cylinder water jacket
1water jacket — n. an attached casing holding or circulating water around something to be cooled or kept at a constant temperature, esp. around or through the cylinder head and block of an internal combustion engine …
2water jacket — The area around the cylinder block and head or intake manifold that is left hollow so that water may be admitted for cooling. Also called cooling jacket. Also see cooling system …
3water jacket — noun Date: 1869 an outer casing which holds water or through which water circulates to cool the interior; specifically the enclosed space surrounding the cylinder block of an internal combustion engine and containing the cooling liquid …
4water jacket — /ˈwɔtə dʒækət/ (say wawtuh jakuht) noun a casing or compartment containing water, placed about something to keep it cool or otherwise regulate its temperature, as round the cylinder or cylinders of an internal combustion engine …
5water jacket — noun a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an engine • Hypernyms: ↑vessel …
6Cylinder block — A modern passenger car engine block, integrating the crankcase and all cylinders. The cylinder head bolts to the deck surface at top. Many ribs and bosses can be seen on the side of the casting. This block is for a straight six engine …
7cylinder block heater — An electric heater element in the water jacket connected at the other end to house current. The element warms the coolant so that in very cold weather the block will not crack and the car will start easier. Often just called block heater …
8Water heating — is a thermodynamic process using an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water are for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, both hot water and water heated to steam have… …
9Steam jacket — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …
10Steam cylinder — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …
