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admission port [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Gasoline Motors
DEF

An opening or passage which directs the flow of air and fuel into the engine.

CONT

In a four-stroke engine, the intake port is located in the cylinder head.

OBS

intake port; inlet port: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs à essence
CONT

Lorsque le piston parvient au point mort bas, l'orifice d'admission se referme. Au cours du deuxième temps (compression), les deux soupapes (admission et échappement) sont en position fermée; le piston, entraîné par le vilebrequin, avance et comprime le mélange d'air carburé, emprisonné dans la chambre.

OBS

orifice d'admission : désignation uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
  • Motores de gasolina
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Record 2 2015-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Steam-Powered Machines and Condensers
CONT

Cut-off denotes the position of the piston at the moment the valve is closing the admission port. When the engine is working hard and slowly, long cut-off admits steam for most of the stroke of the piston.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Machines à vapeur et condenseurs
CONT

Le jeu du régulateur, lorsque la vitesse de la machine éprouve une modification, a encore pour effet de ramener cette vitesse à sa valeur normale en ouvrant ou en fermant d’une certaine quantité l’orifice d’admission, ce qui augmente ou restreint le volume de vapeur introduit dans le cylindre et change les conditions de l’effort transmis par le piston.

Spanish

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