Control systems

Control systems

Of or relating to systems used in the closed area of a spacecraft to permit life to be sustained, so that occupants are provided with a suitably controlled atmosphere in which to live and work.

Industry: Aerospace

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Control systems

torquemeter

Aerospace; Control systems

Hydromechanical torque-measuring device located in the reduction-gear section of the inlet housing. The measurement is read as torque oil pressure in psi.

torquemeter indicating system

Aerospace; Control systems

Pressure indicator for continuous readings of engine output-shaft torque.

transient conditions

Aerospace; Control systems

Conditions which may occur briefly while accelerating or decelerating or while passing through a specific range of engine operation.

turbine nozzle

Aerospace; Control systems

Stationary nozzle which discharges a jet of gas against the blades on the periphery of a turbine wheel.

turbine rotor

Aerospace; Control systems

Rotating portion of a turbine engine. It is made of specially alloyed steel because of severe centrifugal loads, the result of high rotational speeds.