intake
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thumb|Dassault Super Mystère showing entry to engine intake duct
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thumb|Dassault Super Mystère showing entry to engine intake duct
An intake (also inlet) is an opening, structure or system through which a fluid is admitted to a space or machine as a consequence of a pressure differential between the outside and the inside. The pressure difference may be generated on the inside by a mechanism, or on the outside by ram pressure or hydrostatic pressure. Flow rate through the intake depends on pressure difference, fluid properties, and intake geometry.
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