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.

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Control systems

boss

Aerospace; Control systems

Raised rim around a hole; e.g. axle hole in a wheel. Circular projection on a casting, usually serving as the seat for a bolt head or nut.

brayton cycle

Aerospace; Control systems

Constant pressure cycle, with four basic operations which it accomplishes simultaneously and continuously for an uninterrupted flow of power. The turbine engine operates on this cycle.

camber

Aerospace; Control systems

The curvature of an airfoil's surfaces from the chord line. It maybe positive, negative, or zero.

can-annular combustion chamber

Aerospace; Control systems

One with characteristics of both the annular types. It has an outer shell and a number of individual cylindrical liners.

can combustion chamber

Aerospace; Control systems

One made up of individual combustion chambers in which the air from the compressor enters each individual chamber through the adapter.

center of pressure

Aerospace; Control systems

Aerodynamic center of an airfoil; the point where all forces act.

centrifugal axial-flow compressor

Aerospace; Control systems

Combination of the centrifugal-flow and the axial-flow compressor. It usually consists of a five-or seven-stage axial-flow compressor and one centrifugal-flow compressor. Also called the dual ...