hydrostatic lock

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1. 1

   A condition that arises when a device which compresses gases seizes up because of the…

   A condition that arises when a device which compresses gases seizes up because of the infiltration of liquid, which prevents further compression.

   • When hydrostatic lock is suspected or exists, stop cranking immediately and notify unit maintenance.
   • If the engine does not rotate, it may be seized due to its being operated with no oil, broken engine components, or hydrostatic lock.
   • Cavitated liners can also leak combustion gases into the cooling system, but they tend to produce hydrostatic locks after the engine is shut down when hot.
2. 2

   A lock for raising and lowering boats on a canal or waterway that operates by using…

   A lock for raising and lowering boats on a canal or waterway that operates by using pressurized water to flood or drain the level inside the lock.

   • After an empty boat has been once weighed, she is numbered, and her weight is registered at the several hydrostatic locks.
   • This navigation system was possible due to Josiah White's invention of hydrostatic locks, which increased the river depth by creating small artificial floods.
   • The canal employed a series of hydrostatic locks—also called bear traps—that would create an “artificial flood” that changed water levels, allowing the barges to flow freely in either direction.
3. 3

   A locking mechanism that uses hydrostatic pressure in order to achieve a seal.

   • The different systems are :—The set screw, lead rivet, padlock, pneumatic lock, magnetic lock, cryptograph lock, and hydrostatic lock.
   • Hydrostatic locks are being successfully employed in tower cookers, and have been demonstrated to be sound in reduced size form from an engineering standpoint.
   • Vertical sterilizers use hydrostatic locks on inlet and outlet sides. Packages are placed in transverse carriers attached to twin roller-chains, which move through the sections of the hydrostatic sterilizer.
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   1. 4

      To seize up because liquid has infiltrated a mechanism for compressing gasses.

      • Do not pour the top lube into the carburetor too rapidly because hydrostatic locking can occur.
   2. 5

      To form a seal by employing a mechanism that uses hydrostatic pressure.

      • It allows a very precise positioning of the light source, thanks to its hydrostatic locking mechanism.

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