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Definition of Piston chamber
1. Noun. A chamber within which piston moves.
Specialized synonyms: Brake Cylinder, Hydraulic Brake Cylinder, Master Cylinder
Generic synonyms: Chamber
Group relationships: Compressor, Block, Cylinder Block, Engine Block, Pump
Terms within: Intake Valve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piston Chamber
Literary usage of Piston chamber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horseless AgeAutomobil (1900)
"The crank shaft L Is connected, by a pitman rod 1, to the piston IA in the lower
piston chamber, and this piston Is connected, by a rod I1, to a piston L2 ..."
2. Railway Engineer by Railway Division (1908)
"A port 25 leads from the piston chamber 24 to the regulating valve 27 which
controls the release of air from said piston chamber to the outlet port 26, ..."
3. Compressed Air: Its Production, Uses and Applications; Comprising the by Gardner Dexter Hiscox (1901)
"By this arrangement a much longer piston chamber is obtained, hence a longer
stroke, without increasing the length of the tool; also, the piston is ..."
4. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1912)
"RELEASE SLIDE VALVE SEAT: 13, Large Emergency Piston (chamber P); 14, Small
Emergency Piston (chamber S) ; 15, Direct and Graduated Release Cap (open only ..."
5. Modern Locomotive Engineering, with Questions and Answers ...: The Air Brake by Calvin Franklin Swingle (1905)
"j piston chamber for the purpose of allowing any back pressure to escape to the
atmosphere, which is the same as in the Westinghouse. ..."
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