A chamber in a water-raising steam engine which receives steam and water alternately. Now historical.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > parts of > chambers or reservoirs (10) receiver1702 A chamber in a water-raising steam engine which receives steam and water alternately. Now historical. hot well1729 Engineering. A reservoir or vessel into which heated water passes after use; spec. one that receives water from the condenser in a condensing steam… catchwater drain1744 Esp. in catchwater drain. A ditch designed to channel water for irrigation or drainage, esp. on a hillside; (also) a drain which carries away surplus… steam-vessel1769 A vessel for holding steam; esp. one in which steam is condensed for working an engine. Obsolete. explosion chamber1839 (a) a compartment or container in which controlled explosions are carried out, esp. the chamber of a gun; cf. chamber, n. 9c (now rare); †(b) Engin… uptake1839 = take-up, n. 3. smoke-box1846 technical. A chamber in a steam boiler between the flues and the chimney stack; in a locomotive placed at the base of the funnel. combustion chamber1854 (a) a space behind a furnace in which the hot gases from a boiler-grate become consumed; (b) in an internal combustion engine, the space in or above… receiver1873 A chamber in a compound steam engine into which steam from one cylinder passes before it enters the other cylinder, used in engines in which the… tube-case1890 in a steam-engine, the chamber containing the tubes of a surface-condenser. |
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