Compressed air
principle
Air under pressure as a carrier of energy.
Principles and materials it uses
- Pressure — uses. The energy is stored as pressure.
Where it is used
- Air brake — is used in. The brake is controlled by air pressure in the train pipe.
- Ballast tank — is used in. The tanks are blown with compressed air.
- Torpedo — is used in. The first torpedoes ran on compressed air.
- Air suspension — is used in. The springing element is air.
- Dental drill — is used in. Compressed air.
- Pneumatic tube — is used in. Air pressure.
- Inner tube — is used in. Air.
- Aqualung — is used in. Cylinders.
- Jackhammer — is used in. Compressed air.
- Rock drill — is used in. Pneumatics.
- Supercharger — is used in. It forces air into the cylinders.
- Ramjet — is used in. The air is compressed by the oncoming flow.