KINETIC ENERGY – Energy due to momentum, that is, the energy of a moving body, which…

JOUNCE – A compression load on the springs as the space between the frame and the…

INDICATED HORSE POWER – The actual power developed within a cylinder as calculated from the indicator…

HOPPER COOLED SYSTEM – A non (external) circulating system. The cylinder has an open water jacket…

GEAR – A wheel with teeth that engage or mesh with teeth of another wheel. GEAR…

FEATHER VALVE – A valve which consists of a strip of ribbon steel which covers a…

ECCENTRIC AND STRAP – An eccentric is a disc having its axis of rotation out of…

DIRECT CONNECTED COMPRESSOR – A compressor in which the prime mover is attached direct to the…

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR – A compressor designed to deliver large quantities of air or gas at low…

BOYLE’S LAW – At constant temperature, the absolute pressure of a gas varies inversely as its…