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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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Directional references
Aerospace; Control systems
Specific definitions of terms referring to gas turbine engines to identify front and rear, right and left, bottom and top.
Conduction
Aerospace; Control systems
Transfer of heat through material by communication of kinetic energy from particle to particle rather than by a flow of heated material.
Divergent exhaust duct
Aerospace; Control systems
Used on helicopter. Device to diffuse the exhaust gases rearward and to eliminate thrust.
Convergent exhaust duct
Aerospace; Control systems
Duct used on fixed-wing aircraft; formed by tapering toward the rear of the duct.
Crossover tube
Aerospace; Control systems
Duct carrying flame to the individual cylindrical liners of the can-annular combustion chamber.
Diffusion
Aerospace; Control systems
Process by which gases intermingle as the result of their spontaneous movement caused by thermal agitation.
Convergent area
Aerospace; Control systems
Place where the cross-sectional area of a duct becomes smaller.
