A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the water. The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a jet of the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it strikes the stream of cold water it impels; -- also called Giffard's injector, from the inventor.
An apparatus for forcing water into a steam boiler by means of an enclosed jet or nozzle, through which the steam issues at a high velocity, drawing water through a suction pipe and carrying it along to the boiler in a feed pipe, where, because of its high velocity and force of impact, it is able to overcome the back pressure and enter the boiler.
The ion source and first stage of acceleration up to 1-2 MeV is the injector of a driver.
A device utilizing a steam jet to entrain and deliver feed water into a boiler.
A device used to add water to the boiler. There are two common types, `live' steam which uses steam directly from the boiler, and `exhaust' steam which uses steam exhausted from the cylinders.
a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
the first section of an accelerator, where electrons are torn away from atoms and accelerated to an energy sufficient for them to be injected into the cavities of the accelerator
A device for using steam pressure to force feed-water into the boiler. Some designers preferred to use pumps because injectors were temperamental (therefore two were usually fitted) and originally they would work only with cold water.