A door giving access to the fire in a furnace or kiln, for purposes of tending it, adding fuel, etc.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > parts of > other parts (10) fire door1765 A door giving access to the fire in a furnace or kiln, for purposes of tending it, adding fuel, etc. hand gear1805 (a) apparatus operated by hand, esp. for controlling an engine; spec. a system of hand-operated levers for opening or shutting the valves of a… throat pipe1824 (a) the trachea (windpipe) or the oesophagus (cf. sense 2a) (now rare); †(b) the pipe in a steam engine which carries steam from the boiler to the… cataract1832 Mechanics. A form of governor for single-acting steam-engines, in which the stroke is regulated by the flow of water through an opening. cut-off1849 spec. Steam-engine. An arrangement by which the admission of steam to the cylinder is cut off when the piston has travelled part of the stroke, so… coil1852 A spiral arrangement of pipes used in a heating apparatus, condenser, etc., for the sake of increased heating or cooling surface. Also attributive. pot-lid1856 In full pot-lid valve. A valve having the form of a cap fitting over a hole or the end of a pipe, etc. Also: the cover of the air pump of a steam… main centre1858 the shaft in a side-lever engine on which the side levers vibrate. trunk1859 In a steam-engine, A tubular piston-rod large enough to allow of the lateral movement of the connecting-rod when jointed directly to the piston. piston sleeve1872 (a) a tube or hollow shaft that moves longitudinally with the piston head in a trunk engine, usually taking the place of the cross-head; = trunk, n.… |
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