liquid compression
1Liquid fuels — are those combustible or energy generating molecules that can be harnessed to create mechanical energy, usually producing kinetic energy; they also must take the shape of their container. Most liquid fuels, in widespread use, are or derived from… …
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3compression-ignition engine — noun An internal combustion engine in which ignition of the liquid fuel injected into the cylinder is performed by the heat of compression of the air charge • • • Main Entry: ↑compress …
4Liquid ring — A liquid ring pump is a rotating positive displacement pump. They are typically used as a vacuum pump but can also be used as a gas compressor.The function of a liquid ring pump is similar to a rotary vane pump the difference being that the vanes …
5Liquid air — For the automobile, see Liquid Air. Liquid air is air that has been cooled to very low temperatures so that it has condensed to a liquid. It must be kept in a Dewar flask at room temperature. Liquid air can absorb heat rapidly and revert to its… …
6liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 …
7Compression seal fitting — A Compression seal fitting, also known as a sealing gland, is intended to seal some type of element (probe, wire, conductor, pipe, tube, fiber optic cable) when the element must pass through a pressure or environmental boundary. A compression… …
8liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. [1890 95] * * * Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure… …
9Liquid air cycle engine — A liquid air cycle engine (LACE) is a spacecraft propulsion engine that attempts to gain efficiency by gathering part of its oxidizer from the atmosphere. In a LOX/LH2 bipropellant rocket the liquid oxygen needed for combustion is the majority of …
10liquid air — noun air in a liquid state (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑air, ↑cryogen * * * noun : air in the liquid state but usually richer in oxygen than gaseous air that is obtained as a faintly bluish transparent mobile intensely cold liquid by compressing… …
