air chamber
a chamber containing air, as in a pump, lifeboat, or organic body.
Also called air cushion. a compartment of a hydraulic system containing air that by its elasticity equalizes the pressure and flow of liquid within the system.
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The air chamber surrounds the metering valve, and there is a mixing chamber above.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagIf the contents appear cloudy and the air chamber larger, the egg is not fresh.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants | Edwin M. BruceIf this pump is properly connected with an air chamber, as explained later, it will send a small stream of water some ten feet.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop | Harris W. MooreThen, with a rather clumsy and yet eloquent gesture, he showed her the way down to the air-chamber.
A Honeymoon in Space | George GriffithThe Doctor and Will together had devised a most ingenious method of heating the hot-air chamber instantly.
Doctor Jones' Picnic | S. E. Chapman
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