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• Dynamic brake
  ...]] are connected across either the brake grids or supply line. The rolling locomotive wheels turn the motor armatures, and if the motor fields are now excited, t Dynamic braking alone is insufficient to stop a locomotive, as its braking effect rapidly diminishes below about 10 - 12 mph (16 - 19
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• Brake (railway)
  * brakes on the [[locomotive]]. * putting the locomotive into reverse.
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• Regenerative brake
  ...use dynamic electrical brakes include [[forklift]]s, [[Diesel-electric]] [[locomotive]]s, and [[streetcar]]s. If designed appropriately, this heat can be used t [[Category:Locomotive parts]]
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• Regenerative braking
  ...onnected across the load. The MG now excites the motor fields. The rolling locomotive or multiple unit wheels turn the motor armatures, and the motors act as gen ...icles that use dynamic brakes include [[forklift]]s, [[Diesel-electric]] [[locomotive]]s and [[streetcar]]s. If designed appropriately, this heat can be used to
  5 KB (800 words) - 09:12, 7 October 2009
• Vacuum brake
  ...e slowed or stopped by the application of manually applied brakes on the [[locomotive]] and in brake vehicles through the train, and later by steam power brakes ...ch are simple venturi devices that create vacuum without the use of moving parts.
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• Regenerative brakes
  ...necessitates a regular, maintenance cost. Such a design can also make the parts more susceptible to catastrophic failure than components in other designs, ...use dynamic electrical brakes include [[forklift]]s, [[diesel-electric]] [[locomotive]]s, and [[streetcar]]s. If designed appropriately, this heat can be used t
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• Air brake (rail)
  ...350px|Piping diagram from 1920 of a Westinghouse E-T Air Brake system on a locomotive.]] ...tainous regions, it became necessary to fit each car with brakes, as the [[locomotive]] was no longer capable of bringing the train to a halt in a reasonable dis
  20 KB (3,254 words) - 23:06, 5 July 2009
• Combustion chamber
  ...ug must be situated in a position from which the flame front can reach all parts of the chamber at the desired point, usually around 15 degrees after [[top ...between the [[Firebox (steam engine)|firebox]] and [[boiler]] in a [[steam locomotive]]. This space is used to allow further combustion of the fuel, providing gr
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• Connecting rod
  ...oduction cars during normal daily driving. This is because production auto parts have a much larger [[factor of safety]], and often more systematic [[qualit In a [[steam locomotive]], the [[crank pin]]s are often mounted directly on one or more pairs of [[
  7 KB (1,108 words) - 06:53, 18 April 2009
• Fuel
  ...ough peat has been used for [[power generation]], and wood-burning steam [[locomotive]]s were common in times past.
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• Four-cylinder
  ...[motorbike]]s, many [[boat]]s, and in a wide variety of [[aircraft]] and [[locomotive]]s. Where very high power is required, such as [[jet aircraft]], [[Helicopt ==Parts==
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• Zust
  ...f the world no roads at all. Often, the teams resorted to straddling the [[locomotive]] [[Rail tracks|rail]]s with their cars riding [[railroad tie|tie]] to tie ...sses. It also led to the call for improved roads to be constructed in many parts of the world.
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• V12
  ...allows for great refinement in a luxury car; in a racing car, the rotating parts can be made much lighter and thus more responsive, since there is no need t ...nders in V configuration to offer a range of power ratings. Many [[diesel locomotive]]s have V12 engines.
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• Internal-combustion engine
  ...[motorbike]]s, many [[boat]]s, and in a wide variety of [[aircraft]] and [[locomotive]]s. Where very high power is required, such as [[jet aircraft]], [[Helicopt == Parts ==
  20 KB (3,085 words) - 13:24, 8 October 2009
• Two-stroke cycle
  ...known as 'petroil' from "petrol" + "oil") and therefore reaches all moving parts of the engine. For this reason, for handheld devices, they have the advanta ...es]] do but at twice the speed. This arrangement is common in two-stroke [[locomotive]] engines.
  19 KB (3,049 words) - 09:48, 2 August 2009
• Electric vehicle
  [[Image:DC Electric Locomotive.jpg|thumb|250px|right|An [[electric locomotive]], taking power through a [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]]]] *generated on-board using a combustion engine, as in a [[diesel-electric]] locomotive
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• Fully-automatic transmission
  ...n|manually]]. (Similar but larger devices are also used for [[railroad]] [[Locomotive#Diesel-hydraulic|locomotives]].) ===Parts and operation===
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• Automatic transmission
  ...n|manually]]. (Similar but larger devices are also used for [[railroad]] [[Locomotive#Diesel-hydraulic|locomotives]].) ===Parts and operation===
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...s, [[motorcycle]]s, [[boat]]s, and in a wide variety of [[aircraft]] and [[locomotive]]s. Where very high power is required, such as [[jet aircraft]], [[helicopt ==Parts==
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• Wheel
  ....jpg|<font face="Trebuchet MS" font color=black>A driving wheel on a steam locomotive. [[Category:Auto parts]]
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