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• Inertia
  ...is now known that 'inertia' actually solely relates to the conservation of linear momentum or the conservation of angular momentum of a rotating object and d ...although this term has no real scientific meaning distinct from mass (for linear motion) and moment of inertia (for rotational motion).
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• Electric car
  ...opellors driven by rotary motors, or in the case of tracked vehicles, by [[linear motor]]s. The [[Electricity|electrical]] [[energy]] used to power the moto ...otors to drive directly against a special matched track. These are called linear motor trains. Often these are also [[magnetic levitation train]]s, floatin
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• Vehicle dynamics
  * [[Bundorf analysis|Linear range constant radius understeer]]
  4 KB (534 words) - 19:22, 26 April 2010
• Forced induction
  ...charger is 'on' all of the time, meaning that it is capable of producing a linear increase of boost up until redline. It is easier to target a desired boost
  5 KB (791 words) - 09:19, 7 October 2009
• Bicycle brake systems
  '''V-brakes''' (sometimes called linear- or direct-pull) mount similarly, but the arms extend straight up, and the ...in the early 1990's, but declined in popularity with the rise of disk and linear-pull brakes. The moderate performance advantage (greater power and control
  26 KB (4,406 words) - 08:46, 12 September 2009
• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...h exerts another 600 lbf (for a total of 1650 lbf). In contrast a 500lb/in linear spring compressed to 3 inches will only exert 1500 lbf. ...A recently publicised fully active system from [[Bose Corporation]] uses linear electric motors, ie solenoids, in place of hydraulic or pneumatic actuators
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• Spacecraft propulsion
  ...lta v</math> much smaller than ''v_e'', this equation is roughly linear, and little reaction mass is needed. If <math>\Delta v</math> is comparable [[Image:Twin Linear Aerospike XRS-2200 Engine.jpg|thumb|Linear aerospike XRS-2200 engine]]
  30 KB (4,590 words) - 20:28, 7 August 2008
• Reciprocating engine
  In all types the linear movement of the piston is converted to a rotating movement via a [[connecti
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• Power (physics)
  The average power consumed by a [[sine|sinusoidally]]-driven linear two-terminal electrical device is a function of the [[root mean square]] (r
  8 KB (1,393 words) - 12:16, 8 October 2009
• Roller bearing
  ...bearing designs are for rotating or oscillating loads, but there are also linear bearing designs. A common example is drawer-support hardware. Another exa
  13 KB (2,121 words) - 07:16, 6 July 2009
• Formula One car
  ...rs is ''acceleration'', and not simply top speed. Acceleration is not just linear forward acceleration, but three types of acceleration can be considered for * Linear forward acceleration
  23 KB (3,769 words) - 14:04, 27 September 2009
• Two stroke
  ...ers from the more common [[four-stroke cycle]] by having only two strokes (linear movements of the piston) instead of four, although the same four operations
  15 KB (2,394 words) - 23:48, 11 September 2009
• Steering
  ...wheel turns the pinion gear; the pinion moves the rack, which is a sort of linear gear which meshes with the pinion, from side to side. This motion applies s
  12 KB (1,845 words) - 10:47, 8 October 2009
• Newton's Second Law
  ...velocity is defined as a constant speed in an unchanging direction (i.e. a linear path).
  13 KB (2,076 words) - 13:21, 8 October 2009
• Two-stroke cycle
  ...four operations (intake, compression, power, exhaust) in only two strokes (linear movements of the piston) rather than four. Thus, there is a power stroke pe
  19 KB (3,049 words) - 09:48, 2 August 2009
• Electric vehicle
  ...ellers]] driven by rotary motors, or in the case of tracked vehicles, by [[linear motor]]s.
  18 KB (2,741 words) - 15:59, 24 June 2009
• Aerodynamics
  ...he flow speed is [[hypersonic]]). Drag on a flat plate is closer to being linear with the angle of inclination as opposed to acting quadratically. This for
  23 KB (3,573 words) - 21:59, 17 August 2009
• Drifting (motorsport)
  ...1000bhp (745kW). Typically, engine tuning is oriented towards achieving [[linear]] response rather than maximum power output. Engines also must be equipped
  28 KB (4,495 words) - 07:58, 4 August 2009
• Carburetor
  Gasoline/petrol is an impure mixture of linear heptane and octane and other miscellaneous light alkanes. Commercial gasoli
  27 KB (4,310 words) - 17:26, 17 May 2011

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