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DIFFERENTIAL PISTON [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

To fire a shot, energy from an external source is used to increase the pressure in the combustion chamber, accelerating the differential piston.

OBS

It would require very complex equipment to produce this pressure from an external energy source. A differential-piston mechanism, which makes use of the pressure in the combustion chamber, is therefore employed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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