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    Vapour-compression refrigeration or vapor-compression refrigeration system (VCRS), in which the refrigerant undergoes phase changes, is one of the many...
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    A mercury-arc valve or mercury-vapor rectifier or (UK) mercury-arc rectifier is a type of electrical rectifier used for converting high-voltage or high-current...
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  • Vapor lock is a problem caused by liquid fuel changing state to vapor while still in the fuel delivery system of gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines...
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    A chiller is a machine that removes heat from a liquid coolant via a vapor-compression, adsorption refrigeration, or absorption refrigeration cycles. This...
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    Gasoline (redirect from Motor spirit)
    charcoal. Inhaled (huffed) gasoline vapor is a common intoxicant. Users concentrate and inhale gasoline vapor in a manner not intended by the manufacturer...
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    Philadelphia who claimed to have discovered a new motive power which was initially described as "vaporic" or "etheric" force, and later as an unnamed...
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    Engine (redirect from Motor (device))
    An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy...
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    body is filled by vapor evaporated from the fluid. The upper bulb has a "beak" attached which, along with the head, is covered in a felt-like material...
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  • a top speed of 65+ MPH Savage XS Flux It uses the Flux VEKTOR 4000 motor and VAPOR Pro ESC and uses 2S or 3S LiPo packs, standard size. The XS is also...
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    pipe, a volatile liquid in contact with a thermally conductive solid surface turns into a vapor by absorbing heat from that surface. The vapor then travels...
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    toxic or noxious (although water vapor and carbon dioxide are greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change). A relatively small part of combustion...
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    electric motor by 6–15% compared to a conventional vapor-compression refrigeration system that uses a throttling expansion valve rather than a turboexpander...
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    have a specific vapor pressure, which is a function of that liquid's temperature and is subject to Boyle–Mariotte law. As temperature increases, vapor pressure...
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    first practical vapor compression refrigeration system was built by James Harrison, a Scottish Australian. His 1856 patent was for a vapor compression system...
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    Compressor (redirect from Motor-compressor)
    describe how the compressor is enclosed and how the motor drive is situated in relation to the gas or vapor being compressed. Some compressors outside of refrigeration...
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    common vapor-compression refrigeration systems, an absorption refrigerator has no moving parts. In the early years of the 20th century, the vapor absorption...
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  • regulations which would limit the amount of fuel vapor released into the atmosphere during the refueling of a motor vehicle. Before any EPA mandate was put into...
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    A naphtha launch, sometimes called a "vapor launch", was a small motor launch, powered by a naphtha engine. They were a particularly American design,...
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    A thermal expansion valve or thermostatic expansion valve (often abbreviated as TEV, TXV, or TX valve) is a component in vapor-compression refrigeration...
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    within which Structures Should be Evaluated for Petroleum Vapor Intrusion due to Releases of Motor Fuel from Underground Storage Tanks (EPA 600/R-13/047)"...
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    Vaporware (redirect from Vapor ware)
    magazine uses a scale ranging from "vaporware" to "bet on it" to describe release dates of new consumer electronics. Car manufacturer General Motors' plans to...
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    14 July 1906. p. 114. "Rail Motor Coaches" The Railway Magazine issue 98 – August 1905 – Page 136 "Los coches motor a vapor del Ferrocarril Sud" (in Spanish)...
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    the vapor pressure of the ring-liquid. As the generated vacuum approaches the vapor pressure of the ring-liquid, the increasing volume of vapor released...
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    Coaches". The Railway Magazine (98): 136. August 1905. "Los coches motor a vapor del Ferrocarril Sud" (in Spanish). 13 May 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2022...
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    unit where part of the fuel was burned causing the other part to become a hot vapor sent directly to the intake valve manifold. This unit was quite popular...
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    becoming "foggy". With only a single lens, the interior water vapor condenses onto the lens because the lens is colder than the vapor, although anti-fog agents...
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    (VOCs) are organic compounds that have a high vapor pressure at room temperature. They are common and exist in a variety of settings and products, not...
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    Frost (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the New International Encyclopedia)
    Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor that deposits onto a freezing surface. Frost forms when the air contains...
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    Hyperion XP-1 is a planned hydrogen-powered sports car being developed by American California-based automobile manufacturer Hyperion Motors. Unveiled to the...
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    5–0.58 kg/L, compared to 0.71–0.77 kg/L for gasoline). As the density and vapor pressure of LPG (or its components) change significantly with temperature...
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