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Machines and devices - Terms and definitions
ACCELERATING PUMP A small cylinder and piston fitted to some types of SI engine carburettor, and connected to the throttle so as to provide a momentarily enriched mixture when the engine is accelerated. ACCUMULATOR A device used for storing liquid under pressure (sometimes used to smooth out pressure surges in a hydraulic system). ACTUATOR A device which uses fluid power to produce mechanical force and motion. AFTER COOLER A device used on the turbocharged engines to cool the air which has undergone compression. AIR COMPRESSOR A device used to increase air pressure. AIR COOLED ENGINE An engine that is cooled by the passage of air around the cylinders, not by passage of a liquid through water jackets. AIR CONDITIONER A device used to control the temperature, humidity, cleanliness and movement of air inside a room or a car. AIR HAMMER Power hammer, used for roughening out heavy forgings in foundr
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