Vehicle equipment

Vehicle equipment

Industry: Automotive

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hydrocarbons

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Chemical compounds that contain only the elements carbon and hydrogen.

hydrogen-rich fuel

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Gas containing more than 40% hydrogen that is produced from reforming a hydrocarbon fuel.

hydrogen sulfide (H2S)

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Flammable, toxic, colorless gas with offensive odor, boiling at -60°C; soluble in water and alcohol; used as an analytical reagent.

indicated mean effective pressure

An average pressure value that theoretically must be present in a cylinder of an engine during the power stroke to generate the maximum horsepower possible, given the pressures recorded within the ...

indicated thermal efficiency

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

The work done by fuel combustion inside a cylinder over a given time interval divided by the total heat content of the fuel supplied to the cylinder during that time.

internal combustion engine (ICE)

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Engine that converts the energy contained in the fuel inside the engine into motion. Combustion engines use the pressure created by the expansion of the gases to do mechanical work.