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The terms and definitions included in this glossary were taken from "ASHRAE Terminology of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration".
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clearance

1. space in a cylinder not occupied by the piston at the end of the compression stroke or the volume of gas remaining in a cylinder at the same point, measured in percentage of cylinder volume at the end of the expansion stroke.

2. clearance for maintenance or repair; the distance between the item requiring maintenance and the closest interfering surface.

 

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