- orifice tube
- Metering device consisting of a restricting tube with inlet and outlet screens.
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cycling clutch orifice tube system — (CCOT) the GM system that utilizes an accumulator (instead of a receiver drier). The system uses a fixed orifice tube located at the evaporator outlet, instead of an expansion valve. A thermostatic switch or a pressure sensing switch cycles… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Ford fixed orifice tube system — (FFOT) utilizes an accumulator instead of a receiver drier and an orifice tube instead of an expansion valve. The accumulator is located at the evaporator outlet. A pressure sensing switch cycles compressor operation … Dictionary of automotive terms
fixed orifice tube — A device that converts high pressure liquid refrigerant into low pressure liquid refrigerant (thus lowering its boiling point) before it passes through the evaporator. The expansion valve replaces the thermostatic expansion valve. Also called an… … Dictionary of automotive terms
orifice — [ ɔrifis ] n. m. • 1304; lat. orificium 1 ♦ Anat. Ouverture faisant communiquer un conduit, un organe avec une structure voisine ou avec l extérieur. ⇒ méat, pore; cloaque. 2 ♦ (1500) Ouverture qui fait communiquer une cavité naturelle ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Orifice — Or i*fice, n. [F., from L. orificium; os, oris, a mouth + facere to make. See {Oral}, and {Fact}.] A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. Shak. [1913 Webster] Etna… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orifice — [ôr′ə fis, är′ə fis] n. [Fr < LL orificium < L os (gen. oris), a mouth (see ORAL) + ficere < facere, to make, DO1] a mouth or aperture of a tube, cavity, etc.; opening orificial [ôr′əfish′əl, är′əfish′əl] adj … English World dictionary
Tube, auditory — The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, also known as the Eustachian tube. The function of this tube is to protect, aerate and drain the middle ear (and mastoid). Occlusion of the Eustachian tube leads to the development of middle… … Medical dictionary
Tube, Eustachian — The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx. The function of the Eustachian tube is to protect, aerate and drain the middle ear (and mastoid). Occlusion of the Eustachian tube leads to the development of middle ear inflammation (otitis… … Medical dictionary
Tube, otopharyngeal — The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of this tube is to protect, aerate and drain the middle ear (and mastoid). Occlusion of the Eustachian tube leads to the development of middle… … Medical dictionary
Orifice plate — Flat plate, sharp edge orifice ISO 5167 Orifice Plate An orifice plate is a device used for measuring the volumetric flow rate. It … Wikipedia
