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111Dieseling — or engine run on is a condition that can occur in spark plug, gasoline powered internal combustion engines, whereby the engine keeps running for a short period after being turned off, due to fuel igniting without a spark. Dieseling is so named… …
112Alcohol fuel — Although fossil fuels have become the dominant energy resource for the modern world, alcohol has been used as a fuel throughout history. The first four aliphatic alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol) are of interest as fuels because …
113Automotive battery — 12 V, 40 Ah Lead acid car battery An automotive battery is a type of rechargeable battery that supplies electric energy to an automobile.[1] Usually this refers to an SLI battery (starting, lighting, ignition) to power the starter motor …
114Northstar engine series — Northstar engine Manufacturer General Motors Also called Cadillac Northstar Production 1991–2010 Predecessor Cadillac HT V8 LQ1 V6 The Northstar engine series of automobile engines is General Motors most technically complex 90° V engine… …
115Hydrogen economy — The hydrogen economy is a proposed system of delivering energy using hydrogen. The term hydrogen economy was coined by John Bockris during a talk he gave in 1970 at General Motors (GM) Technical Center.[1] Hydrogen advocates promote hydrogen as… …
116Biochar — is a charcoal produced from biomass that can store carbon. It is of increasing interest because of concerns about global warming caused by emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. In some cases, the term is used specifically to mean biomass… …
117Fire — For other uses, see Fire (disambiguation). An outdoor fire using wood, termed a bonfire …
118Propane — Not to be confused with propene. Propane …
119Thermocouple — plugged to a multimeter displaying room temperature in °C. A thermocouple is a device consisting of two different conductors (usually metal alloys) that produce a voltage proportional to a temperature difference between either end of the pair of… …
120Triboelectric effect — Triboelectric series: Most positively charged + Air Human skin Leather Rabbit s fur Glass Quartz Mica Human hair …
