 880High-Temperature Engineering
MAS 900Heating Engineering, Ventilation Engineering and Air-Condition Engineering
MAS 970Vacuum Engineering
MAS 980High-Pressure Engineering
MAS 990Micromechanics; Micromechanical Components
MAS 999Other
  • MAS 000: Belonging to the Subject; not further Classified
  • MAS 001: Mechanical Engineering in General
    Machine Tools see FER 900 ff
    • MAS 005: Mechanical Engineering Industry; Organisations, Institutions, Companies of Mechanical Engineering
    • MAS 009: Mathematical Principles and Data Processing in Mechanical Engineering
      Computer-Aided Design (CAD) in Mechanical Engineering see MAS 045
  • MAS 010: Physical Principles of Mechanical Engineering
    • MAS 016: Kinematics, Mechanisms
    • MAS 019: Machine Dynamics (Multibody System)
      • MAS 021: Oscillations, Vibrations, Machine Noise in General See
        Vibrations; Rigidity; Noise Behaviour of Machine Tools see FER 935
        Shock Absorption see MAS 170
        Noise in Industry, Environmental Aspects see UMW 261
    • MAS 025: Other
    • MAS 027: Engine Bed
  • MAS 030: Design and Construction in Mechanical Engineering
    Welded Constructions see FER 520
    Rapid Prototyping see FER 795
    Technical Drawing see TEC 600
    Process Design in Operational Organization see WIR 552
    • MAS 031: Product Planning and Product Development in Mechanical Engineering
    • MAS 033: Tolerances; Fits; Interchangeability
    • MAS 036: Special Design (Lightweight Constructions, Sheet Metal Constructions, …)
    • MAS 039: Design for Special Materials
    • MAS 041: Design for Ease of Manufacture; Design for Ease of Welding; Design for Ease of Assembly
    • MAS 042: Methodical Constructing (Construction Methodology)
    • MAS 045: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) in Mechanical Engineering
      CAD (Computer-Aided Design) in General see DAT 810
    • MAS 059: Other
  • MAS 060: Assembly; Flexible Assembly
    • MAS 065: Automated Assembly
    • MAS 068: Dismantling
  • MAS 070: Machine Maintenance
    Maintenance in General see TEC 710
  • MAS 080: Machine Defects; Reliability; Durability; Machine Monitoring; Machine Protection
  • MAS 100: Friction, Wear, Lubrication (Tribology)
    • MAS 110: Friction
    • MAS 120: Wear
    • MAS 130: Lubrication Technology (Sliding-Rolling Contacts in General)
      Lubrication of Automobile Engines see VER 059
  • MAS 150: Machine Components
    • MAS 160: Connecting Components
      Joining Technology see FER 500 ff
      • MAS 162: Rivets; Rivet Connections
      • MAS 164: Screws; Screw Nuts; Screw Connections
        • MAS 165: Screw Threads
      • MAS 166: Bolt Connections; Pins; Wedges; Splint Pins
      • MAS 169: Other
    • MAS 170: Springs in General; Shock Absorbers
      Cushioning of Motor Vehicles see VER 042
      Cushioning of Railway Vehicles see VER 219
      • MAS 173: Metal Springs
      • MAS 176: Rubber Springs
      • MAS 179: Air Spring Cushioning; Gas Spring Cushioning
      • MAS 182: Fluid Spring Cushioning
      • MAS 185: Other
    • MAS 190: Operating Units for Machines and Devices; Fittings; Obturators; Valves
      Operating Units for Pipelines see MAS 409
  • MAS 200: Bearings
    • MAS 203: Bearings According to Type of Friction
      • MAS 205: Plain Bearing / Slide Bearing(Hydrostatic Bearing, Gas Bearing, Hybrid Bearing, ...)
      • MAS 210: Antifriction Bearings / Rolling Bearings (Ball-Bearings, Roller Bearings, …)
    • MAS 213: Bearings According to Type of Main Load Direction
      • MAS 215: Axial Bearing (Thrust Bearing)
      • MAS 220: Radial Bearing (Journal Bearing)
      • MAS 225: Angular Contact Bearing
    • MAS 228: Other Bearings
  • MAS 230: Axles and Shafts
    • MAS 233: Articulated Shafts; Cardan Shafts
    • MAS 236: Crank Shafts; Cam Shafts
    • MAS 240: Spindles; Trunnions; Circlips
    • MAS 250: Shaft-Hub Joints
      • MAS 253: Frictional Connections (Frictional Grip, Press Fit, Shrink Fit, ...)
      • MAS 256: Form-Fitting Connections (Fitted Key, Groove, Splined Shaft, ...)
  • MAS 260: Seals; Gaskets (Sealing Material)
    • MAS 263: Contact Seals (Flat Seals, ...)
    • MAS 266: Non-Contact Seals; Liquid Seals
    • MAS 269: Other
  • MAS 270: Power Transmission; Propulsion Technology
    Machine Tool Propulsion see FER 940
    • MAS 275: Couplings; Clutches; Hinges
      Motor Vehicle Clutches see VER 071
    • MAS 285: Brakes (Industrial Brakes)
      Motor Vehicle Brakes see VER 045
      Railway Vehicle Brakes see VER 222
  • MAS 300: Gears
    Motor Vehicle Gears see VER 074
    • MAS 305: Gearings; Gear Synthesis; Gear Kinematics; Gear Dynamics
    • MAS 310: Linkage Gears; Lever Gears; Spatial Gears
      • MAS 311: Cam Mechanism
      • MAS 312: Crank Mechanism
      • MAS 314: Other
    • MAS 315: Ratchet Gears; Locking Mechanism
    • MAS 320: Helical Gears; Motion Screws
      Worm Gears see MAS 365
    • MAS 325: Encased Gears; Belt and Chain Drives; Roller Gears
      • MAS 326: Rope Drives
      • MAS 327: Belt Drives
      • MAS 328: Chain Drives
        Chains in General see MTA 110
    • MAS 330: Gear Trains
      Cogwheel Drives see MAS 350 ff
      • MAS 335: Friction Drives
    • MAS 339: Other
    • MAS 340: Tooth Profiles
      • MAS 341: Involute Teeth
      • MAS 343: Cycloidal Teeth; Rack and Pinion Gearing
      • MAS 345: Straight Teeth
      • MAS 347: Helical Teeth
      • MAS 349: Other
    • MAS 350: Cogwheel Types and Basic Forms of Gears; Cogwheels; Cogwheel Gears
      • MAS 353: Epicyclic Gears; Planetary Gears
      • MAS 356: Spur Wheels; Spur Wheel Gears
      • MAS 359: Bevel Wheels; Bevel Gears; Hypoid Gears
      • MAS 362: Helical Wheels; Helical Wheel Gears
      • MAS 365: Worm Wheels; Worm Gears
      • MAS 368: Differential Gears (Compensating Gears)
      • MAS 379: Other Types of Cogwheels and Cogwheel Gears
    • MAS 380: Hydraulic Gears
      • MAS 383: Torque Converter (Hydrodynamic Drives, Foettinger Drives)
      • MAS 386: Hydrostatic Transmission
    • MAS 390: Other Gears
  • MAS 400: Pipes; Pipelines
    • MAS 403: Pipe Connections; Expansion Compensator
    • MAS 406: Pipeline Transportation; Pipelines
      Pneumatic Conveyor System see MAS 771
      Hydraulic Conveyor System see MAS 774
    • MAS 409: Fittings; Obturators (Valves, Sliders, ...)
    • MAS 412: Hose Lines
  • MAS 420: Containers; Vessels
    Reaction Tanks see CIT 355
    Transport Containers see MAS 780
    • MAS 425: Pressure Vessels
    • MAS 435: Storage Containers
    • MAS 443: Safes; Strongrooms
    • MAS 449: Other
  • MAS 450: Steam Generation; Steam Boilers
    Steam Engines see MAS 515
    • MAS 455: Firing of Steam Boilers
    • MAS 460: Large Water-Space Boilers
      • MAS 461: Smoke-Tube Boilers
      • MAS 462: Fire-Tube Boilers
      • MAS 464: Other Types of Large Water-Space Boilers
    • MAS 465: Water-Tube Boilers
    • MAS 470: Forced Circulation Boilers
    • MAS 475: Circulation Boilers
    • MAS 480: High-Pressure Boilers
    • MAS 489: Other Types of Steam Boilers
    • MAS 490: Feedwater; Cooling Water
  • MAS 500: Power-Generating Machines; Work-Generating Machines
    Power Plants see ERG 600
  • MAS 505: Power-Generating Machines
    Electric Motors see ELT 830 ff
    • MAS 510: Piston Engines
      • MAS 515: Steam Engines in General
        Steam Boilers see MAS 450 ff
        Ship Steam Engines see VER 353
    • MAS 520: Combustion Engines; Combustion Power Machines
      Motor Vehicle Propulsion in General see VER 050
      Aircraft Engines see VER 630
      • MAS 523: Otto Engines
      • MAS 526: Diesel Engines
      • MAS 529: Rotary Piston Engines; Wankel Engines; Rotary Piston Machines; Screw-Type Engines
      • MAS 532: Gas Engines
      • MAS 535: Hybrid Engines; Multi-Fuel Engines
      • MAS 538: Stirling Engines
      • MAS 549: Other
    • MAS 550: Continuous-Flow Machines (Turbo Machines); Continuous-Flow Power Machines
      • MAS 555: Water Power Machines
        • MAS 556: Water Wheels; Water Mills
        • MAS 558: Water Turbines
      • MAS 560: Thermal Flow Engines (Heat Engines)
        • MAS 565: Turbines in General
          • MAS 567: Fluidic and Thermodynamic Principles
          • MAS 569: Turbine Blades; Turbine-Blade Cascade
          • MAS 571: Runner (Impeller)
          • MAS 573: Rotor
            Rotor in General see MTA 270
          • MAS 575: Guide Wheel
          • MAS 579: Other
        • MAS 580: Steam Turbines
          Ship Steam Turbines see VER 356
        • MAS 585: Gas Turbines
          Ship Gas Turbines see VER 359
        • MAS 589: Other
      • MAS 590: Jet Engines (Jet Propulsion)
  • MAS 600: Work-Generating Machines; Turbo Work Machines
    • MAS 610: Pumps
      Waste Water Pumps see UMW 430
      • MAS 615: Piston Pumps
      • MAS 625: Rotodynamic Pumps (Centrifugal Pumps)
      • MAS 635: Displacement Pumps
        • MAS 636: Cogwheel Pumps
        • MAS 637: Wing Pumps
        • MAS 638: Diaphragm Pumps
      • MAS 640: Jet Pumps
      • MAS 649: Other
    • MAS 650: Compressors (Compressors, Blowers, Fans, Ventilators, …)
      • MAS 651: Axial Compressors in General
      • MAS 652: Centrifugal Compressors in General
      • MAS 654: Piston Compressors
      • MAS 658: Rotary Compressors (Turbo Compressors)
      • MAS 662: Rotary Piston Compressors, Rotary (Screw) Compressors
      • MAS 669: Other
  • MAS 670: Fluid Technology; Microfluidics
    • MAS 680: Oil Hydraulics; Hydraulic Motors (Hydraulic Oil Pressure Motor, Hydraulic Drive)
      Hydraulic Control Systems see MSR 772
    • MAS 690: Pneumatics; Compressed Air Technology
      Fluidics (Pneumatic Control Systems) see MSR 770 ff
  • MAS 700: Hoisting and Conveying Technology and Machinery
    Hauling and Hoisting Technology in Mining see BER 330
    Hauling and Hoisting Technology in Mining see BER 530
    Transportation of Bulk Good see CIT 032
    • MAS 710: Lifting Devices (Hoists)
      • MAS 714: Pulleys; Winches
      • MAS 718: Elevators; Escalators; Travelators
      • MAS 722: Cranes
        • MAS 723: Bridge Cranes (Overhead Traveling Cranes); Trestle Cranes
        • MAS 725: Gantry Cranes
        • MAS 727: Rotary Cranes; Boom Cranes
        • MAS 728: Other Cranes
      • MAS 729: Other Lifting Devices
    • MAS 730: Floor Conveyors; Automated Guided Conveying Systems; Railless Conveying Systems; Fork-Lift Trucks
    • MAS 740: Suspension Tracks; Overhead Conveyors
    • MAS 750: Continuous Conveyors
      • MAS 753: Downspouts; Chute
      • MAS 756: Oscillating Conveyors
      • MAS 759: Screw Conveyors
      • MAS 762: Belt Conveyors
      • MAS 765: Chain Conveyors; Circular Conveyors
      • MAS 768: Cable Conveyors
      • MAS 771: Pneumatic Conveying Systems (Pneumatic Post, …)
      • MAS 774: Hydraulic Conveying Systems
      • MAS 779: Other Continuous Conveyors
    • MAS 780: Transport Containers (Boxes, ...)
      • MAS 782: Container Traffic; Intermodal Transportation
    • MAS 785: Earthmoving Machines; Shovel Loaders
      Construction equipment in general see ARC 219
      Construction equipment in general see BAU 055
      • MAS 787: Excavators
    • MAS 789: Others on Hoisting and Conveying
  • MAS 790: Storage Technology; Packaging Technology
  • MAS 800: Refrigeration Engineering
    • MAS 815: Refrigerant Agents
    • MAS 825: Refrigeration; Refrigerating Machines in General
      Cooling Systems in Motor Vehicles see VER 093
      • MAS 827: Absorption Refrigerating Machines
      • MAS 829: Compression Refrigerating Machines
      • MAS 833: Other
    • MAS 835: Ice-Producing Machines (Water Ice); Ice Rinks
    • MAS 845: Dry Ice
    • MAS 859: Other
  • MAS 860: Cryogenic Engineering
  • MAS 880: High-Temperature Engineering
  • MAS 900: Heating Engineering, Ventilation Engineering and Air-Condition Engineering
    District Heating see ERG 545
    • MAS 910: Heating Engineering
      Radiators see ARC 730
      Solar Engineering see ERG 720 ff
      Heat meter see MSR 365
    • MAS 960: Ventilation and Air-Condition Engineering
    • MAS 969: Cleanroom Technology
  • MAS 970: Vacuum Engineering
    • MAS 975: Vacuum Pumps
  • MAS 980: High-Pressure Engineering
  • MAS 990: Micromechanics; Micromechanical Components
    Microsystems Technology see TEC 025
  • MAS 999: Other