liquid-fuel engine
11Fuel injection — Fuel rail connected to the injectors that are mounted just above the intake manifold on a four cylinder engine. Fuel injection …
12Liquid rocket propellants — The highest specific impulse chemical rockets use liquid propellants. This type of propellent has a long history going back to the first rockets and is still in use in for example the Space Shuttle and Ariane 5. History Early developmentOn March… …
13Fuel saving devices — Since the development of the internal combustion engine, people have looked for ways to increase its efficiency, in order to increase the fuel economy of the automobile.Although many technologies have had a beneficial effect on vehicles fuel… …
14fuel injection — Injection In*jec tion, n. [L. injectio : cf. F. injection.] 1. The act of injecting or throwing in; applied particularly to the forcible insertion of a liquid or gas, by means of a syringe, pump, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is injected;… …
15fuel-injected — adjective see fuel injection * * * /fyooh euhl in jek tid/, adj. (of an engine) having fuel injection. * * * fuelˈ injected adjective Having fuel injection, a system of operating an internal combustion engine in which vaporized liquid fuel is… …
16fuel pump — noun : a pump in a motor vehicle that propels liquid fuel from the tank to the carburetor * * * fuel pump, a pump in an engine that forces the liquid fuel from the tank to the carburetor or combustion chamber …
17Fuel line — A fuel line is a hose used to bring fuel from one point in a vehicle to another. It is commonly made up of reinforced rubber to prevent splitting and kinking.The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines a fuel line as all hoses or… …
18liquid propellant — a rocket propellant in liquid form. Cf. solid propellant. * * * liquid propellant, a liquid fuel used in a rocket engine. It contains its own oxygen or combines with oxygen usually released from a separate tank …
19fuel-injection — /ˈfjuəl ɪndʒɛkʃən / (say fyoohuhl injekshuhn) noun a method of spraying liquid fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine instead of using a carburettor. –fuel injector, noun –fuel injected, adjective …
20fuel injection — noun (U) a method of putting liquid fuel directly into an engine, which allows a car to accelerate more quickly …
