Manifold (general engineering)
Encyclopedia
A manifold, in systems for moving fluid
s or gas
es is a junction of pipes
or channels, typically bringing one into many or many into one.
Fluid
In physics, a fluid is a substance that continually deforms under an applied shear stress. Fluids are a subset of the phases of matter and include liquids, gases, plasmas and, to some extent, plastic solids....
s or gas
Gas
Gas is one of the three classical states of matter . Near absolute zero, a substance exists as a solid. As heat is added to this substance it melts into a liquid at its melting point , boils into a gas at its boiling point, and if heated high enough would enter a plasma state in which the electrons...
es is a junction of pipes
Pipe (material)
A pipe is a tubular section or hollow cylinder, usually but not necessarily of circular cross-section, used mainly to convey substances which can flow — liquids and gases , slurries, powders, masses of small solids...
or channels, typically bringing one into many or many into one.
Applications
- Heated-manifold direct-injection die casting for zinc die casting.