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carburetor

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
carburetor , part of a gasoline engine in which liquid fuel is converted into a vapor and mixed with a regulated amount of air for combustion in the cylinders. Land vehicles, boats, and light aircraft have a float carburetor, in which a float regulates the fuel level in a reservoir from which the fuel is sucked into the intake manifold at a restriction called a venturi. This venturi metering system controls the flow of a continuous pumped spray into the intake manifold downstream from the carburetor. When there is an individual spray for each cylinder and the injection is an intermittent, timed... Read more
SIC 3592 Carburetors, Pistons, Rings, and Valves
Encyclopedia of American Industries SIC 3592 CARBURETORS, PISTONS, RINGS, AND VALVES This category ... primarily engaged in manufacturing carburetors, pistons, piston rings, and engine ... Classified. NAICS Code(s) 336311 (Carburetor, Piston, Piston Ring, and Valve Manufacturing ... Read more
Carl Benz
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... included the creation of such features as a carburetor and an electrical ignition system. Carl ... innovations by Benz included a simple carburetor, an electrical ignition system, rack-and-pi ... ignitions. The tricycle also incorporated a carburetor, rack-and-pinion steering, a water cooling ... Read more

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