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• Torque
  ...lationship between torque, power and engine speed is vital in [[automotive engineering]], concerned as it is with [[transmission (mechanics)|transmitting]] [[powe ...nected to a large electrical power [[grid]]. In such an arrangement, the [[electrical generator|generator]]'s angular speed is fixed by the grid's [[frequency]],
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• Tractor
  ...pulled. Almost all modern tractors can also provide external hydraulic and electrical power. ...l make backhoe-loaders very useful and common in [[civil engineering|urban engineering]] projects such as construction and [[repair]]s in areas too small for larg
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• Prototype
  ...e design is to be expected. Often prototypes are built using very limited engineering detail as compared to final production intent. ...atch the intended final performance of the product and some allowances and engineering judgement are often required before moving forward with a production design
  16 KB (2,443 words) - 09:53, 26 October 2009
• Horsepower
  == Electrical horsepower== The '''electrical horsepower''' is used by the electrical industry for electric motors and is defined to be exactly 746 watts.
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ...[Transmission_%28mechanics%29|transmission]]. Most designs combine a large electrical generator and a motor into one unit, often located between the combustion e ...he generator and electric motor. During long-distance highway driving, the electrical transmission can be less efficient than a conventional transmission.
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• Standards body
  *[[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]] - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - [http://www.ieee.org/ Website] *[[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]] - Internet Engineering Task Force - [http://www.ietf.org/ Website]
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• Columbus
  ...tical fork blades. With a broad sample collection in production (tubes for electrical equipment, ski-sticks, ship boiler vaporizers, tennis court poles, springs NEMO emerged in 1996 and is the most sophisticated expression of cycling engineering: from a study on stress applied to the frame, produced using a portable rec
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• Exhaust pipe
  ...y toxic and/or noxious gases away from the users of the machine. Indoor [[Electrical generator|generator]]s and [[furnace]]s can quickly fill an enclosed space In most production engines, the '''[[manifold (automotive engineering)|manifold]]''' is an assembly designed to collect the exhaust gas from two
  9 KB (1,513 words) - 10:12, 14 June 2009
• Four-cylinder
  ...[[lead-acid battery]] and an [[induction coil]] to provide a high voltage electrical spark to ignite the air-fuel mix in the engine's cylinders. This battery ca ...st patents on the mechanical ignition system with {{US patent|609250}}, "''Electrical Igniter for Gas Engines''", on [[16 August]] [[1898]].
  22 KB (3,344 words) - 22:07, 11 August 2009
• Cockpit
  ...across the industry. The majority of the systems-related controls (such as electrical, fuel, hydraulics and pressurization) for example, are usually located in t ...ng information: values for N1, N2 and N3, fuel temperature, fuel flow, the electrical system, cockpit or cabin temperature and pressure, control surfaces and so
  11 KB (1,606 words) - 11:28, 18 November 2009
• Spark plug
  ...'spark plug''' (sometimes in British English, a '''sparking plug''') is an electrical device that fits into the [[cylinder head]] of some [[internal combustion e ...nected to the high voltage generated by an [[ignition coil]] or [[Magneto (electrical)|magneto]]. As the electrons flow from the coil, a voltage difference devel
  23 KB (3,923 words) - 22:48, 11 June 2009
• Lancia Lambda
  ...ody that revolutionized car production in Europe by coming with a standard electrical system for its lights and starter. ...at would be essentially a rolling showpiece of dynamic design and creative engineering: Thus, the Lambda was born. [[Lancia]], an engineer at heart, looked at shi
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• Internal-combustion engine
  ...[[lead-acid battery]] and an [[induction coil]] to provide a high voltage electrical spark to ignite the air-fuel mix in the engine's cylinders. This battery ca ...st patents on the mechanical ignition system with {{US patent|609250}}, "''Electrical Igniter for Gas Engines''", on 16 August 1898.
  20 KB (3,085 words) - 13:24, 8 October 2009
• Internal combustion engine
  ...inders to create combustion. Typically engines use either an [[spark plug|electrical]] method or a [[compression ignition]] system. ...[[lead-acid battery]] and an [[induction coil]] to provide a high voltage electrical spark to ignite the air-fuel mix in the engine's cylinders. This battery c
  40 KB (6,068 words) - 09:48, 2 August 2009
• Hybrid vehicles
  ...sche carriages were sold to the public. Altough this is more an example of electrical transmission than a hybrid vehice. ...brid, the core design concept of most production hybrids, was developed by Electrical Engineer David Arthurs around 1978 using off-the shelf components and an [[
  64 KB (9,873 words) - 22:35, 14 June 2009
• Spacecraft propulsion
  ...to accelerate ions out the back. Here some other source must provide the electrical energy (perhaps a [[solar panel]] or a [[nuclear reactor]]) while the ions * [[Arcjet rocket]] (chemical burning aided by electrical discharge)
  30 KB (4,590 words) - 20:28, 7 August 2008
• Aluminium
  ...Ductility|ductile]]. Aluminium is a good [[Heat conduction|thermal]] and [[electrical conductor]], by weight better than copper. Aluminium is capable of being a * [[Electrical transmission line]]s for power distribution
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• Wankel engine
  ...housing and also between the various pieces making up the housing. Further engineering work by [[Mazda]] brought these problems under control, but the company was ...rmal reactor' (just an enlarged open chamber in the [[manifold (automotive engineering)|exhaust manifold]]) without the need for a catalytic converter, thereby pr
  23 KB (3,604 words) - 09:49, 2 August 2009
• Carburetor
  ...um]] occurs behind the closed butterfly valve. This [[manifold (automotive engineering)|manifold]] vacuum is sufficient to pull fuel through small openings placed ...t]], which can be actuated by engine heat, coolant temperature, or a small electrical heating element which causes the choke to open. This device sometimes fails
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• Fiat
  * ''Construction'' - Ingest Facility and Fiat Engineering work in various fields of construction, while IPI is a mediation company th ...urer, electronics and electrical equipment firms, a paint company, a civil engineering firm, and an international construction company. That same year, Fiat acq
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