An air-start system is a power source used to provide the initial rotation to start large diesel engines and gas turbines. Compared to a gasoline (petrol)...
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Automatic systems monitor engine load and accessory demand, and may override stop-start functionality under certain conditions, such as use of air conditioning...
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power setting operations. Bleed air from that system can be utilized for internal cooling of the engine, cross-starting another engine, engine and airframe...
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Project Kusha (redirect from Extended Range Air Defence System)
Range Air Defence System (ERADS), also referred to as XRSAM or PGLRSAM. The goal is to design a transportable, long-range surface-to-air missile system. The...
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the air intake acting as a heater. Dan (2019-01-31). "Ducato Cold Start / Flame Start system explained". Motor-Roam. Retrieved 2022-07-28. "Cold-Start Aids...
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engine gas starting system, used on the Bristol Jupiter engine in 1922. A system used in early Rolls-Royce Kestrel engines ducted high-pressure air from a...
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Ground support equipment (redirect from Air start unit)
AERO Specialties Aircraft ground handling Airline service trolley Air-start system Bag ramp Baggage tug Charging station Electric cart Electric truck...
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Starter (engine) (redirect from Crank start)
cooling on starting. Also, the cylinder head needs to have enough space to support an extra valve for the air start system. The air start system is conceptually...
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Coffman engine starter (category Starting systems)
starters obsolete for most uses.[citation needed] Aircraft engine starting Air-start system Isopropyl nitrate - A monopropellant fuel used to power AVPIN...
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ventilative cooling. Air conditioning is a member of a family of systems and techniques that provide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)...
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which the engine generates thrust because it increases the momentum of the air passing through it. Thrust depends on two things: the velocity of the exhaust...
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Turbojet (section Air intake)
its control systems to implement the newest knowledge from the areas of automation, so increase its safety and effectiveness. Air-start system Exoskeletal...
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to it, engine control systems usually provide a continuous ignition function. Ignitors are normally used only at engine start, until the flame in the...
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The Future Combat Air System (FCAS), (French: Système de Combat Aérien du Futur; SCAF; German: Zukünftiges Luftkampfsystem; Spanish: Futuro Sistema Aéreo...
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Anti-aircraft warfare (redirect from Air defence system)
hostile air action". It encompasses surface-based, subsurface (submarine-launched), and air-based weapon systems, in addition to associated sensor systems, command...
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Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality. HVAC system design is a subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the...
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Ramjet (redirect from Air Turbo Ramjet)
airbreathing jet engine that requires forward motion of the engine to provide air for combustion. Ramjets work most efficiently at supersonic speeds around...
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and the Pratt & Whitney XA101, as well as the propulsion system for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter. General Electric developed a variable...
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Ventilation and Air Conditioning) equipment needs a control system to regulate the operation of a heating and/or air conditioning system. Usually a sensing...
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engines normally use an ignition system only during start-up. Diesel engines use compression ignition to ignite the fuel-air mixture using the heat of compression...
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Argus As 014 valve array was based on a shutter system that operated at 47 cycles-per-second. Three air nozzles in the front of the Argus As 014 were connected...
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'[body] armour') missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery systems. Three types of vehicles...
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The HAL Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) is a planned Indian unmanned and manned combat aircraft air teaming system under development by Hindustan Aeronautics...
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Propeller (aeronautics) (redirect from Air screw)
windmilling can damage the engine, start a fire, or cause structural damage to the aircraft. Most feathering systems for reciprocating engines sense a...
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Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are portable shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. They are guided weapons and are a threat to...
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Components of jet engines (redirect from Air inlet)
and systems found in jet engines. Major components of a turbojet including references to turbofans, turboprops and turboshafts: Cold section: Air intake...
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Auxiliary power unit (category Starting systems)
meet those deadlines and cost estimates. Air-start system Auxiliary hydraulic system Coffman engine starter Ram air turbine Uninterruptible power supply A...
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Compressor stall (redirect from Compressor anti-stall system)
increasing throttle. A compressor anti-stall system is a compressor bleed system that automatically dumps away unwanted air to prevent compressor stalling. Other...
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Combustor (section Air flow paths)
high-pressure air by the compression system. The combustor then heats this air at constant pressure as the fuel/air mix burns. As it burns the fuel/air mix heats...
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nozzle. Air enters the intake and is compressed by the compressor. Fuel is then added to the compressed air in the combustor, where the fuel-air mixture...
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