Cylinder
part · 250 BC · Ancient world
A hollow chamber in which a piston moves.
Principles and materials it uses
- Bronze — is made of. The cylinders of Ctesibius’s pump are bronze.
Where it is used
- Internal combustion engine — is part of. Combustion takes place in the cylinders.
- Watt steam engine — is part of. Steam works in the cylinder.
- Piston pump — is part of. The piston moves in a cylinder.
- Steam hammer — is part of. A steam cylinder.
- Piston — is used in. A piston slides inside a cylinder, like the plunger of a syringe.
- Diesel engine — is part of. Cylinders.