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1Diesel engine — Diesel engines in a museum Diesel generator on an oil tanker …
2Combined diesel and gas — Combined marine propulsion CODOG CODAG CODLAG CODAD COSAG COGOG COGAG COGAS CONAS Combined diesel and gas (CODAG) is a type of propulsion system for ships which need a maximum speed that is considerably faster than their cruise speed,… …
3Thrust reversal — Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine s exhaust or changing of propeller pitch so that the thrust produced is directed forward, rather than aft. This acts against the forward travel of the… …
4Internal combustion engine — The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high temperature and high …
5gas-turbine engine — Introduction any internal combustion engine employing a gas as the working fluid used to turn a turbine. The term also is conventionally used to describe a complete internal combustion engine consisting of at least a compressor, a… …
6Carburetor — Bendix Technico (Stromberg) 1 barrel downdraft carburetor model BXUV 3, with nomenclature A carburetor (American spelling), carburettor, or carburetter (Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine …
7Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 — This article is about the boat. For the song, see PT 109 (song). For the film, see PT 109 (film). LTJG Kennedy (standing at right) on the PT 109 in 1943. For other Ids see[1] Career (United States) …
8Hybrid vehicle — For other types of hybrid transportation, see Hybrid vehicle (disambiguation). Hybrid technology redirects here. For the company formerly known as Hybrid Technologies, see Li ion Motors. Honda Insight hybrid …
9Four-stroke engine — Four stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines. The right blue side is the intake and the left yellow side is the exhaust. The cylinder wall is a thin sleeve surrounded by cooling liquid. A video montage of the Otto engines running at the… …
10Sterndrive — The outdrive unit of a boat with sterndrive A sterndrive or inboard/outboard drive (I/O) is a form of marine propulsion. The engine is located inboard just forward of the transom (stern) and provides power to the drive unit (outdrive) located… …
