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  • Centrifugal clutch Centrifugal compressor Centrifugal evaporator Centrifugal extractor Centrifugal fan Centrifugal force Centrifugal force (rotating reference...
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    Centrifugal force is an inertial force in Newtonian mechanics (also called a "fictitious" or "pseudo" force) that appears to act on all objects when viewed...
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    Centrifugal compressors, sometimes called impeller compressors or radial compressors, are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery...
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    Centrifugal pumps are used to transport fluids by the conversion of rotational kinetic energy to the hydrodynamic energy of the fluid flow. The rotational...
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    A centrifugal fan is a mechanical device for moving air or other gases in a direction at an angle to the incoming fluid. Centrifugal fans often contain...
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  • A centrifugal switch is an electric switch that operates using the centrifugal force created from a rotating shaft, most commonly that of an electric motor...
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    A centrifugal extractor—also known as a centrifugal contactor or annular centrifugal contactor—uses the rotation of the rotor inside a centrifuge to mix...
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    A centrifugal governor is a specific type of governor with a feedback system that controls the speed of an engine by regulating the flow of fuel or working...
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  • A centrifugal supercharger is a specialized type of supercharger that makes use of centrifugal force in order to increase the manifold air pressure, MAP...
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    A centrifugal clutch is an automatic clutch that uses centrifugal force to operate. The output shaft is disengaged at lower rotational speed and engages...
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  • A centrifugal evaporator is a device used in chemical and biochemical laboratories for the efficient and gentle evaporation of solvents from many samples...
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  • A centrifugal gun is a type of rapid-fire projectile accelerator, like a machine gun but operating on a different principle. Centrifugal guns use a rapidly...
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  • Centrifugal casting is a metallurgical manufacturing process by casting that may refer to either: Centrifugal casting (industrial), on an industrial scale...
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  • Centrifugal lipodystrophy is a skin condition characterized by areas of subcutaneous fat loss that slowly enlarge.: 496–7  Lipodystrophy List of cutaneous...
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  • In classical mechanics, a reactive centrifugal force forms part of an action–reaction pair with a centripetal force. In accordance with Newton's first...
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    A centrifuge is a device that uses centrifugal force to subject a specimen to a specified constant force, for example to separate various components of...
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    Centrifugal Railway was the name of a number of early looping roller coasters that were built in Western Europe in the middle of the 19th century. These...
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  • Centrifugal casting or rotocasting is a casting technique that is typically used to cast thin-walled cylinders. It is typically used to cast materials...
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    The patent showed a two-stage axial compressor feeding a single-sided centrifugal compressor. Practical axial compressors were made possible by ideas from...
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  • Centrifugal partition chromatography is a special chromatographic technique where both stationary and mobile phase are liquid, and the stationary phase...
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