nozzle

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The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.

A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.

A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.

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The American family will fear less, our national security will be more assured, and we won‘t let the Venezuelas or Nigerias or the Saudi Arabias or the Irans jerk us around by the gas nozzle the way they are doing it now. Larry Craig

Additionally, the nozzle now has electromechanical actuators which have replaced the heavier hydraulic ones used for thrust vector control. Source: Internet

Aerodynamic enrichment processes include the Becker jet nozzle techniques developed by E. W. Becker and associates using the LIGA process and the vortex tube separation process. Source: Internet

Advanced technologies such as PWM (pulse width modulation) nozzle technology and automatic boom height control are also currently available for use on spraying equipment for better application and drift reduction. Source: Internet

Also, sometimes rocket engines have a separate nozzle for the turbo-pump turbine gas, and then calculating the effective exhaust velocity requires averaging the two mass flows as well as accounting for any atmospheric pressure. Source: Internet

A new composite steerable nozzle has been developed while new thermal insulation material and a narrower throat improve the expansion ratio and subsequently the overall performance. Source: Internet

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