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• Liquid fuels
  ...ainer. Most liquid fuels, in widespread use, are or derived from [[fossil fuels]]; however, there are several types, such as hydrogen fuel (for [[automotiv This article deals primarily with the concept of liquid fuels in relation to ground transport. However, others such as [[rocket fuel]] a
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• Fuel
  ...energy needs of a [[human body]]. The application of energy released from fuels ranges from [[heat]] to [[cooking]] and from powering [[weapon]]s to [[prop light is realesed when fuels are burning
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• Power transmission
  ==Chemicals and fuels== ...g [[chemical]] or [[nuclear power|nuclear]] [[fuel]]s. Possible artificial fuels include [[radioactive isotope]]s, [[wood alcohol]], [[grain alcohol]], [[me
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• Fossil fuel
  ...sometimes known instead as '''mineral fuels'''. The utilization of fossil fuels has enabled large-scale industrial development and largely supplanted water When generating [[electricity]], energy from the [[combustion]] of fossil fuels is often used to power a [[turbine]]. Older generators often used steam gen
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• Liquid fuels
  ...ainer. Most liquid fuels, in widespread use, are or derived from [[fossil fuels]]; however, there are several types, such as hydrogen fuel (for [[automotiv This article deals primarily with the concept of liquid fuels in relation to ground transport. However, others such as [[rocket fuel]] a
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• Vintage car
  ...[[octane rating]] of [[fuel]] was introduced, allowing comparison between fuels.
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• Combustion
  ==Combustion of liquid fuels== ==Combustion of solid fuels==
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...moved to centralized power plants, where the byproducts of burning fossil fuels can be better controlled. Hydrogen could also be produced from [[renewable ...t price volatility to a lesser degree than would methods relying on fossil fuels; however, currently such production is not economically feasible.
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• Gasoline
  ...rcraft]]. This should be distinguished in usage from genuinely [[gaseous]] fuels used in internal combustion engines such as [[Liquified_petroleum_gas|LPG]] <br>Volumetric energy density of some fuels compared to gasoline:
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• Four-cylinder
  ...of [[hydrocarbon]]s and are derived from [[petroleum]]. These include the fuels known as [[diesel]], [[gasoline]] and [[liquified petroleum gas]]. Most int ...ized that in the future [[hydrogen]] might [[Hydrogen economy|replace such fuels]]. Furthermore, with the introduction of hydrogen [[fuel cell]] technology,
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• Radial engine
  While the vast majority of radial engines have been produced for gasoline fuels, [[Nordberg Manufacturing Company]] of the USA developed and produced a ser
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• Internal-combustion engine
  ...y any [[fuel]] that can be combined with an "[[oxidizer]]" in the chamber. Fuels used include [[gasoline]] (aka petrol), [[Liquified Petroleum Gas]], [[Vapo ...of [[hydrocarbon]]s and are derived from [[petroleum]]. These include the fuels known as [[diesel]], [[gasoline]] and [[liquified petroleum gas]]. Most int
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• Powertrain
  ...[[2003]]) or "diesotto" cycles ([[Mercedes-Benz]]) are based on synthetic fuels (synthetic diesel, [[biomass to liquid]] (BTL) or [[gas to liquid]] (GTL)).
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...ydrocarbon]]s and are derived from mostly [[petroleum]]. These include the fuels known as [[diesel]]fuel, [[gasoline]] and [[petroleum gas]], and the rarer Electrical/Gasoline-type ignition systems (that can also run on other fuels as previously mentioned) generally rely on a combination of a [[lead-acid b
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• Fuel injection
  :*ability to accommodate alternative fuels ...mable software has permitted common hardware to be used across some of the fuels.
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• Diesel engine
  ...]], [[1893]] (1893-02-23). Diesel intended the engine to use a variety of fuels including [[coal dust]]. He demonstrated it in the 1900 [[Exposition Unive ...nit distance. The recent development of [[biofuel]] alternatives to fossil fuels has unleashed the ability to produce a net-sum of zero emissions of CO<sub>
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• Wankel engine
  ...n inherent weakness of the Wankel rotor design when used with conventional fuels. Some studies have indicated that at high speeds, the rate at which the vol ...ary engines and designed a version which was capable of using a variety of fuels without changing the engine. The design was proposed as the power source fo
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• Supercharger
  ...[[Germany|German]] counterparts and, when combined with higher [[octane]] fuels that the Americans supplied, that allowed for higher boost levels. British
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• Aluminium
  ...ium is used in [[paint]], and in [[pyrotechnic]]s such as [[solid rocket]] fuels and [[thermite]]. [[Category:Rocket fuels|Aluminium]]
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• Automobile
  ...(and hence less polluting) car designs and the development of alternative fuels. At the beginning of 2006, 1 liter of gasoline cost approximately $0.60 USD Increasing costs of oil-based fuels and tightening environmental [[law]]s with the possibility of further restr
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• Mondonico
  ...ication. The proximity and the pride of these master Italian builders also fuels a competitive spirit that drives them to seek perfection. The closeness to
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