losses due to friction

  • 1Friction loss — refers to that portion of pressure lost by fluids while moving through a pipe, hose, or other limited space. Causes Friction loss has several causes, including:*Frictional losses depend on the conditions of flow and the physical properties of the …

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  • 2friction losses — The loss of power due to friction between the moving parts of the engine …

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  • 3Darcy friction factor formulae — In fluid dynamics, the Darcy friction factor formulae are equations based on experimental data and theory for the Darcy friction factor. The Darcy friction factor is a dimensionless quantity used in the Darcy–Weisbach equation, for the… …

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  • 4Mechanical advantage — is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system. Ideally, the device preserves the input power and simply trades off forces against movement to obtain a desired amplification in the output… …

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  • 5Fire sprinkler system — A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection measure, consisting of a water supply, providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system, onto which fire sprinklers are connected. Although historically only used… …

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  • 6Quattro (four wheel drive system) — quattro (meaning four in Italian), is the name used by Audi AG to indicate that four wheel drive (4WD) technologies or systems are used on specific models of the Audi automobiles.Audi.com Glossary [http://www.audi.com/audi/com/en2/tools/glossary/e… …

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  • 7потери на трение — — [Я.Н.Лугинский, М.С.Фези Жилинская, Ю.С.Кабиров. Англо русский словарь по электротехнике и электроэнергетике, Москва, 1999 г.] Тематики электротехника, основные понятия EN losses due to frictionfriction lossesfrictional losses …

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  • 8Four-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… …

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  • 9Artificial gravity — is a simulation of gravity in outer space or free fall. Artificial gravity is desirable for long term space travel for ease of mobility and to avoid the adverse health effects of weightlessness.MethodsArtificial gravity could be created in… …

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  • 10perpetual motion — Mech. the motion of a theoretical mechanism that, without any losses due to friction or other forms of dissipation of energy, would continue to operate indefinitely at the same rate without any external energy being applied to it. [1585 95] * * * …

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