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• Electromagnetic brake
  ...ving parts, in an electromagnetic brake [[kinetic energy]] is converted to heat without contact between the moving parts. ...eat represents the kinetic energy being dissipated and is analogous to the heat generated by a conventional [[Disc brake|friction brake]].
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• Engine braking
  ...ucks use a device called a [[jake brake]] to increase the effectiveness of engine braking. ...ese hot gasses are exhausted from the vehicle and heat is transferred from engine components to the air.
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• Cagiva W
  ...and 80, the dole only differences between the three motors is given by the engine, while the rest of the structure remains unchanged, were produced from 1992 This bike mount the engine block of the [[Cagiva Mito|myth]], without any change in fact, undergoing t
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• Vehicle brake
  ...' is used to slow down a vehicle by converting its [[kinetic energy]] into heat. The basic [[hydraulic]] system, most commonly used, usually has six main s A friction brake is a type of automotive brake that stores the heat in the rotating part (drum brake or disc brake) during the brake applicatio
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• Cagiva K
  This bike mount the engine block of the [[Cagiva Mito|myth]], without any change in fact, undergoing t ..., as changed by changing the cylinder sports model of Myth (in'90 take the engine model Lucky Explorer), whereas the piston has always used the curved piston
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• Engine knocking
  ...inging''')—technically [[detonation]]—in [[internal combustion engine]]s occurs when [[petrol|fuel]] in the cylinder is ignited by the firing of ...imits. If allowed to persist detonation will cause vibration and damage to engine parts.
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• Machine
  ...o transform [[heat]] or other energy into mechanical energy are known as [[engine]]s. ...gine]]s || [[External combustion engine]]s || [[Steam engine]], [[Stirling engine]]
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• Short block
  '''Short block''' is an [[automotive]] term describing an [[engine]] sub-assembly consisting of the following: * [[crankshaft]]. The crankshaft is free of cracks, heat damage, deep ridges or scores, the crankshaft is not bent, and the taper an
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• Fongri
  ...t of the engine and the 'fake' radiator with aesthetic function, since the engine was the same cylinder used in [[Fongri motorcycle]]s, four-stroke, air-cool
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• Cagiva Super City
  ...x-speed transmission that allows better use of all schemes rotation of the engine. ...he alettature were not very obvious, because the additional cooling of the engine should not be much, and were relatively short and limited to the sides of t
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• Brake
  ...The [[kinetic energy]] lost by the moving part is usually translated to [[heat]] by [[friction]]. Alternatively, in [[regenerative braking]], much of the ...]] when going downhill can also be achieved by using a low [[gear]]; see [[engine braking]].
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• Combustion chamber
  [[Image:Combustion chamber (PSF).png|thumb|Diagram of jet engine showing the combustion chamber.]] A '''combustion chamber''' is the part of an [[engine]] in which [[fuel]] is burned.
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• Mid-engine design
  [[Image:Unterflurmotor Hanomag.jpg|thumb|260px|Mid-engine in a Hanomag-Fahrgestell.]] ...describes the placement of an [[automobile]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]] between the rear and front axles. Another term for this is mid-ship, tho
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• Forced induction
  ...escribe [[internal combustion engine]]s that are not [[naturally-aspirated engine|naturally aspirated]]. Instead, a [[gas compressor]] is added to the air i ...s the advantage that the intake pressure may be regulated according to the engine speed, thus providing power from extra capacity at high speed, but without
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. <br> ...stay of the [[industrial revolution]] and the niche application [[Stirling engine]].
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• Fuel pump
  ...pply pump in the tank and one high pressure/low volume pump on or near the engine. ...ed to pump liquid, not vapor, would be unable to suck more gasoline to the engine, which would cut out. This condition is known as "[[vapour lock]]". Also a
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• Combustion
  ...[fuel]]) and a gas (the [[oxidizer]]), usually O₂, to release [[heat]]. In a complete combustion reaction, a compound reacts with an oxidizing e * CH_4 + 2O_2 \rightarrow \; CO_2 + 2H_2O + heat
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• Dynamic brake
  ...s termed ''Rheostatic'' if the generated electrical power is dissipated as heat in brake grid resistors and ''Regenerative'' if the power is returned to th ...supply system for use by other traction units, instead of being wasted as heat.
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• Radial engine
  [[Image:Radial Engine.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Radial engine of a [[biplane]].]] [[Image:Radial engine.gif|frame|right|Radial engine in a cut-away view.]]
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• Briggs and Stratton
  ...ratton''' is the world's largest manufacturer of [[air-cooled]] [[gasoline engine]]s for outdoor power equipment. ...le to remove the engine brake, with any release of this handle causing the engine to brake again.
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• Exhaust pipe
  ...sually part of an '''exhaust system'''. which conveys burnt gases from the engine and includes one or more exhaust pipes. Depending on the overall system des *A [[turbocharger]] to increase engine power.
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• Bernardi
  |Engine || rear, 1 flat cylinder ...bustion engines at the University of [[Padua]] in 1884 and built his first engine that drove a sewing machine.
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• Poppet valve
  ==Internal combustion engine== ...humbnail|right|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) Val
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• Fuel
  ...[human body]]. The application of energy released from fuels ranges from [[heat]] to [[cooking]] and from powering [[weapon]]s to [[propulsion]] and genera ...s ''[[combustion]]'', fuel reacts with [[oxygen]] and releases energy as [[heat]]. In [[chemistry]] and the field of [[fire safety]], anything that is capa
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• Spark plug
  ...device that fits into the [[cylinder head]] of some [[internal combustion engine]]s and ignites compressed aerosol gasoline by means of an electric spark. S ...humbnail|right|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) Spark plug, (V) [[poppe
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• Electric car
  ...motors can provide torque whilst not moving, unlike [[internal combustion engine]]s, and do not need gears to match power curves. This removes the need for ...y a [[generator]] powered by an internal combustion engine or other [[heat engine]]. This approach is known as [[diesel-electric]] or gas-[[hybrid vehicle|h
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• Supercharger
  ...harger can be powered mechanically by belt-, gear- or chain-drive from the engine's crankshaft. It can also be powered by a gas [[turbine]] . When a centrifu ...applications are less efficient than turbochargers. In applications where engine response and [[power (physics)|power]] is more important than any other con
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• Turbo
  ...y advantage of turbochargers is that they offer a considerable increase in engine power with only a slight increase in weight. ...tput of both engine types. This last factor makes turbocharging [[aircraft engine]]s considerably advantageous&mdash;and was the original reason for developm
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• Babbitt metal
  ...ives from this style of bearing, since failure of lubrication will lead to heat build up due to friction in the bearing, eventually leading to the white me ...] big end bearings in a modern [[automobile]] [[internal combustion engine|engine]] have bearings made of a replaceable steel shell, keyed to the bearing cap
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...intains a rule book outlining each class of racecar; including dimensions, engine size, equipment requirements, prohibitions, etc. The requirements for each ...e with a thin aluminum or fiberglass body and some variant of a Chevrolet engine.
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• Four-stroke
  ...otary combustion engine]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• Four-stroke cycle
  ...otary combustion engine]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• Ignition system
  ...ne. Not all engine types need an ignition system - for example, a [[diesel engine]] relies on compression-ignition, that is, the rise in temperature that acc ...g, the coil will retain sufficient residual heat on each stroke due to the heat generated on the previous stroke. Glow plugs are also used to aid starting
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• Bandini-Maserati 1500
  ...designed and built in 1952 to house the engine [[Maserati]] A6 1500 cm ³ [[engine capacity]] and run in the category FM League SCCA (Sports Car Club of Ameri [[Image:Bandini Maserati A6.jpg|250px|thumb|The engine Maserati A6]]
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• Two stroke
  ...exhaust) still occur. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two stroke engines can be a ...cause the engine has twice as many combustions per second as a four stroke engine revolving at the same speed). For handheld devices, they also have the adv
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• Dirt track racing
  ...intains a rule book outlining each class of racecar; including dimensions, engine size, equipment requirements, prohibitions, etc. The requirements for each #Open Motor - There is no [[Engine displacement|displacement]] limit with this type of motor. Most Open motors
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• Four-cylinder
  [[Image:Colorized car engine.jpg|thumb|250px|A colorized [[automobile]] engine]] ...ses are used to directly move a piston, turbine blades, rotor(s), or the [[engine]] itself thus doing useful work.
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• Piston ring
  ...eciprocating engine]] such as an [[internal combustion engine]] or [[steam engine]]. # Supporting heat transfer from the piston to the cylinder wall.
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• Four stroke cycle
  ...otary combustion engine]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right||Four-stroke cycle (or Otto cycle)]]
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• Blowoff valve
  ...nes, its purpose is to prevent [[compressor surge]] and reduce wear on the engine. ...air released by the blowoff valve is not taken into consideration and the engine runs rich for a period of time. Engines with a [[manifold absolute pressur
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• Bandini 1100 Siluro
  ...f enormous nostrils; lights are encased in it as the eyes of [[fish]], the heat is disposed sfoghi to using gills of [[shark]]. ...he bonnet reveals, with two bombature shaped flame, the use of an twin cam engine.
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• Pistonless rotary engine
  ...er uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...ustion engine]] that does not use [[piston]]s in the way a [[reciprocating engine]] does, but instead uses one or more [[rotor]]s, sometimes called '''rotary
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• Compression ratio
  ...ion ratio''' of an [[internal-combustion engine]] or [[external combustion engine]] is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion cham ...d combustion chamber when the [[piston]] is at the bottom of its [[stroke (engine)|stroke]], and the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at t
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...ston) rather than four. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two-stroke engines can be a [[Image:Arbeitsweise Zweitakt.gif|center|thumb|500px|A two-stroke engine with an expansion pipe illustrating the effect of the reflected pressure wa
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• Air filter
  ...cture)|ventilation]] systems and in engines, such as [[internal combustion engine]]s, [[gas compressor]]s, [[diving air compressor]]s, gas turbines and other ===Heat & Cool Efficiently===
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• Disc brake
  ...nboard location reduces the [[unsprung weight]] and eliminates a source of heat transfer to the tires, important in [[Formula One]] racing.) Discs have now ...process). This "ventilated" disc design helps to dissipate the generated heat. Many [[motorcycle]] and [[sports car]] brakes instead have many small hol
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• Turbocharger
  ...y advantage of turbochargers is that they offer a considerable increase in engine power with only a slight increase in weight. ...tput of both engine types. This last factor makes turbocharging [[aircraft engine]]s considerably advantageous&mdash;and was the original reason for developm
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• GP2
  ...e, GP2 has made it mandatory for all of the teams to use the same chassis, engine and tyre supplier so that true driver ability is reflected. Most races take ...the teams, and features a [[Dallara]] chassis powered by a V8 [[Renault]] engine and [[Bridgestone]] tyres.
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• Internal-combustion engine
  [[Image:Colorized car engine.jpg|thumb|A colorized [[automobile]] engine]] ...e expanding gases are used to move a piston, turbine blades, rotor, or the engine itself.
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• Electric vehicle
  *generated on-board using a combustion engine, as in a [[diesel-electric]] locomotive ...n provide high torque while an EV is stopped, unlike [[internal combustion engine]]s, and do not need gears to match power curves. This removes the need for
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• Motor oil
  ...om using motor oil include cooling by carrying [[heat]] away from moving [[engine]] parts and often include cleaning and corrosion inhibition in internal com ...se useful power produced by the motor and converting the energy to useless heat. Friction also wears away the contacting surfaces of those parts, which cou
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• Ducati 999R Xerox
  |Engine || L-twin, 4 valves per cylinder Testastretta Desmodromic; liquid cooled ...rs, carbon fibre timing belt covers with vents and a carbon fibre silencer heat shield.
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• Ducati Supermono
  ...49/572&nbsp;cc 4-valve [[desmodromic valve|desmodromic]] [[single cylinder engine|single]]<br>12:1 [[compression ratio]]<br>Weber [[fuel injection]]<br>bore The '''Ducati Supermono''' is a lightweight, [[single cylinder engine|single-cylinder]] racing [[motorcycle]] made by [[Ducati]]. It is named fo
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• Sleeve valve
  [[Image:Bristol Perseus sleeve valve radial engine.jpg|thumb|200px|''Bristol Perseus'']] ...-Knight]] car and light truck, and saw substantial use in 1940s [[aircraft engine]]s, but subsequently fell from use due to advances in poppet-valve technolo
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• Ferrari 458 Italia
  | Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] | Engine || 4499 cc [V8|V8]]
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• Vittorio Brambilla
  ...ht his way into Formula 1. Brambilla was 2nd to [[Jacky Ickx]] in a 1970 2-heat Formula Two race at the Salzburg Ring in [[Salzburg, Austria]]. He drove a ..., but was a bit accident-prone. In the Swedish GP he ran in fifth until an engine problem. Brambilla finished tied for 18th, last, in the {{F1|1974}} Formula
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• MV Agusta F4 series
  | Engine || liquid cooled inline four cylinder, 4 stroke, dohc, 16 radial valves, ...sta.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1875&highlight=radial+valves radial valved] engine.
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...acting on pistons, rotors, or even by pressing on and moving the entire [[engine]] itself. ...am engine]]s and [[Stirling engine]]s, which use the combustion process to heat a separate working fluid, which then in turn does work, for example by movi
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• Air brake (road vehicle)
  ...engine cooling system. It may have its own oil supply, or be lubricated by engine oil. If the compressor has its own oil supply check the oil level before dr ...hout damage depends on how hard and how long the brakes are used. Too much heat can cause brake failure.
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• Ceramic
  ...s inorganic non-metallic materials whose formation is due to the action of heat. Up until the [[1950s]] or so, the most important of these were the tradit ...of toffee-like viscosity, by methods such as blowing to a mould. If later heat-treatments cause this class to become partly crystalline, the resulting mat
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• Diesel engine
  ...on [[energy]] (such as a [[spark plug]]), as is the case in the [[gasoline engine]]. ...[[patent]] on [[February 23]], [[1893]] (1893-02-23). Diesel intended the engine to use a variety of fuels including [[coal dust]]. He demonstrated it in t
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• Garage Italia
  ...ing bumpy starts and, when the accelerator is released, acts as a powerful engine brake. Meta mounts double bracket front shock absorbers and leveraged horiz ...e. Moreover, for the same power, it is lighter and smaller allowing faster heat dispersion and consequently greater efficiency and autonomy.
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• 2004 Monaco Grand Prix
  ...xcellent start, moving from eighth to fourth in seconds. Presently Sato's engine began smoking; on the third lap, it exploded spectacularly and released an ...vers to swerve back and forth, accelerate and decelerate rapidly to impart heat into their brakes and tires. Montoya (who was a lap down) seemed to be watc
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• Lamborghini LM002
  |Engine || 5167&nbsp;cc [[V12]] ...similar to the Cheetah, but had an [[American Motors Corporation|AMC]] V8 engine.
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• Motocross
  ...races to eliminate the slowest racers. The racers that place well in these heat races go on to compete in the main (or "final") event. ...causing you to loose control of the bike. The [[gyroscopic]] effect of the engine along with the wheels makes jumping the "motocross" bike over long distance
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• Ferrari F430
  ...ngines of all previous V8 Ferraris were descendants of the "[[Ferrari Dino engine|Dino]]" racing program of the 1950s. This 50 year development cycle comes ...rrari is providing are carbon-ceramic discs. [[Ceramic]]s have much higher heat-resistivity than metals, thus giving the F430's brakes not only good perfor
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• List of Formula One people
  * [[Gilles Simon (Formula One)|Gilles Simon]] - Head of Engine Department * [[Rob White (Formula One)|Rob White]] - Engine Technical Director
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• Ariete
  ...ion including APFSDS (armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot) and HEAT (high explosive anti-tank) rounds. The tank carries 42 rounds of 120mm ammu The Ariete is powered by a Fiat V-12 MTCA turbo-charged, 12 cylinder, diesel engine developing 937kW. The automatic transmission system, licensed from the Germ
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• Formula One engines
  ...d in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after [[World War I]]. The engine formulae are divided according to era. ...t .28power per unit volume.29|most specific power]] is the [[Honda S2000]] engine with 92 kW (123 bhp, 125 PS) per litre.
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• Spacecraft propulsion
  ...jpg|thumb|A remote camera captures a close-up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the [[John C. Stennis Space Center]] in [[Hancock C ...ck of the vehicle. This sort of [[engine]] is called a '''[[rocket|rocket engine]]'''.
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• Fuel injection
  ...e applications, fuel metering is one of several functions performed by an "engine management system". ...n systems have existed since the earliest usage of the internal combustion engine.
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...[[gasoline]], [[diesel]] or [[methane]], in a modern [[internal combustion engine]], but they produce more pollution than would use of that energy in [[plug- ...the use of [[fuel cell]]s and [[electric motor]]s instead of a traditional engine. Hydrogen reacts with [[oxygen]] inside the fuel cells, which produces [[el
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• Track racing
  The use of methanol provides an increased compression ratio to the engine resulting in higher speeds (approx 80mph when cornering) although the skill ...hich has 4 riders per race, Grasstrack racing can have many riders in each heat and the circuit is normally longer allowing higher speeds. The motorcycles
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• 2006 GP2 Series season
  === Engine === The 4 litre V8 engine features internal, cartographic and software upgrades designed to improve p
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• Grasstrack
  ...hich has 4 riders per race, Grasstrack racing can have many riders in each heat and the circuit is normally longer allowing higher speeds. Grasstrack has t ...milar to [[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway]] machines but there are different engine capacity limits for each class. In the UK there are classes for 250 cc (nor
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• Manual transmission
  ...to mesh with the output gear, requiring engagement of the clutch for the engine to speed up the gears. [[Double declutch]]ing, that is, shifting once to ne ...ershaft can continue to rotate under their own inertia. In this state, the engine, the input shaft and clutch, and the output shaft, all rotate independently
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• 1967 Isle of Man TT
  ...ailwood had made up the difference and the riders appeared to be in a dead heat. The closest of finishes appeared to be in the cards. ...ght years and was only beaten on a much improved circuit by a bike with an engine half as big again - a 750cc [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]].
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• Kart racing
  ...nd some can reach speeds exceding 160mph. A TKM kart with a 100cc 2 stroke engine and an overall weight including the driver of 145 kilograms, can accelerate ...n be called [[soap-box cart]]s or billy karts), racing karts use a small [[engine]]. Several types are available, as well as differing fuel options. [[Gasoli
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• 2006 Monaco Grand Prix
  ...ame second and [[David Coulthard]] took full advantage of [[Jarno Trulli]] engine failure to finish in third, scoring [[Red Bull Racing]]'s first ever podium ...g and, judging by the on-board footage, cutting off the electricity to the engine; Räikkönen parked his McLaren at the exit of the Portier turn.
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• Alfa Romeo 164
  ...ers, one for [[air conditioning]], one for instrument systems, and one for engine management; A/C and Instrument functions share a multiple-mode coded [[Z-80 ...o 4), which was equipped with an even more powerful version of the 3.0L V6 engine.
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• Engineering mechanics
  ...t [[Merle Randall]] to be complemented by [[thermodynamics]], the study of heat and more generally [[energy]], and [[electromechanics]], the study of [[ele {{Piston engine configurations}}
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• Hydraulic brake
  ...to the low-pressure portion of the throttle body or intake manifold of the engine, the pressure in both chambers of the unit is lowered. The equilibrium crea Water vaporizes easily with heat, and can corrode the metal parts of the system. If it gets into the brake l
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• Drifting (motorsport)
  ...red as '''Tsuiso''' ''(chase attack)''. Drivers are paired off, and each heat comprises two passes, with each driver taking a turn to lead. The best of ...ical failure determines the battle's outcome, either during or preceding a heat. If a car cannot enter a tandem battle, the remaining entrant (who automat
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• Carburetor
  ...is a device which mixes [[air]] and [[fuel]] for an [[internal-combustion engine]]. Carburetors are still found in small engines and in older or specialized ...s were almost ubiquitous, partly because a downdraft unit is ideal for [[V engine]]s. In Europe, the side-draft replaced downdraft as underbonnet space decre
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• Ferrari F40
  The '''Ferrari F40''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] that was produced by [[Ferrari]] from 1987 to 1992 as the ..., and the cabin, and a second one with diffusers behind the motor, but the engine bay was not sealed. Nonetheless, the F40 had an impressively low Cd of 0.34
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• Cizeta
  ...[[Cizeta-Moroder V16T]], featured a technically advanced sixteen cylinder engine made up of two coupled [[V8]]s sharing a single [[Cylinder block|block]] an [[image:Cizeta engine.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''Moroder V16T Engine''']]
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• Hybrid vehicles
  ...The HV provide better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle because the engine is smaller and may be run at speeds providing more efficiency. ..., [[#Full hybrid|"full" hybrids]] such as the Prius can use the combustion engine to generate electricity by spinning a [[generator]] (often a second electri
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• Pagani Huayra
  | Layout || Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout | Engine || [[Mercedes-AMG]] V12 Bi-Turbo M158, 5980 cc
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• Automobile
  ...e''' is a [[wheel]]ed [[passenger]] [[vehicle]] that carries its own [[car engine|motor]]. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designe An automobile powered by the Otto gasoline engine was invented in [[Germany]] by [[Karl Benz]] in 1885. Benz was granted a [[
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• Supercross
  ...cing classifications were governed by the displacement of the motorcycle's engine until 2006. In the past, Championships have been awarded in 125cc (also kn ...ypically, a Supercross event consists of a set number of qualifying races, heat races, and semi-finals, all leading up to the finals race for each contest
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• Pagani Zonda
  The '''Pagani Zonda''' is a [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[Pagani]] in Italy. It de | Engine || 6.0&nbsp;L [[Mercedes-Benz]] [[V12 engine|V12]]<br/>408&nbsp;PS (300&nbsp;kW/402&nbsp;hp)<br/>571&nbsp;N·m (421&nbsp
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• Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
  | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:darkred;"| Engine ...ive and prompt responsiveness of the high-revving, naturally-aspirated V10 engine and the superior traction and stability of permanent all-wheel drive - ther
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• Motorcycle
  A '''motorcycle''' is a two-wheeled [[vehicle]] powered by an [[engine]]. The [[wheel]]s are in-line, and at higher speed the motorcycle remains u ...ot set out to create a vehicle form but to build a simple carriage for the engine which was the focus of their endeavours.
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• Aluminium
  ...[[gold]]) and the sixth-most [[Ductility|ductile]]. Aluminium is a good [[Heat conduction|thermal]] and [[electrical conductor]], by weight better than co * [[Heat sink]]s for electronic appliances such as [[transistor]]s and [[Central pro
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• 2009 Formula One season
  !Engine ...er some of the vehicle's [[kinetic energy]] that is normally dissipated as heat during braking. The recovered energy could be stored electrically, in a bat
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• Räikkönen, long linked to Sauber's engine supplier [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], instead sufficiently impressed [[Tea ...2 French Grand Prix|France]], but went off track due to oil from the blown engine of [[Allan McNish]]'s [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] on the circuit with a handful of
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• Motorcycle speedway
  ...[[methanol]], use only one [[gear]] and weigh a minimum of 77 kg. By using engine and rear wheel sprockets the gear ratio can be changed as required. Races c The use of methanol allows for an increased [[compression ratio]] to the engine producing higher power and resulting in higher speeds (approx 130 km/h when
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