Constant speed propeller — Cutaway constant speed propeller hub … Wikipedia
Constant linear velocity — Comparison of several forms of disk storage showing tracks (not to scale); green denotes start and red denotes end. * Some CD R(W) and DVD R(W)/DVD+R(W) recorders operate in ZCLV, CAA or CAV modes. In optical storage, constant linear velocity… … Wikipedia
The Method of Mechanical Theorems — is a work by Archimedes which contains the first attested explicit use of infinitesimals.[1] The work was originally thought to be lost, but was rediscovered in the celebrated Archimedes Palimpsest. The palimpsest includes Archimedes account of… … Wikipedia
Centrifugal compressor — Centrifugal compressors, sometimes termed radial compressors, are a sub class of dynamic axisymmetric work absorbing turbomachinery.[1] Centrifugal impeller with a highly polished surface likely to improve performance … Wikipedia
Carburetor — Bendix Technico (Stromberg) 1 barrel downdraft carburetor model BXUV 3, with nomenclature A carburetor (American spelling), carburettor, or carburetter (Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine … Wikipedia
Combustor — Flame stabilized by cyclone. A combustor is a component or area of a gas turbine, ramjet, or scramjet engine where combustion takes place. It is also known as a burner, combustion chamber or flame holder. In a gas turbine engine, the combustor or … Wikipedia
Fuel injection — Fuel rail connected to the injectors that are mounted just above the intake manifold on a four cylinder engine. Fuel injection … Wikipedia
Two-stroke engine — Brons two stroke V8 Diesel engine driving a Heemaf generator. A two stroke engine is an internal combustion engine that completes the process cycle in one revolution of the crankshaft (an up stroke and a down stroke of the piston, compared to… … Wikipedia
Radical clock — In chemistry, a radical clock is a compound that assists in the indirect methodology to determine the kinetics of radical molecule reactions. This involves a unimolecular radical reaction with a known rate constant competing against a bimolecular … Wikipedia
Intercooler — For the Australian rock group, see Intercooler (band). An intercooler (original UK term, sometimes aftercooler in US practice), or charge air cooler, is an air to air or air to liquid heat exchange device used on turbocharged and supercharged… … Wikipedia