Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
injection system — See air injection system continuous injection system L jetronic fuel injection system steam injection system … Dictionary of automotive terms
Injection well — An injection well is an underground well into which water, other liquids, or gases are injected instead of being pumped out.ApplicationsInjection wells are used for many purposes. One of these is waste water dumping, in which waste water is… … Wikipedia
Water injection (engines) — In internal combustion engines, water injection, also known as anti detonant injection, is spraying water into the cylinder or incoming fuel air mixture to cool the combustion chambers of the engine, allowing for greater compression ratios and… … Wikipedia
Newcomen steam engine — Animation of a schematic Newcomen steam engine. – Steam is shown pink and water is blue. – Valves move from open (green) to closed (red) The atmospheric engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, today referred to as a Newcomen steam engine (or… … Wikipedia
Reactor Protective System — A Reactor Protective System (RPS) is a set of nuclear safety components in a nuclear power plant designed to safely shutdown the reactor and prevent the release of radioactive materials. The System can trip automatically (initiating a Scram), or… … Wikipedia
Bagel — For other uses, see Bagel (disambiguation). A plain commercially produced bagel (as evidenced by grate marks used in steaming, rather than boiling) … Wikipedia
Lunarcrete — Laboratory determined properties for lunarcrete[1][2] Compressive strength 39–75.7 N/mm2 (MPa) Young s modulus 21.4 kN/m2 Density 2.6 g/cm3 Temperature coefficient … Wikipedia
Diesel engine — Diesel engines in a museum Diesel generator on an oil tanker … Wikipedia
Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… … Wikipedia
Nuclear reactor safety systems — This article covers the technical aspects of active nuclear safety systems. For a general approach to nuclear safety, see nuclear safety. The three primary objectives of nuclear reactor safety systems as defined by the Nuclear Regulatory… … Wikipedia
