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Vehicle equipment

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Vehicle equipment

medium

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Means of conveying something; a surrounding or enveloping substance.

membrane

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Material that allows some, but not all, of the components in a mixture to pass through it.

methanol

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

An odorless, clear liquid alcohol made from natural gas, coal, or biomass, such as wood fiber (CH3OH, methyl or wood alcohol), that can be used to as a fuel for engines.

miles per gallon equivalent (MPGE)

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Energy (Btu) content equivalent to that of a gallon of gasoline (114,32 Btu).

model

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Computer package used to help visualize something or predict behavior that either (1) cannot be directly observed or (2) would be time-consuming and expensive to test.

moire interferometry

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

An optical method of measuring surface strains in which a microscopic-sized grating (grid pattern) is deposited on the surface of the material by using photolithography. Laser beams are then used to ...

motor

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

In an HEV, an electric traction motor converts electrical energy from the energy storage unit to mechanical energy that drives the wheels of the vehicle. Unlike a traditional vehicle, where the ...

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