constant-pressure expansion
1Expansion chamber — An Expansion chamber is an exhaust system used on a two stroke cycle engine to enhance its power output by improving its volumetric efficiency. It makes use of the energy left in the burnt exhaust exiting the cylinder to aid the filling of the… …
2Pressure — This article is about pressure in the physical sciences. For other uses, see Pressure (disambiguation). Pressure as exerted by particle collisions inside a closed container …
3Expansion joint — For the railway specific expansion joints, see Breather switch. Expansion joint on a bridge An expansion joint or movement joint is an assembly designed to safely absorb the heat induced expansion and contraction of various construction materials …
4Pressure volume diagram — Thermodynamics …
5Expansion terrestre — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Expansion. L écartement des masses continentales tandis que le rayon terrestre augmente, créant un nouveau plancher océanique …
6Thermal expansion — Thermodynamics …
7Coefficient of thermal expansion — When the temperature of a substance changes, the energy that is stored in the intermolecular bonds between atoms changes. When the stored energy increases, so does the length of the molecular bonds. As a result, solids typically expand in… …
8coefficient of expansion — noun the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure • Syn: ↑expansivity • Hypernyms: ↑coefficient * * * : the ratio of the increase of length, area, or volume of a body per degree… …
9valve, expansion — Type of refrigerant control which maintains constant pressure in the low side of refrigerating mechanism. Valve is caused to operate by pressure in low or suction side, Often referred to as an automatic expansion valve or AEV …
10coefficient of expansion — Physics. the fractional change in length, area, or volume per unit change in temperature of a solid, liquid, or gas at a given constant pressure. Also called expansivity. [1870 75] * * * …
