- auxiliary air valve
- клапан дополнительного воздуха
English-russian automobile dictionary. 2013.
English-russian automobile dictionary. 2013.
auxiliary air valve — A device which allows air to bypass a closed throttle during engine start and warm up, in order to maintain a higher idle speed. The auxiliary air valve provides extra air into the intake manifold during cold engine starting for a higher idle… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Air brake (road vehicle) — Air brakes are used in trucks, buses, trailers, and semi trailers. George Westinghouse first developed air brakes for use in railway service. A safer air brake was patented by him on March 5, 1872. Originally constructed for use on trains, and… … Wikipedia
valve — [valv] n. [ME, a door leaf < L valva, leaf of a folding door, akin to volvere, to roll: see WALK; VALVE senses 3, 4, 8 < ModL valva < L] 1. Archaic either of the halves of a double door or any of the leaves of a folding door 2. a gate… … English World dictionary
Auxiliary power unit — An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle whose purpose is to provide energy for functions other than propulsion. Different types of APU are found on aircraft, as well as on some large ground vehicles.AircraftFunctions of APU The… … Wikipedia
Air start system — An air start system is a power source used to provide the initial rotation to start large diesel and gas turbine engines. Compared to a gasoline (petrol) engine, diesel engines have very high compression ratios to provide for reliable and… … Wikipedia
Auxiliary Fire Service — The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was first formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of Civil Defence Air raid precautions. Its role was to supplement the work of brigades at local level. In this job it was hampered severely by incompatibility of… … Wikipedia
Westinghouse Air Brake Company — cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Welcome to Saskrailmuseum.org work = Contact Us publisher = date = September 11, 2008 url = http://www.saskrailmuseum.org/ format = doi = accessdate =2008 10 03 ] The air brake was invented … Wikipedia
Driver's brake valve — Knorr D2 driver s brake valve (below) and auxiliary brake valve (above) on a steam locomotive … Wikipedia
Alternate air source — An alternate air source is a secondary supply of air used by scuba divers in case of an emergency. Examples include an auxiliary demand valve or a pony bottle.ee also*Diving regulator *Diving equipmentReferences*cite book last = Busuttili first … Wikipedia
Railway air brake — Piping diagram from 1920 of a Westinghouse E T Air Brake system on a locomotive … Wikipedia
Relief valve — The relief valve is a type of valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system or vessel which can build up by a process upset, instrument or equipment failure, or fire. The pressure is relieved by allowing the pressurised fluid to flow… … Wikipedia