suction cycle

  • 1suction pressure control valve — Device located in the suction line which maintains constant pressure in evaporator during running portion of cycle …

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  • 2Combined cycle — Thermodynamics …

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  • 3Otto cycle — Ot to cy cle (Thermodynamics) A four stroke cycle for internal combustion engines consisting of the following operations: First stroke, suction into cylinder of explosive charge, as of gas and air; second stroke, compression, ignition, and… …

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  • 4four-stroke cycle — noun : a cycle in which air or an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine on a suction stroke, is compressed and ignited on a compression stroke, burns and performs useful work on an expansion stroke, and… …

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  • 5otto cycle — ˈäd.(ˌ)ō, ˈä(ˌ)tō noun Usage: usually capitalized O Etymology: after Nikolaus A. Otto died 1891 German technician and inventor : a four stroke cycle for internal combustion engines of the type used in automobiles wherein the first stroke consists …

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  • 6Air suction valve — An air suction valve (SAV ) is a subsystem used to reduce emissions in the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines.Working principleWhen an engine exhaust valve is open, the pressure in the exhaust manifold is higher than atmospheric… …

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  • 7exhaust-suction stroke — noun : a piston stroke (as of a 2 cycle engine) that simultaneously expels used gases and draws in fresh fuel mixture …

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  • 8Cylinder head porting — refers to the process of modifying the intake and exhaust ports of an internal combustion engine to improve the quality and quantity of the air flow. Cylinder heads, as manufactured, are usually suboptimal due to design and manufacturing… …

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  • 9Autotransfusion — [Citation|last=Carey|first=J.|title=How to donate to yourself|journal=US News World Report|volume=102|issue=21|year=1987|pages=59] is a process when a person receives their own blood for a transfusion, instead of banked donor blood. Blood can be… …

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  • 10art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… …

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