pneumatic control

collocation in English

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pneumatic
adjective
uk
/njuːˈmæt.ɪk/us
/nuːˈmæt̬.ɪk/
operated by ...
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control
noun
uk
/kənˈtrəʊl/us
/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofpneumaticandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Pneumaticcontrolvalves regulate air temperature and pressure to ensure that pressure is not lost through bleed air control system.
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Historically,pneumaticcontrolwas commonplace, but electronic "direct digital control systems" are popular especially for mid-to-large size applications.
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Pneumaticcontrolsystems are still used in many buildings, especially in metropolitan areas, because of their large base of installation throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
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Most jet aircraft of this period used hydraulic or electrical systems, so thepneumaticcontrolsystem of this aircraft offered a unique opportunity for investigation.
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These systems evolved from a need to extendpneumaticcontrolsystems beyond just a small cell area of a refinery.
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The electric gripper, we are told, is a robust, precision instrument, featuring a potentiometer to adjust the gripping force rather than less accurate pneumatic controls.
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By 1985, pneumatic controls could no longer compete with this new technology althoughpneumaticcontrol systems (sometimes decades old) are still common in many older buildings.
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Its functioning and pneumatic controls are a tribute to the technical feats of the time.
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Steam turbine driven cooling pumps with pneumatic controls can run at mechanically controlled adjustable speeds, without battery power, emergency generator, or off-site electrical power.
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The goal was to build a torpedo that incorporated all-electric controls in place of pneumatic controls.
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Such seals are often critical for the operation of pneumatic controls, and if a crack penetrates the seal, all functions of the system can be lost.
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