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Vehicle equipment

pneumatic aerodynamics

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Use of low-pressure compressed air to favorably influence aerodynamic forces and moments.

poisoning

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Retardation of the rate of one catalyzed reaction by a catalyst poison.

polymer

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

A natural or synthetic compound composed of repeated links of simple molecules.

preferential oxidation (PrOx)

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Preferential attack by oxygen on one of the components in a material.

preform

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Compact mass of premixed plastic material that has been prepared for convenient handling and control of uniformity during the mold loading process.

pressure ratio

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Ratio of the critical pressure of a nozzle to the admission pressure of the nozzle (equals 0.53 for gases).

production prototype

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Soft-tooled vehicle of a particular size, shape, material composition, and powertrain, capable of being competitively mass produced within a 3- to 5-year time horizon, by using commercially validated ...

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