air jacket


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air jacket

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1. (Mechanical Engineering) an air-filled envelope or compartment surrounding a machine or part to reduce the rate at which heat is transferred to or from it. Compare water jacket
2. (Nautical Terms) a less common name for life jacket
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Noun1.air jacket - an inflatable life jacketair jacket - an inflatable life jacket    
cork jacket, life jacket, life vest - life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design
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The gun uses a low-pressure system called SprayControl Technology, in which an air jacket accurately focuses the paint mist when spraying so that up to 15 per cent less paint is used.
Includes a pressure regulator, flow meter, pressure gauge, inner oven walls sealing directly against a 1/2" thick silicone rubber door seal, air jacket on the inner oven, blower shaft seal, positive latching door hardware, adjustable offset door hinges, outlet with pressure relief, and interior seams welded gas-tight.
Special construction features for inert atmosphere use with the customer's steam boiler include a pressure gauge, internal high-temperature gasket, all-welded expansion connection in doorway throat, air jacket on the inner oven for cooling, 1/2"-thick cellular silicone rubber atmosphere door seal, blower shaft seal, positive door latching hardware, and adjustable offset door hinges.
By adding an air jacket and making some other improvements, I was able to control the flow of air into the burning chamber.
The theory was, again, that the return air would travel back across the floor to the portion of the grate that covered the hot air jacket, and settle down through the outer jacket to the base of the furnace.