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uniflow

a. 1 (context of an engine English) In which the gas mixture enters at one end of the cylinder controlled by the piston and the exhaust exits at the other. 2 (context of a steam engine English) In which steam flows in one direction only in each half of the cylinder.

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Uniflow

Uniflow may refer to:

  • Uniflow diesel engine
  • Uniflow steam engine
  • UniFLOW Output Manager (Printing software)

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Trevithick's next crucial innovation was the external feedwater condensor, which permitted recycling of boiler water (1799) and the uniflow valve system, which raised fuel efficiency another order of magnitude by separating the steam entry and exhaust areas of the cylinder.