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Exhaust | Exhaust \Ex*haust"\, a. [L. exhaustus, p. p.] 1. Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work. [1913 Webster] {Exhaust draught}, a forced draught produced by drawing air through a place, as through a furnace, instead of blowing it through. {Exhaust fan}, a fan blower so arranged as to produce an exhaust draught, or to draw air or gas out of a place, as out of a room in ventilating it. {Exhaust nozzle}, {Exhaust orifice} (Steam Engine), the blast orifice or nozzle. {Exhaust pipe} (Steam Engine), the pipe that conveys exhaust steam from the cylinder to the atmosphere or to the condenser. {Exhaust port} (Steam Engine), the opening, in the cylinder or valve, by which the exhaust steam escapes. {Exhaust purifier} (Milling), a machine for sorting grains, or purifying middlings by an exhaust draught. --Knight. {Exhaust steam} (Steam Engine), steam which is allowed to escape from the cylinder after having been employed to produce motion of the piston. {Exhaust valve} (Steam Engine), a valve that lets exhaust steam escape out of a cylinder. [1913 Webster] |
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