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A feed mechanism that uses a continuous auger or screw inside a cylindrical sleeve to feed hard-to-flow granulated solids into shipping containers, such as bags or drums.
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PILLAR CRANE
A crane whose mechanism can be rotated about a fixed pillar.
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PAIR
1. Two like conductors employed to form an electric circuit. 2. Two parts in a kinematic mechanism that mutually constrain relative motion; for example, a sliding pair composed of a piston and cylinder.
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NANSEN BOTTLE
A bottlelike water-sampling device with valves at both ends that is lowered into the water by wire; at the desired depth it is activated by a messenger which strikes the reversing mechanism and inverts the bottle, closing the valves and trapping the water sample inside. Also known as Petterson-Nansen water n-body problem depth for navigation purposes.
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MECHANISM
That part of a machine which contains two or more pieces so arranged that the motion of one compels the motion of the others.
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LOWER PAIR
A link in a mechanism in which the mating parts have surface (instead of line or point) contact.
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KNEE SWITCH
A control mechanism operated with knee movements by a seated worker.
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INTERNAL SPRING SAFETY RELIEF VALVE
A spring-loaded valve with a portion of the operating mechanism located inside the pressure vessel.
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INTAKE STROKE
The fluid admission phase or travel of a reciprocating piston and cylinder mechanism as, for example, in an engine, pump, or compressor.
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HYDROPNEUMATIC RECOIL SYSTEM
A recoil mechanism that absorbs the energy of recoil by the forcing of oil through orifices and returns the gun to battery by compressed gas.
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HYDRAULIC JACK
A jack in which force is applied through the mechanism of a hydraulic press.
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