surge pressure
1Surge — may refer to: *Surge (soft drink), a soft drink formerly made by The Coca Cola Company. *Jerk or surge, the rate of change of acceleration in physics *Storm surge, the onshore gush of water associated with a low pressure weather system… …
2surge — /serrj/, n., v., surged, surging. n. 1. a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob. 2. a strong, swelling, wavelike volume or body of something: a billowing surge of smoke. 3. the rolling swell of the… …
3Surge tank — A surge tank is a standpipe or storage reservoir at the downstream end of a closed aqueduct or feeder pipe as for a water wheel to absorb sudden rises of pressure and to furnish water quickly during a drop in pressure. Also known as surge drum.… …
4surge tank — noun : a standpipe or storage reservoir at the downstream end of a closed aqueduct or feeder pipe (as for a water wheel) to absorb sudden rises of pressure and to furnish water quickly during a drop in pressure called also surge chamber * * * a… …
5surge — /sɜdʒ / (say serj) noun 1. a strong forward or upward movement, rush, or sweep, like that of swelling or rolling waves: the onward surge of an angry mob. 2. a strong, wavelike volume or body of something: a surge of smoke. 3. the rolling swell of …
6surge point — The value of the airflow and the pressure ratio at which surge occurs. Such a point can be decided for each combination of each value of the engine RPM. The line joining these points and plotted on a graph of the pressure ratio against the… …
7Surge (glacier) — Glacial surges are short lived events where a glacier can move up to velocities 100 times faster than normal, and advance substantially. Surging glaciers are clustered around a few areas. High concentrations of surging glaciers can be found in… …
8surge — n. & v. n. 1 a sudden or impetuous onset (a surge of anger). 2 the swell of the waves at sea. 3 a heavy forward or upward motion. 4 a rapid increase in price, activity, etc. over a short period. 5 a sudden marked increase in voltage of an… …
9surge tank — Container connected to the low pressure side of a refrigerating system which increases gas volume and reduces rate of pressure change …
10surge tank — noun a tank designed to neutralize sudden changes of pressure in a flow of liquid …
