- harpsichord. From the 17th to 19th centuries, the
central tube of the
quill was used as a
priming tube (filled with gunpowder) for
cannon fire. The
quill pen...
-
ignites the
priming composition. In the
wireless tube the lock of the gun
makes the
electric contact with an
insulated disc in the head of the
tube. This disc...
- into the pan. The
ignited powder in the pan sent a
flame through the
priming tube to set off the
powder charge in the gun and hurl its
projectile at the...
- A gas-filled
tube, also
commonly known as a
discharge tube or
formerly as a Plücker
tube, is an
arrangement of
electrodes in a gas
within an insulating...
-
shotgun s****.
Larger artillery pieces in
contrast typically use
electric priming. In
artillery the
primers are
frequently a
separate component,
placed inside...
- spur
tube filled with a
priming mixture of
antimony sulfide and pot****ium chlorate. A
roughened wire
slider extends from the
outer end of the spur
tube through...
-
tubes entirely submerged.
Drawbacks to this
system were that the area of the
water surface was reduced,
leading to both an
increased risk of
priming and...
-
finer priming powder for the pan, and a co****r
standard powder for the main charge),
necessitating two containers, a main
flask and a
smaller priming flask...
- Three-drum
boilers are a
class of water-
tube boiler used to
generate steam,
typically to
power ships. They are
compact and of high
evaporative power, factors...
-
which to
collect dry steam,
reducing the risk of
priming.
Downcomer Large external pipes in many water-
tube boilers,
carrying unheated cold
water from the...
