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Control systems
Of or relating to systems used in the closed area of a spacecraft to permit life to be sustained, so that occupants are provided with a suitably controlled atmosphere in which to live and work.
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Control systems
Can-annular combustion chamber
Aerospace; Control systems
One with characteristics of both the annular types. It has an outer shell and a number of individual cylindrical liners.
Can combustion chamber
Aerospace; Control systems
One made up of individual combustion chambers in which the air from the compressor enters each individual chamber through the adapter.
Centrifugal twisting movement
Aerospace; Control systems
Force that tends to streamline rotating blades with the plane of rotation.
Camber
Aerospace; Control systems
The curvature of an airfoil's surfaces from the chord line. It maybe positive, negative, or zero.
Centre of pressure
Aerospace; Control systems
Aerodynamic centre of an airfoil; the point where all forces act.
Heat exchanger
Aerospace; Control systems
Fuel-oil cooler, to help cool the oil. The exchanger is a cylindrical oil chamber surrounded by a jacket through which the fuel passes. Heat from the oil is transferred to the fuel by conduction.
Gerotor pump
Aerospace; Control systems
Modified gear-type pump with two moving parts, an inner toothed element and an outer toothed element. The inner one has one less tooth than the outer.
