fuel storage area
1Area 51 — This article is about the U.S. Air Force installation in Nevada. For other uses, see Area 51 (disambiguation). Area 51 …
2Fuel tank — A fuel tank is safe container for flammable liquids and typically part of an engine system in which the fuel is stored and propelled (fuel pump) or released (pressurized gas) into an engine. Fuel tanks range in size and complexity from the small… …
3fuel cell — a device that produces a continuous electric current directly from the oxidation of a fuel, as that of hydrogen by oxygen. [1920 25] * * * Device that converts chemical energy of a fuel directly into electricity (see electrochemistry). Fuel cells …
4Area 51 — Located 130 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada this is the name of a top secret Air Force base. It consists of the Nellis Bombing and Gunnery Range, the dry Groom Lake, an 8,500 foot runway, a million plus gallon fuel storage tank and is rumored …
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5Fuel cell — For other uses, see Fuel cell (disambiguation). Demonstration model of a direct methanol fuel cell. The actual fuel cell stack is the layered cube shape in the center of the image A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a… …
6Fuel dispenser — A fuel dispenser is a machine at a filling station that is used to pump gasoline, diesel, CNG, CGH2, HCNG, LPG, LH2, ethanol fuel, biofuels like biodiesel, kerosene, or other types of fuel into vehicles. Fuel dispensers are also known as bowsers… …
7storage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ safe, secure ▪ the safe storage of nuclear weapons ▪ cold, dry ▪ long term, temporary …
8Nuclear fuel cycle — The nuclear fuel cycle, also called nuclear fuel chain, is the progression of nuclear fuel through a series of differing stages. It consists of steps in the front end, which are the preparation of the fuel, steps in the service period in which… …
9Dry cask storage — Example of a dry cask storage area. Dry cask storage is a method of storing high level radioactive waste, such as spent nuclear fuel that has already been cooled in the spent fuel pool for at least one year.[1]. These casks are typically …
10Ethanol fuel — is ethanol (ethyl alcohol), the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline, and is widely used in cars in Brazil. Because it is easy to manufacture and process and can… …
