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• Brake fluid
  ...n|compressible]]. Braking applications produce a lot of [[heat]] so brake fluid must have a high [[boiling point]] to remain effective and must also not [[ Brake fluid can come in a number of forms, standardized under the DOT ([[Department of
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• Hydraulic fluid
  ...arge group of fluids used as the motive medium in [[hydraulic machinery]]. Fluid types include synthetic compounds, [[mineral oil]], water, and water-based ...like the ones mentioned above will work most efficiently if the hydraulic fluid used has low [[compressibility]].
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• DOT 5.1
  '''DOT 5.1''' is one of several designations of [[brake fluid]] denoting a particular mixture of chemicals imparting specified ranges of ...three Department of Transportation (DOT) minimal specifications for brake fluid. They are [[DOT 3]], [[DOT 4]], and DOT 5.1.
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• Drag
  ...[[hydrodynamics|hydrodynamic]] [[force]]s in the direction of the external fluid flow. It therefore acts to oppose the motion of the object, and in a power ...ject is moving through the fluid at or near the [[speed of sound]] in that fluid. The overall drag of an object is characterized by a [[dimensionless numbe
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• Brake fluid
  ...n|compressible]]. Braking applications produce a lot of [[heat]] so brake fluid must have a high [[boiling point]] to remain effective and must also not [[ Brake fluid can come in a number of forms, standardized under the DOT ([[Department of
  3 KB (431 words) - 14:32, 27 October 2014
• DOT 4
  '''DOT 4''' is one of several designations of [[brake fluid]] denoting a particular mixture of chemicals imparting specified ranges of ...three Department of Transportation (DOT) minimal specifications for brake fluid. They are [[DOT 3]], DOT 4, and [[DOT 5.1]].
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• DOT 3
  '''DOT 3''' is one of several designations of [[brake fluid]] denoting a particular mixture of chemicals imparting specified ranges of ...three Department of Transportation (DOT) minimal specifications for brake fluid. They are DOT 3, [[DOT 4]], and [[DOT 5.1]].
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• Hydrolastic
  ...pers of a conventional suspension system with integrated, space efficient, fluid filled, displacer units, which are interconnected between the front and rea ...ieved by the displaced fluid passing through rubber valves. The displaced fluid passes to the displacer of the paired wheel, thus providing a dynamic inter
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• Brake bleeding
  ...are purged of any air bubbles. This is necessary because, while the brake fluid is an [[Physical compression|incompressible]] [[liquid]], air bubbles are [ ...g the entire process, the brake fluid reservoir must be kept full of fresh fluid lest new air bubbles be introduced into the brake system.
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• Hydragas
  ...n the other axle. This is unlike the Citroën system, which uses hydraulic fluid continuously pressurised by an engine-driven pump and regulated by a centra
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• Pneumatics
  Both pneumatics and hydraulics are applications of [[fluid power]]. Pneumatics uses air, which is compressible, while [[hydraulics]] u * The working fluid is very light in weight so supply hoses are not heavy.
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• Hydraulic fluid
  ...arge group of fluids used as the motive medium in [[hydraulic machinery]]. Fluid types include synthetic compounds, [[mineral oil]], water, and water-based ...like the ones mentioned above will work most efficiently if the hydraulic fluid used has low [[compressibility]].
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• Vehicle brake
  * [[Brake fluid]] * [[Hydraulic fluid]]
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• Hydraulic brake
  ...ngement of [[brake|braking]] mechanism which uses [[hydraulics|hydraulic]] fluid, typically some type of light-[[viscosity]] [[petroleum]] oil, to transfer ...slave cylinder are a pair of opposed pistons which are forced apart by the fluid pressure, (drum brakes) and a single piston which is forced out of its hous
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• Shock absorber
  ...inside the viscous fluid. In [[hydraulic]] [[cylinder]]s, the hydraulic [[fluid]] will heat up. In air cylinders, the hot air is usually exhausted to the a ...The cylinder is filled with a fluid, such as hydraulic fluid or air. This fluid filled piston/cylinder combination is a [[dashpot]].
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• Transmission Control Unit
  ...[[Solenoid|solenoid]] pressures according to the changing viscosity of the fluid based on temperature. This can provide for more appropriate shifing in ext
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• Engineering mechanics
  ...s itself a subdiscipline of '''continuum mechanics'''. The application of fluid mechanics in engineering is called '''[[hydraulics]]'''. * [[Fluid mechanics]]
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• Limited slip differential
  ...of LSD have been generally used – mechanical (geared or clutch-based) and fluid based (viscous). The latter is gaining ground especially in modern all-whee ...ugh the fluid. The greater the speed of the vanes, the more resistance the fluid will put up to oppose this motion. In contrast to the mechanical type, the
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• Brake fade
  ...opping power, or fade, can be caused by friction fade, mechanical fade, or fluid fade. Brake fade can be significantly reduced by appropriate equipment and ...ne to absorbing to varying degrees. For this reason [[brake bleeding|brake fluid replacement]] is standard maintenance.
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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  ...or camshaft driven pump from the engine to pressurise a special hydraulic fluid, which then powers the [[brake]]s, [[Suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] and ...ction Avant|Traction Avant]] 15H: Rear suspension, using [[LHS]] hydraulic fluid.
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• Aerodynamics
  ...n it interacts with a moving object. Aerodynamics is closely related to [[fluid dynamics]] and [[gas dynamics]], with much theory shared between them. Aer ...w for the drag force on a flat plate inclined towards the direction of the fluid flow. Using F for the drag force, ρ for the density, S for the area of th
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• Piston
  ...ge the [[volume]] enclosed by the cylinder, or to exert a [[force]] on a [[fluid]] inside the cylinder.
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• Solenoid
  ...ed air and [[hydraulic]] solenoids, which obtain energy from pressurized [[fluid]]s.
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• Drum brake
  * [[Brake fluid]]
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• Automatic transmission
  ...transmission is [[Hydraulic machinery|hydraulically]] operated, using a [[fluid coupling]] or [[torque converter]] and a set of [[epicyclic gearing|planeta ...engine to remain running at rest without stalling. A torque converter is a fluid coupling that also provides a variable amount of torque multiplication at l
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• Fully-automatic transmission
  ...automatic transmission is [[hydraulic|hydraulically]] operated, using a [[fluid coupling]] or [[torque converter]] and a set of [[epicyclic gearing|planeta ...engine to remain running at rest without stalling. A torque converter is a fluid coupling that also provides a variable amount of torque multiplication at l
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• Brake lining
  The lining may also become contaminated by oil or leaked brake fluid. Typical symptoms will be brake chatter, where the pads vibrate as the lini
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• Valvetrain
  ...valves closed: Formula 1 engines employ pneumatic cylinder heads in which fluid pressure closes the valves, while motorcycle manufacturer [[Ducati]] uses [
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• Semi-automatic transmission
  ...oupled to a gear arrangement for a linear [[actuator]], which uses [[brake fluid]] from the braking system to impel a hydraulic cylinder to move the main cl
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• Power steering
  ...ngine. As the speed of the engine increases, the pressure in the hydraulic fluid also increases, hence a relief valve is incorporated into the system to all
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...stationary phase for [[gas chromatography]], as well as a [[heat transfer fluid]] in electronic testers.
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• Turbo
  ...t offer less friction than a fluid bearing but these are also suspended in fluid-dampened cavities. Lower friction means the turbo shaft can be made of lig ...appy about. Lag is also reduced by using a precision bearing rather than a fluid bearing, this reduces friction rather than rotational inertia but contribut
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• Radial engine
  ...n effect), it is easy to cool them with airflow. Inlines require a cooling fluid to remove heat or complicated baffles to route cooling air, as the rear-mos
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• All wheel drive
  ...ed difference under normal driving conditions (via gearing) to prepare the fluid for operation. Older designs used manually operated locking devices.
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• V10 Centauro
  ...y well. Its smooth and powerful acceleration and generous powerband allows fluid carving through the corners. But when you get down to it, this isn't a spor
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• Differential (mechanics)
  ...hafts to counter-rotate relative to each other within a viscous fluid. The fluid allows slow relative movements of the shafts, such as those caused by corne
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• Turbocharger
  ...t offer less friction than a fluid bearing but these are also suspended in fluid-dampened cavities. Lower friction means the turbo shaft can be made of lig ...appy about. Lag is also reduced by using a precision bearing rather than a fluid bearing, this reduces friction rather than rotational inertia but contribut
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...nces, causing the two shafts to become connected. This design suffers from fluid degradation with age and [[exponential]] locking (joining) behavior. It can The Eagle's thick [[viscous]] fluid central differential provided quiet and smooth transfer of power that was d
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• Ferrari F2002
  ...r include the clutchless direct shift technology within the gearbox, a new fluid traction control system to replace the previous 2001 traction control syste
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• Bicycle brake systems
  ...ypes of [[brake fluid]] used in disc brakes today: [[mineral oil]] and DOT fluid. Mineral oil is generally inert and while DOT has a higher boiling point, i
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• Motor oil
  [[Automatic transmission]] fluid is a separate fluid. It is typically colored red to distinguish it from the motor oil and other ...il level while engine is not running. (In contrast, automatic tranmission fluid level is checked with a separate dipstick while the engine is running.) Tr
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• Car battery
  ===Fluid level===
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• Ferrari 575M Maranello
  ...powerful engine, a different weight distribution, refined aerodynamics and fluid-dynamics and an adaptive suspension set-up (the four independent suspension
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• Roller bearing
  ...on one specific attribute, but worse in most other attributes, although [[fluid bearing]]s can sometimes simultaneously outperform on carrying capacity, du
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• Liquid fuels
  *[[Fluid entropy]]
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• Spacecraft propulsion
  Hot fluid is required because it maximises the speed at the throat of the nozzle. The Rather than relying on high temperature and [[fluid dynamics]] to accelerate the reaction mass to high speeds, there are a vari
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• Continuously variable transmission
  ...le displacement pump]] and a hydraulic motor. All power is transmitted by fluid. These types can generally transmit more torque, but are very sensitive to
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• Manual transmission
  ...a fluid reservoir (pan) at the bottom; if the car is tilted too much, the fluid pump can be starved, causing a failure in the hydraulics. This could matter ...lly in some cars, although not as frequently as the automatic transmission fluid in a vehicle so equipped. (Some manufacturers specify that changing the gea
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• Diesel engine
  == Fuel and fluid characteristics ==
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