Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
single-bed oxidizing converter — A converter with one catalyst bed for HC and CO control … Dictionary of automotive terms
converter — [1] When used with LPG (propane), it is a device which turns LPG (propane) from liquid to vapor for use in the engine. [2] Referring to a transmission it is the device that transfers engine torque to the transmission. Also see catalytic converter … Dictionary of automotive terms
converter — /keuhn verr teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that converts. 2. Elect. a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa. Cf. inverter, synchronous converter. 3. Metall. a chamber or vessel through which an oxidizing blast… … Universalium
converter — con•vert•er [[t]kənˈvɜr tər[/t]] n. 1) one that converts 2) elm a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa 3) rtv decoder 2) 4) rtv an auxiliary device that permits a radio or television receiver to pick up… … From formal English to slang
two-way catalytic converter — See oxidizing converter … Dictionary of automotive terms
Catalytic converter — A catalytic converter (colloquially, cat or catcon ) is a device used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an internal combustion engine. First widely introduced on series production automobiles in the US market for the 1975 model year to… … Wikipedia
Catalytic Converter — An air pollution control device that removes organic contaminants by oxidizing them into carbon dioxide and water through a chemical reaction using a catalysis, which is a substance that increases (or decreases) the rate of a chemical reaction… … Energy terms
metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… … Universalium
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
Glossary of fuel cell terms — The Glossary of fuel cell terms lists the definitions of many terms used within the fuel cell industry. The terms in this glossary may be used by fuel cell industry associations, in education material and fuel cell codes and standards to name but … Wikipedia
