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  • 21fuel injection — fu′el injec tion n. aum the spraying of liquid fuel into the cylinders or combustion chambers of an engine • Etymology: 1895–1900 …

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  • 22fuel injector — noun : a pump and valve mechanism that sprays liquid fuel intermittently into the cylinder of a diesel engine * * * injector (def. 2b) …

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  • 23F-1 (rocket engine) — The F 1 is a rocket engine developed by Rocketdyne and used in the Saturn V. Five F 1 engines were used in the S IC first stage of each Saturn V, which served as the main launch vehicle in the Apollo program. History The F 1 was originally… …

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  • 24Fuel efficiency — is a form of thermal efficiency, meaning the efficiency of a process that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier fuel into kinetic energy or work. Overall fuel efficiency may vary per device, which in turn may vary per… …

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  • 25Liquid hydrogen — (LH2 or LH2) is the liquid state of the element hydrogen. It is a common liquid rocket fuel for rocket applications. Hydrogen is found naturally in the molecular H2 form.To exist as a liquid, H2 must be pressurized and cooled to a very low… …

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  • 26Fuel economy in automobiles — Fuel consumption monitor from a 2006 Honda Airwave …

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  • 27Fuel starvation — and fuel exhaustion (sometimes referred to as fuel depletion) are problems that can affect internal combustion engines fuelled by either diesel, kerosene, petroleum or any other combustible liquid or gas. If no fuel is available for an engine to… …

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  • 28Fuel dumping — of an Airbus A340 600 above the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia …

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  • 29Engine — This article is about a machine to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. For other uses of engine, see Engine (disambiguation). For other uses of motor, see Motor (disambiguation). A V6 internal combustion engine from a Mercedes car An… …

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  • 30Liquid nitrogen economy — A liquid nitrogen economy is a hypothetical proposal for a future economy in which the primary form of energy storage and transport is liquid nitrogen. It is proposed as an alternative to liquid hydrogen in some transport modes and as a means of… …

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