Air Machinery

Japanese: 空気機械 - くうききかい
Air Machinery

A general term for machines that use the energy of compressed air to operate. There are many examples, such as pneumatic drills, pneumatic riveters, pneumatic hammers, pneumatic jackhammers, and door engines that open and close train doors. In all cases, air is compressed in a compressor, stored in a tank, and then guided through a pipe to operate these machines. Other examples that can be called pneumatic machines include windmills that use the natural flow of wind, compressors that compress air, vacuum pumps that create pressures lower than atmospheric pressure, fans that send air to blast furnaces, bellows, and air compression turbines used in jet engines and gas turbines. Air conditioners that regulate the indoor temperature of buildings, air chutes used to transport documents, and pneumatic conveyors used to transport powder are also types of pneumatic machines.

[Hidetaro Nakayama]

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Japanese:

圧縮空気のもっているエネルギーを利用して作動する機械の総称。空気ドリル、空気リベット打ち機、空気ハンマー、空気削岩機、電車のドアを開閉するドアエンジンなどその例は多い。いずれも圧縮機で空気を圧縮し、タンクにためたその空気をパイプで導き、これらの機械を作動させる。ほかに自然に吹いている風の流れを利用する風車、空気を圧縮する圧縮機、大気圧より低い圧力をつくる真空ポンプ、溶鉱炉へ空気を送る送風機、ふいご、ジェットエンジンやガスタービンに使われている空気圧縮用タービンなどが空気機械とよばれることもある。建築物の室内温度を調節する空気調和装置、書類運搬に使われるエアシューター、粉体輸送に使用される空気コンベヤーなども空気機械の一種である。

[中山秀太郎]

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