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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
Airbleed actuator
Aerospace; Control systems
Device that operates the interstage bleed system, to improve compressor acceleration characteristics by unloading small amounts of compressed air.
Air inlet
Aerospace; Control systems
Large, smooth aluminium or magnesium duct at mouth of engine which conducts air into the compressor with minimum turbulence and restriction.
Air density
Aerospace; Control systems
Total mass of air per given volume, the weight of a given volume of air. Air is denser at lower altitude, at lower temperature, and lower humidity.
Air-fuel ratio
Aerospace; Control systems
Ideal mixture of 15 parts of air to 1 part of fuel by weight; the mixture to be burned in the combustion chamber.
Ambient
Aerospace; Control systems
Condition of atmosphere existing around the engine, such as ambient pressure or temperature.
Airfoil section
Aerospace; Control systems
Cross section of an airfoil parallel to a specific reference plane.
Overspeed governor, n2
Aerospace; Control systems
Gearbox mounted on engine inlet housing and driven from the power shaft. Overspeed governor, fuel control part of the torque metre system, an individual pumping unit which, with the tachometer drive ...
