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Injector   Listen
noun
Injector  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, injects.
2.
(Mach.) A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the water. The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a jet of the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it strikes the stream of cold water it impels; also called Giffard's injector, from the inventor.
fuel injector, a device for actively injecting fuel into an internal-combustion engines by directly forcing the liquid fuel into the combustion chamber at an appropriate point in the piston cycle; an alternative to a carburetor, in which an air-fuel mixture is drawn in by the downward stroke of the piston.





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... the injector, devised a steam-engine weighing, with fuel and water for one hour, 154 lb. per horse-power, and was bold enough to employ it in proximity to a balloon inflated with coal gas. He was not able to stem a medium wind, but attained some ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia


Words linked to "Injector" :   inject, contrivance, contraption, gadget, gismo, widget, gizmo, convenience


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