carburetion


carburetion

[‚kär·bə′rā·shən] (chemical engineering) The process of enriching a gas by adding volatile carbon compounds, such as hydrocarbons, to it, as in the manufacture of carbureted water gas. (mechanical engineering) The process of mixing fuel with air in a carburetor.

carburetion

The process by which air and fuel vapors are mixed in suitable proportions and the supply of the mixture is then regulated.