Aviation dictionary. 2014.
Carburetor heat — Carburetor, carburettor, carburator, carburettet heat (usually abbreviated to carb heat ) is a system used in automobile and piston powered light aircraft engines to prevent or clear carburetor icing. It consists of a moveable flap which draws… … Wikipedia
Carburetor icing — Carburetor (or carburettor) icing is an icing condition which can affect any carburetor under certain atmospheric conditions. While it applies to all carburetors, it is of particular concern in association with piston powered aircraft,… … Wikipedia
Carburetor — Bendix Technico (Stromberg) 1 barrel downdraft carburetor model BXUV 3, with nomenclature A carburetor (American spelling), carburettor, or carburetter (Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine … Wikipedia
carburetor — /kahr beuh ray teuhr, byeuh /, n. a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal combustion engine. Also, carburator, carbureter; esp. Brit., carburettor, carburetter /kahr byeuh ret… … Universalium
carburetor engine — A combustion engine which uses a carburetor instead of fuel injection … Dictionary of automotive terms
injection pump — An engine driven pump supplying fuel at high pressure to the injector of a reciprocating engine, where it is atomized and ignites as it leaves the injection nozzle. The pump is in lieu of the conventional carburetor. The supply of fuel is… … Aviation dictionary
Carburetor — A fuel delivery device for producing a proper mixture of gasoline vapor and air and for delivering it to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. Gasoline is gravity fed from a reservoir bowl into a throttle bore, where it is… … Energy terms
Fuel injection — Fuel rail connected to the injectors that are mounted just above the intake manifold on a four cylinder engine. Fuel injection … Wikipedia
Pressure carburetor — A pressure carburetor is a type of fuel metering system for piston aircraft engines manufactured by the Bendix Corporation starting in the 1940s. It is recognized as an early type of mechanical fuel injection and was developed to prevent fuel… … Wikipedia
Water injection (engines) — In internal combustion engines, water injection, also known as anti detonant injection, is spraying water into the cylinder or incoming fuel air mixture to cool the combustion chambers of the engine, allowing for greater compression ratios and… … Wikipedia
