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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.
Industry: Aerospace
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Control systems
Stable operation
Aerospace; Control systems
Condition where no appreciable fluctuation, intentional or unintentional, is occurring to any of the engine's variables such as RPM, temperature, or pressure.
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.
Shaft horsepower (shp)
Aerospace; Control systems
Energy used to drive the compressor and accessories in a turbine engine.
Specific heat
Aerospace; Control systems
The ratio of the thermal capacity of a substance to the thermal capacity of water.
Foreign object
Aerospace; Control systems
Any object such as a tool, piece of equipment, engine part (nut, bolt, lockwire) that could in any way damage the engine.
