internal combustion engine
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in·ter·nal com·bus·tion en·gine
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an engine that generates motive power by the burning of gasoline, oil, or other fuel with air inside the engine, the hot gases produced being used to drive a piston or do other work as they expand.
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Startech Environmental Hydrogen Ideally Suited to New Internal Combustion Engine Initiative; Senator Byron L. Dorgan and the National Hydrogen Association to Promote Hydrogen Fueled Internal Combustion Engines in the Energy and Water Bill.
PR Newswire; 3/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...the upcoming Bill. Hydrogen Fueled Internal Combustion Engines Findings: Hydrogen has far fewer emissions...fuels even when used in an internal combustion engine. a). Internal combustion engines are a known and proven technology...
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Thank you, internal-combustion engine, for cleaning up the environment.(Op-Ed)
Magazine article from: Implement & Tractor; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; The internal-combustion engine is widely believed to have...for eliminating the internal-combustion engine within 25 years in his 1992 book...of gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines ... our air is polluted...
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Thank You, Internal-Combustion Engine, for Cleaning up the Environment
Magazine article from: Freeman; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; The internal-combustion engine is widely believed to have...for eliminating the internal-combustion engine within 25 years in his 1992 book...of gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines . . . our air is polluted...
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Engines of promise? Efficiency of today's internal combustion engines continues to improve, while pollution and cost continue to drop.
Magazine article from: Design News; 9/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...of today's internal combustion engines continues to...these trends in engine refinement...increasing combustion chamber volume...claims the VCR engine offers several...conventional internal combustion engines: * Maximum...
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CHINA'S PRODUCTION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES SET TO RISE.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 1/7/2005; 700+ words
; ...deficit concerning the internal combustion engines...on the import of car engines, and parts and accessories...new-type internal combustion engines. Ni pointed out that...China for setting up engine production venture...So domestic internal combustion ...
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Revolutionizing the internal combustion engine. (Design).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Automotive Design & Production; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...company's OX2 engine. "It's...fundamental change to internal combustion engines, probably...the current engines" and is loathe...expectations of how an internal combustion engine should operate...cylinders. Combustion sends the pistons...
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German Inventor Develops Internal Combustion Engine Operating Method
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/20/2006; 522 words
; ...for operating an internal combustion engine. An abstract...operating an internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion chambers, in...internal combustion engine are shut down...internal combustion engines, it is proposed...
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Computation and experimentation on the Web with application to internal combustion engines
Magazine article from: Journal of Engineering Education; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT The internal combustion (IC) engine is a complex engineering...applications typical of IC engines. In addition, an "on-line" engine research facility has...application to internal combustion (IC) engines. There...
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Unleashing the Potential of the IC Engine.(Internal combustion engines remains sunny)
Magazine article from: Design News; 4/9/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the outlook for the venerable internal combustion engine remains sunny. The future lies...In the case of the internal combustion engine, many opportunities...is the nature of the internal combustion cycle operating with fixed cams...
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Georgia Inventor Develops Internal Combustion Engine Operating Method
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/18/2007; 700+ words
; ...has developed a method of operating an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent &...method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion...
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Internal Combustion Engine
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...perform other tasks. Internal combustion engines generally employ...other types of internal combustion engines. Reciprocating internal combustion engines are the most common...motorcycles, and other engine-driven machines...
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Internal-Combustion Engine
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...the wear on the engine's parts. Two-stroke engines are therefore used...where a smaller engine is required, such...small tools. An internal-combustion engine can have anywhere...eight-cylinder engines, although two...
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internal-combustion engine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
internal-combustion engine one in which combustion of the fuel takes place in a...provide mechanical power. Such engines are classified as reciprocating...Other types of internal-combustion engines include the reaction...
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internal combustion engine
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
internal combustion engine Engine in...automobiles . An internal combustion engine may be a...practical internal combustion engine in 1867...the first diesel engine in 1897. Because...internal combustion engines are a major cause...
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SIC 3519 Internal Combustion Engines, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...3519INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES...or other internal combustion engines...Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts, and...s marine engines were to be...rational thermal engine to replace...internal combustion engines currently...
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