Air inlet

Air inlet

Large, smooth aluminium or magnesium duct at mouth of engine which conducts air into the compressor with minimum turbulence and restriction.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.

0 0

Improve it

Add an image

Part of Speech: noun
Synonym(s):
Blossary:
Industry/Domain: Aerospace
Category: Control systems
Company:
Product:
Acronym-Abbreviation:

Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

Related terms

air inlet

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Any opening through which air is removed from a space and returned to an air distribution system.

air inlet

Aerospace; Control systems

Large, smooth aluminum or magnesium duct at mouth of engine which conducts air into the compressor with minimum turbulence and restriction.

air inlet

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Orifice through where air is let into the apparatus

air inlet

Architecture; General architecture

In an air-conditioning system, a device through which air is supplied to the system.

air inlet

Aviation; Jet engines

Large, smooth aluminum or magnesium duct at mouth of engine which conducts air into the compressor with minimum turbulence and restriction.

air inlet valve

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A valve used for letting atmospheric air into a vacuum system. The valve also is called a vacuumbreaker.

navigation light assembly

Aerospace; Control systems

Light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip.

admition and disposition (AAD)

Aerospace; Control systems

Admission and disposition of the personal in aeronautics.

shroud

Aerospace; Control systems

Device used with turbine rotor to prevent blade tip losses and excessive vibrations. The shrouded blades can be thinner than unprotected ones.

simplex nozzles

Aerospace; Control systems

Single-orifice channels through which highly atomized and accurately shaped sprays of fuel go into the combustion chamber.

solvent immersion

Aerospace; Control systems

Cleaning method in which parts are immersed in solvent to remove carbon,gum, grease, and other surface contaminants.

span

Aerospace; Control systems

Dimension of an airfoil from tip to tip or from root to tip.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: Video games Category: General gaming

RoomAlive

RoomAlive is an augmented reality system that extends an Xbox gaming environment to an entire living room. Microsoft first demonstrated the technology ...