Direct-acting steam pump — Direct acting Di*rect act ing, a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. [1913 Webster] {Direct acting steam engine}, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
direct-action steam engine — Direct acting Di*rect act ing, a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. [1913 Webster] {Direct acting steam engine}, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Direct-acting steam engine — Direct acting Di*rect act ing, a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. [1913 Webster] {Direct acting steam engine}, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Direct-acting — Di*rect act ing, a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. [1913 Webster] {Direct acting steam engine}, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaplin's Patent Distilling Apparatus with Steam Pump — Chaplins patent sea water distilling apparatus. Alexander Chaplin Co. (also known as A.C. and Co., Alex. Chaplin Co.) was an important and highly regarded[1] engineering and manufacturing syndicat … Wikipedia
Pulsometer steam pump — The Pulsometer steam pump is a pistonless pump which was patented in 1872 [cite web title = Pumps History Resources publisher = ASME url = http://www.asme.org/Communities/History/Resources/Pumps.cfm] by American Charles Henry Hall. In 1875 a… … Wikipedia
Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… … Wikipedia
direct-acting — ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : involving direct action without the intervention of other working parts direct acting engine direct acting pump * * * /di rekt ak ting, duy /, adj. (of a steam pump) having the steam pistons… … Useful english dictionary
Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… … Wikipedia
Pump — For information on Wikipedia project related discussions, see . A pump is a device used to move gases, liquids or slurries. A pump moves liquids or gases from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding… … Wikipedia
