airscoop
Hood-mounted air intake
An airscoop is an opening or duct designed to capture air and direct it into an engine, carburetor, or cooling system.
Found on aircraft, cars, and motorcycles, airscoops use forward motion to force air inward: The hood airscoop fed cold air directly to the engine.
Also spelled as two words.
Aircraft engine housing
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- radial engineMotor with hub-spoke cylinder arrangement
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
aerodynamics · propeller · cockpit · cabin · pressurization · inlet · airframe · turboprop
Amount received or consumed
- inductionFormal admission process
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
- engineMachine producing motion
- muscle carHigh-performance American vehicle
supercharger · cowl · performance · turbo · manifold · horsepower · drag racing · hot rod
Circulation of fresh air
- ductTube conveying fluid
- roof ventAttic ventilation opening
- industrialOf factories and production
- exhaustUse up entirely
cooling system · louver · damper · airflow · commercial building · mechanical room · climate control · warehouse
nacelle
Aircraft engine housing
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- radial engineMotor with hub-spoke cylinder arrangement
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
ventilation · aerodynamics · propeller · cockpit · cabin · pressurization · inlet · airframe · turboprop · piston engine
intake
Amount received or consumed
- inductionFormal admission process
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
- engineMachine producing motion
muscle car · supercharger · cowl · performance · turbo · manifold · horsepower · drag racing · hot rod · throttle
ventilation
Circulation of fresh air
- ductTube conveying fluid
- roof ventAttic ventilation opening
- industrialOf factories and production
exhaust · cooling system · louver · damper · airflow · commercial building · mechanical room · climate control · warehouse · factory
airscoopexhaust
Use up entirely
exhaust vent · air outlet · exhaust port · vent · tailpipe
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