A rotating gas-check (more commonly known as an automatic gas-check) was a copper plate that automatically attached itself to a specially-designed studless...

bands were favored over solid ones. Cannelure Gas check Obturation Sabot (firearms) Rotating gas-check "GD-OTS Air Delivered Munitions". Archived from...

gas-check" – used with studded ammunition "Automatic gas-check" – used with studless ammunition "Rotating gas-check" – synonymous with "automatic gas-check"...

called rotating gas-checks because they were able to rotate the projectile, enabling the use of studless projectiles. They were called EOC gas-checks, because...

without gas-check, 1872 Studded common shell with gas-check Studless common shell with Rotating gas-check Studless Palliser shell with rotating gas-check List...

A check valve, non-return valve, reflux valve, retention valve, foot valve, or one-way valve is a valve that normally allows fluid (liquid or gas) to...

"gas-check" at the base of their studded projectiles and in 1879 tried a rotating gas check to replace the studs, leading to the 1881 automatic gas-check...

escape of gas; it also firmly fixed the gas check to the projectile, thus causing it to rotate. A more regular and efficient action of the powder gas was thus...

(gas or liquid) flow in one direction, but is pushed up by the flow itself when the flow is moving in the opposite direction. This is called a check valve...

instead of the burning gases of the propellant cartridge. Most cart starters can also use APU air to turn them. When the rotating speed of the engine is...

turboshaft engine, a development of the gas turbine engine where an additional turbine is used to drive a rotating output shaft. These are common in helicopters...

continues as the gears rotate and fluid is metered through alternating measurement chambers. Permanent magnets in the rotating gears can transmit a signal...

Southern Alberta fueled by natural gas. At the bottom of the tubing is the down-hole pump. This pump has two ball check valves: a stationary valve at bottom...

release of fuel gases (such as natural gas, coal gas, and syngas). Like all ball valves its handle will parallel the gas line when open and be perpendicular...

comprises a rotating power-driven hub, to which are attached several radial airfoil-section blades such that the whole assembly rotates about a longitudinal...

Engines without CTA: 3.7 Cyclone Variable valve timing Exhaust gas recirculation "Tests Help Check for Problems with Variable Camshaft Timing System". Auto...

The oil and gas industry uses many acronyms and abbreviations. This list is meant for indicative purposes only and should not be relied upon for anything...

composition and the system may be single-phase (liquid only or gas only) or dual-phase (liquid/gas). Gas is used in a Stirling engine. Single-phase liquid may...

be a liquid, steam or any other gas. The entrained suction fluid may be a gas, a liquid, a slurry, or a dust-laden gas stream. The steam injector is a...

compatible with an elastomeric or plastomeric[check spelling] membrane. Having a float separator to reduce the rate of gas absorption at the liquid interface, typically...

the pump requires very close clearances between the rotating pump and the outer edge, making it rotate at a slow, steady speed. If rotary pumps are operated...

likely to be task loaded to the extent that failing to check gas pressure is reasonably likely, a low gas alarm, a manual reserve switchover, or both are prudent...

Autogas or LPG is liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles as well as in stationary applications such as...

securing the airway and swimming them up to the surface. There is usually a rotating team of safety divers to ensure that they are not overtasked. Each competitor...

internal energy of a working gas into propulsive force; it is the nozzle, which forms a jet, that separates a gas turbine, or gas generator, from a jet engine...

status to the user of a piece of equipment. Indicator lamp may refer to: Check engine light, a tell-tale warning light in automobiles Tell-tale (automotive)...

helium and liquid nitrogen through the experiment to check its plumbing system for leaks and to check engine operation characteristics. The first of these...

surface-supplied diving is that breathing gas is supplied from the surface, either from a specialised diving compressor, high-pressure gas storage cylinders, or both...

is coupled to the rotating shaft and accelerates fluid from near the shaft radially outward. The fluid then enters a non-rotating diffuser, which is...

adopted from the P90 personal defense weapon; the selector toggle is a rotating disc located below the trigger. The fire selector doubles as the weapon's...