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21Oil pressure (internal combustion engine) — Oil pressure is an important factor in the longevity of most internal combustion engines. With a forced lubrication system (invented by Frederick Lanchester), oil is picked up by an oil pump and forced through oil galleries (drillings) into the… …
22Simple cycle combustion turbine — A Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine (SCCT) is a type of gas turbine most frequently used in the power industry. It differs from a combined cycle machine in that it has no provision for waste heat recovery.AdvantagesThe main advantage of an SCCT is… …
23spontaneous combustion — the ignition of a substance or body from the rapid oxidation of its own constituents without heat from any external source. [1800 10] * * * the outbreak of fire without application of heat from an external source. Spontaneous combustion may …
24heatof combustion — heat of combustion n. The amount of heat released per unit mass or unit volume of a substance when the substance is completely burned. * * * …
25environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
26Homogeneous charge compression ignition — Thermodynamics …
27Trionic T5.5 — Engine management system SAAB TRIONIC T5.5 Courtesy of: DrBoost Overview Saab Trionic T.5.5 is an engine management system that controls ignition, fuel injection and turbo boost pressure. The system was introduced in 1994 Saab 900 with B204L… …
28Engine knocking — Pinging redirects here. For other uses, see Ping (disambiguation). Knocking (also called knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) in spark ignition internal combustion engines occurs when combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the… …
29Lavoisier , Antoine Laurent — (1743–1794) French chemist Lavoisier is regarded as the founder of modern chemistry. Born in Paris, he studied both law and science, but after graduating concentrated his attention on science. He invested his money in a private tax collecting… …
30Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier — Antoine Laurent Lavoisier † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Antoine Laurent Lavoisier Chemist, philosopher, economist; born in Paris, 26 August, 1743; guillotined 8 May, 1794. He was the son of Jean Antoine Lavoisier, a lawyer of distinction …
