That pressure developed in a reciprocating piston engine at the end of the compression stroke without combustion of fuel.
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RESTRICTOR
A device for producing a deliberate pressure drop or resistance in a line by reducing the cross-sectional flow area.
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SAFETY CONTROL
Device to stop unit, equipment or system if unsafe pressure and/or temperatures and/or dangerous conditions are reached.
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CONTAMINANT CAPACITY
The weight of a specified artificial contaminant that must be added to the influent to produce a given differential pressure across a filter at specified conditions. Used as an indication of relative service life. Also known as Dirt capacity, Dust capacity
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BUBBLE POINT
The differential gas pressure at which the first steady stream of gas bubbles is emitted from a wetted filter element under specified test conditions.
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CLEAN ROOM
A facility or enclosure in which air content and other conditions (such as temperature, humidity, and pressure) are controlled and maintained at a specific level by special facilities and operating processes and by trained personnel.
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CROWN
The top of the piston in an internal combustion engine above the fire ring, exposed to direct flame impingement.
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CRACKING
The process whereby large molecules are broken down by the application of heat and pressure to form smaller molecules.
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COMPRESSED AIR
Air at any pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
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DEPOSITS
Oil-insoluble materials that result from oxidation and decomposition of lube oil and contamination from external sources and engine blow-by. These can settle out on machine or engine parts. Examples are sludge, varnish, lacquer and carbon.
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DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE INDICATOR
An indicator which signals the difference in pressure between any two points of a system or a component.
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