positive displacement
1Positive displacement — may refer to:* Positive displacement pump * Positive displacement meter …
2Positive displacement meter — A positive displacement meter is a type of flow meter that requires the fluid being measured to mechanically displace components in the meter in order for any fluid flow to occur. Positive displacement (PD) flowmeters make volumetric flow… …
3positive-displacement pump — stūmoklinis siurblys statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. piston pump; positive displacement pump vok. Kolbenpumpe, f; Pumpe in Verdrängungsbauart, f; volummetrische Pumpe, f rus. поршневой насос, m pranc. pompe à piston, f; pompe… …
4positive displacement compressor — A pump which provides a measured amount of gas or liquid per stroke or cycle and requires some form of mechanical drive arrangement, usually a belt drive from the crankshaft; typical positive displacement compressors are piston compressors, roots …
5Displacement — may refer to: Contents 1 Physical sciences 1.1 Physics 1.2 Engineering …
6displacement — The total volume of air displaced by all the pistons in travelling from BDC to TDC, i.e., the total volume of air and fuel the cylinder can hold before compression occurs. Also called piston displacement. Also see cubic inch displacement engine… …
7Displacement Volumetric Meter — A Displacement Volumetric Meter is a device which measures total volume. It can operate on the principle of the fluid sweeping out a fixed calibrated volume, which produces a rotation of a calibrated gauge. By maintaining constant conditions and… …
8displacement compressor — See positive displacement compressor …
9Displacement current — Electromagnetism Electricity · …
10displacement — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …
