Sentences with phrase «small pressure wave»

As the upstroke happens the pressure in the cylinder is now low because the escaping exhaust gases cause a small pressure wave of escaping gas that now opens the reed value and draws in new fuel / air mixture.

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If the MOAB were to detonate on contact with the ground, a lot of that pressure wave would be sent into the dirt, digging out a small crater around the bomb.

In the middle ear, pressure oscillations in the air are transferred via the tympanic membrane (eardrum) and one or three small bones (ossicles) to fluid movements in the inner ear, where the conversion of sound waves to nerve signals takes place.

When these laser pulses hit a blood vessel, for example, they cause a small increase in pressure that moves through the body like a sound wave and can be measured on the skin.

This membrane translates larger movements from air - pressure waves to smaller, more powerful motions in another structure called the cuticle plate.

Early results from NEPTUNE Canada include seismometer readings from the Chilean earthquake in February, and bottom - pressure sensor results that tracked the small tsunami waves it generated.

Because sound waves have pressure, they can push very small objects, so a cell or nanoparticle will move with the sound wave until it reaches the location where there is no longer movement.

The hose could be bunched up a bit or pulled together to create a small wave in the rubber to nozzle mating creating a tiny area that allows pressure out under the extreme circumstances as you describe.

Knowing how the bureaus work, it's unlikely that even the mounting pressure will make them wave small business credit report fees.

It uses small speaker - like ultrasound wave emitters to give the sensation of pressure and texture when you're just waving your hands in the open air.