Fuel in the main
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GASFuel in the main.
OILFuel in the news
LOXFuel in "The Right Stuff"
calorificRelating to the amount of energy contained in food or fuel
fireboxesThe chamber of a boiler in which the fuel is burned
detonationThe premature combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine, causing knocking
detonationsThe premature combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine, causing knocking
monopropellanta rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer in a single substance
chokingEnrich the fuel mixture in (a gasoline engine) by reducing the intake of air
innagethe amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tanks of an aircraft following a flight
innagesthe amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tanks of an aircraft following a flight
monopropellantsMONOPROPELLANT, a rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer in a single substance
ignitionThe process of starting the combustion of fuel in the cylinders of an internal combustion engine
fireplacethe part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned
ignitionsThe process of starting the combustion of fuel in the cylinders of an internal combustion engine
injectors(in an internal combustion engine) The nozzle and valve through which fuel is sprayed into a combustion chamber
recuperationThe action of a recuperator in imparting heat to incoming air or gaseous fuel from hot waste gases
meltdownsAn accident in a nuclear reactor in which the fuel overheats and melts the reactor core or shielding
meltdownAn accident in a nuclear reactor in which the fuel overheats and melts the reactor core or shielding
compressionsThe reduction in volume (causing an increase in pressure) of the fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine before ignition
compressionThe reduction in volume (causing an increase in pressure) of the fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine before ignition
inductionsThe stage of the working cycle of an internal combustion engine in which the fuel mixture is drawn into the cylinders
photosynthesisthe biochemical process in which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll, and is used to fuel the building of sugar molecules
inductionThe stage of the working cycle of an internal combustion engine in which the fuel mixture is drawn into the cylinders
photosynthesesPHOTOSYNTHESIS, the biochemical process in which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll, and is used to fuel the building of sugar molecules
fanjetjet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, which is used partly for the combustion of fuel and partly as exhaust
superchargersA device that increases the pressure of the fuel-air mixture in an internal combustion engine, used in order to achieve greater efficiency
superchargerA device that increases the pressure of the fuel-air mixture in an internal combustion engine, used in order to achieve greater efficiency
expansionsThe increase in the volume of fuel on combustion in the cylinder of an engine, or the piston stroke in which this occurs
afterburningreheat, the use of a device to inject fuel into the hot exhaust gases of a turbojet in order to obtain increased thrust
alkylatedthe act or process of introducing one or more alkyl groups into a compound (as to increase octane number in a motor fuel)
fanjetsjet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, which is used partly for the combustion of fuel and partly as exhaust
expansionThe increase in the volume of fuel on combustion in the cylinder of an engine, or the piston stroke in which this occurs
afterburningsAFTERBURNING, reheat, the use of a device to inject fuel into the hot exhaust gases of a turbojet in order to obtain increased thrust
overdriveA gear in a motor vehicle providing a gear ratio higher than that of the drive gear or top gear, so that engine speed and fuel consumption are reduced in highway travel
overdrivesA gear in a motor vehicle providing a gear ratio higher than that of the drive gear or top gear, so that engine speed and fuel consumption are reduced in highway travel
rocketsAn engine operating on the same principle, providing thrust as in a jet engine but without depending on the intake of air for combustion, an oxidizer being carried on board along with the fuel
turbofansjet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, part of which is used in combustion of fuel, the remainder being mixed with the products of combustion to form a low-velocity exhaust jet
greasewoodA resinous dwarf shrub of the goosefoot family, which yields hard yellow wood used chiefly for fuel. It grows in dry areas of the western US and is toxic to livestock if eaten in large quantities
greasewoodsA resinous dwarf shrub of the goosefoot family, which yields hard yellow wood used chiefly for fuel. It grows in dry areas of the western US and is toxic to livestock if eaten in large quantities