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• Motor
  A '''motor''' is a device that converts [[energy]] into mechanical power, and is often synonymous with [[engine]]. *[[Pneumatic motor|Motor (Pneumatic)]] - a machine which converts energy of compressed air into mechanical motion
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• Fuel
  ...nly when needed, and that the release is controlled in such a way that the energy can be harnessed to produce [[work]]. ...hat go far beyond the energy needs of a [[human body]]. The application of energy released from fuels ranges from [[heat]] to [[cooking]] and from powering [
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• Drivetrain
  ...omponents to transform chemical, physical or nuclear energy into secondary energy and deliver it to the interface to the outer world for propulsion purposes. ...red from the grid with low hydraulic energy share and also vehicles using energy storage with high losses (some battery types, ultra- or supercaps).
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• Power transmission
  '''Power transmission''' is the movement of [[energy]] from its place of generation to a location where it is applied to perform [[Power (physics)|Power]] is defined formally as units of [[energy]] per unit [[time]].
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• Electric car
  ...cal energy stored on the vehicle in batteries or diesel fuel; from nuclear energy, on nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers; or more esoteric sources such ...This can be used to reduce the wear on brake systems, and reduce the total energy requirement of a journey.
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• Polyethylene glycol
  | align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Image:Polyethylene glycol chemical structure.png|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[IUPAC nomenclature|Chemical name]]
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• Electric vehicle
  The [[energy]] used to propel the vehicle may be obtained from several sources: *from [[chemical energy]] stored on the vehicle in on-board batteries: [[Battery electric vehicle]]
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• Car battery
  ...car battery''' is a type of [[rechargable battery]] that supplies electric energy to an [[automobile]]. It can be a '''SLI battery''' (''Starting - Lighting ...urface of both plates to lead sulphate. When the battery is recharged, the chemical reaction is reversed. The lead sulphate reforms into lead oxide and lead, r
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• Powertrain
  ...omponents to transform chemical, physical or nuclear energy into secondary energy and deliver it to the interface to the outer world for propulsion purposes. ...ally in Europe. If acceleration is adapted automatically to follow minimal energy consumption and minimal environmental pollution, performance may suffer. Th
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• Spacecraft propulsion
  ...ulsion for north-south stationkeeping. Interplanetary vehicles mostly use chemical rockets as well, although a few have experimentally used [[ion thruster]]s ...ate ions out the back. Here some other source must provide the electrical energy (perhaps a [[solar panel]] or a [[nuclear reactor]]) while the ions provide
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• Combustion
  '''Combustion''' or '''burning''' is a chemical process, an [[exothermic reaction]] between a substance (the [[fuel]]) and ...stion is a form of combustion in which large amounts of heat and [[light]] energy are released. This often occurs as a [[fire]].
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• Ceramic
  ...[ohm]]s. The major advantage of these is that they can dissipate a lot of energy, and they self reset — after the voltage across the device drops belo ...ection]] applications. As there is control over the threshold voltage and energy tolerance, they find use in all sorts of applications. The best demonstrat
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...an be better controlled. Hydrogen could also be produced from [[renewable energy]] sources with (in principle) no net carbon dioxide emissions. There are b ...ombustion engine]], but they produce more pollution than would use of that energy in [[plug-in hybrid electric vehicles]]. Hydrogen fuel cells generate less
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• Gasoline
  ==Chemical analysis and production== (The terms used here are not always the correct chemical terms. Typically they are old fashioned, but they are the terms normally us
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• Four-cylinder
  ...ce it can provide high power to weight ratios together with excellent fuel energy-density. These engines have appeared in almost all [[Automobile|car]]s, [[m ...e for most mobile applications. However, the high cost and weight and poor energy density of [[battery (electricity)|batteries]] and lack of affordable onboa
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• Air filter
  As much as half of the energy used in houses goes to heating and cooling. So making smart decisions about ...ilter will slow down air flow and make the system work harder and use more energy to warm or cool. Improper air flow can cause air conditioning components t
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• Fiberglass
  ...] and [[crystal]]line states of silica (glass and [[quartz]]) have similar energy levels on a molecular basis, also implying that the glassy form is extremel ...ked with at very high temperatures which is a drawback unless its specific chemical properties are needed. It is usual to introduce impurities into the glass
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• Internal-combustion engine
  ...em]] to the [[combustion chamber]], and that the fuel release sufficient [[energy]] in the form of [[heat]] upon [[combustion]] to make use of the engine pra ...ce it can provide high power to weight ratios together with excellent fuel energy-density. These engines have appeared in almost all [[Automobile|car]]s, [[m
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• Catalytic converter
  ...internal-combustion engine|engine]]'s [[combustion chamber]], so no useful energy is extracted. The catalytic converter was invented at [[Trinity College ( ...rticulate (soot), however they are incapable of reducing NO_x as chemical reactions always occur in the simplest possible way, and the existing O<sub
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• Engineering mechanics
  ...complemented by [[thermodynamics]], the study of heat and more generally [[energy]], and [[electromechanics]], the study of [[electricity]] and [[magnetism]] ...ing]], [[Materials Science and Engineering]], [[Aerospace Engineering]], [[Chemical Engineering]], [[Electrical Engineering]], [[Nuclear Engineering]], [[Struc
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