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The fuel sending unit assembly may be a combination of the electric fuel pump, the filter, the strainer, and the electronic device used to measure the amount of fuel in the tank via a float attached to a sensor which sends data to the dash-mounted fuel gauge.
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NSAB operated Marcopolo I ( as Sirius 1 ) until successfully sending it to a safe disposal orbit in 2003 as it reached the normal end of its operational life when fuel ran out, also Marcopolo II was operated ( as Thor 1 ) until 2002 and disposed of successfully.
When a flammable mixture is present in the engine, it will detonate, sending a shock wave down the tail pipe and creating suction at the intake end of the engine, sucking in more fuel / air, and creates another explosion.
Often the fuel would not burn inside the flame cans and would be blown through the turbine sending shooting flames out the back and overheating the electric motor powering the compressor.
The FADECs now apply the calculated takeoff thrust setting by sending an electronic signal to the engines ; there is no direct linkage to open fuel flow.
Toward the ends of construction openings are added for the filler neck, fuel pickup, drain, and fuel-level sending unit.
A final assault was planned for the next day but a lucky strike by an artillery shell hit an Italian fuel dump, sending a stream of oil into their last remaining drinking water and forcing the garrison's surrender.
The pilot told him that due to the lack of fuel they had to return to Seoul to refill, whilst sending an emergency hijacking signal to the airport authorities.
In April 1971, the Americans announced that the US Air Force would end sending goods and fuel from Thule to Station Nord, as they no longer regarded it necessary for their operations in the polar region.
Russia resumed the Soviet-era practice of sending its bomber aircraft on long-range flights at a permanent basis in July and August 2007, after a 15-year unilateral suspension due to fuel costs and other economic difficulties after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
:* – 26 of 60 tank cars carrying fuel oil derail near Rzhev, Russia ( about 200 km / 125 miles northwest of Moscow ), sending about 700 tons of oil into the ground contaminating the Volga River after flowing down the Vazuza River from the accident site.
However, Dinah was still intent on breaking up the happy couple and decided to help fuel Edmund's growing jealousy by anonymously sending Cassie flowers.
The French wanted to thank America for sending 250 railroad cars full of fuel, oil, and food in 1948 during a time that the European countries were devastated by World War II.
The works continued to play an enormous role in providing high-quality iron to fuel the voracious appetite of the Industrial Revolution, with the Tsar of Russia sending a representative to view the production of iron rail.
The Venezuelan Chávez administration, which is politically close to the Argentine government, signed energy accords that including sending fuel oil tankers to Argentina at reduced costs, through PDVSA ( the Venezuelan state oil company ).
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A German Government report on fuel prices dated 2010 / 11 stated that the Imperial gallon is used as a unit of measure for fuel in Guyana, United Arab Emirates and Antigua and Barbuda and the US gallon in Liberia, Belize, Colombia, The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Myanmar ( Burma ), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico and the United States.
This unit is most common for all other household size containers of liquids from thermocans to buckets to bath tubs ; as well as for fuel tanks and consumption for heating or by vehicles.
So, nuclear fuel contains at least ten million times more usable energy per unit mass than does chemical fuel.
The amount of energy extracted from nuclear fuel is called its burnup, which is expressed in terms of the heat energy produced per initial unit of fuel weight.
This unit is used for convenience in calculating jump drive fuel usage ; a ship with volume D tons using a jump-N drive uses 0. 1 × N × D metric tons of LH2 fuel per jump ( i. e. the fuel tank is N × 10 % of the ship's volume ).
Note that the gain of momentum of a rocket ( including fuel ) per unit time is not equal to the thrust, because the momentum that the fuel has while in the rocket has to be subtracted to the extent that it is used, i. e., the gain of momentum of a rocket per unit time is equal to the thrust, minus the velocity of the rocket multiplied by the amount of fuel used per unit time.
Additionally, extraction of deuterium and its formation into useful fuel pellets is considerably more expensive than coal processing, although the cost of shipping it is much lower ( in terms of energy per unit mass ).
Reactions of these isotopes of hydrogen are of interest because the energy per unit mass of fuel released by their fusion is much larger than that from fission of heavy nuclei.
This is an attractive possibility, because the nuclear energy per unit mass of fuel is a million times greater than that available from chemicals.
Within the gearbox, power is also transferred to engine accessories such as the fuel control unit, the lubrication module, and cooling fan.
The functions of engine starting and providing electrical and hydraulic power are divided up among two units, the jet fuel starter and the emergency power unit.
Unlike most gas turbines, an emergency power unit has no gas compressor or ignitors, and uses a combination of hydrazine and water, rather than jet fuel.
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If enough nuclear fuel is assembled in one place, or if the escaping neutrons are sufficiently contained, then these freshly emitted neutrons outnumber the neutrons that escape from the assembly, and a sustained nuclear chain reaction will take place.
An assembly that supports a sustained nuclear chain reaction is called a critical assembly or, if the assembly is almost entirely made of a nuclear fuel, a critical mass.
It is then turned into a hard ceramic oxide ( UO < sub > 2 </ sub >) for assembly as reactor fuel elements.
Simple turbines might have one moving part: the shaft / compressor / turbine / alternative-rotor assembly ( see image above ), not counting the fuel system.
Other parts that can be salvaged from a donor VW for use in a Dune Buggy include the front axle and suspension, frame, pedal assembly, shock absorbers, seats, battery, fuel tank ( 1961 or later ), steering column, brakes, instruments and switches, windshield wiper, horn and emergency flasher unit.
However fuel assembly vibration problems arose during on-load refuelling at full power, so in 1988 full power refuelling was suspended until the mid-1990s, when further trials led to a fuel rod becoming stuck in a reactor core.
It is possible for a fuel assembly to be critical at near zero power.
If the perfect quantity of fuel were added to a slightly subcritical mass to create an " exactly critical mass ", fission would be self-sustaining for one neutron generation ( fuel consumption makes the assembly subcritical ).
If the perfect quantity of fuel were added to a slightly subcritical mass, to create a barely supercritical mass, the temperature of the assembly would increase to an initial maximum ( for example: 1 K above the ambient temperature ) and then decrease back to room temperature after a period of time, because fuel consumed during fission brings the assembly back to subcriticality once again.
Larger fuel tanks were installed and the fuselage was extensively modified to accommodate the 31 antennas, including the trailing wire antenna and reel assembly.
Similar in design to the kerosene burning Primus-style stove, the smaller white gas stove was also made of brass with the fuel tank at the base and the burner assembly at the top.
First introduced in 1973 and designated the Model 9 ( and later as the XGK Expedition ), the MSR stove had four main parts: a free-standing burner assembly with integrated pot supports ; the fuel bottle, which doubles as the stove's fuel tank ; a pump that screws into the bottle ; and a flexible tube or pipeline connecting the pump / bottle assembly to the burner assembly.
The " coiled burner " stove is a variant on the pressurized burner design, in which the burner assembly consists of a coiled loop with a small hole in the lower part, through which the vaporized fuel exits and combusts.
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Whilst heavier armour provides better protection, it makes vehicles less mobile ( for a given engine power ), limits its air-transportability, increases cost, uses more fuel and may limit the places it can go-for example, many bridges may be unable to support the weight of a main battle tank.
Tracks in very sandy or exceedingly rocky areas may require high-clearance four wheel drives and spare fuel, tyres, food and water before attempting to travel them, however most outback roads are easily traversed in ordinary vehicles, provided care is taken.
They warn that this development may not only fuel lone wolf terrorism but have devastating effects on American political life, such as the rise of a revolutionary right-wing populist movement capable of subverting the established political powers.
A chemical explosive may consist of either a chemically pure compound, such as nitroglycerin, or a mixture of a fuel and an oxidizer, such as black powder or grain dust and air.
The chemical reactions in the cell may involve the electrolyte, the electrodes or an external substance ( as in fuel cells which may use hydrogen gas as a reactant ).
Coke and charcoal may be burned in the same forges that use coal, but since there is no need to convert the raw fuel at the heart of the fire ( as with coal ), the fire is handled differently.
Carbon dioxide may also be a by-product depending on the fuel, but the carbon emissions from an SOFC system are less than those from a fossil fuel combustion plant.
Researchers are addressing this problem by exploring corrosion-resistant materials for components as well as fuel cell designs that may increase cell life without decreasing performance.
Alternatively fuel cell technology may come to deliver its promise and the use of the internal combustion engines could even be phased out.
Locomotives may generate their power from fuel ( wood, coal, petroleum or natural gas ), or they may take power from an outside source of electricity.
Other slugs, designed for use on service trains, may be fitted with a cab, which can control the whole consist, and may also provide additional fuel storage for the mother locomotive.
) Alternative may be offering a more expensive lubricant and promise return in lower wear, specific fuel consumption or longer drain intervals.
The warhead or warheads of a missile provides its primary destructive power ( many missiles have extensive secondary destructive power due to the high kinetic energy of the weapon and unburnt fuel that may be on board ).
It is stated that extremely large warships can use gravitic weaponry to literally crush smaller foes into neutronium, which they may then choose to use as fuel.
These free neutrons will then interact with the surrounding medium, and if more fissile fuel is present, some may be absorbed and cause more fissions.
This may cause a chemical reaction between water and fuel that produces hydrogen gas which can explode after mixing with air, with severe contamination consequences, since fuel rod material may still be exposed to the atmosphere from this process.
It is located in the fuel tank so the fuel may also cool the high-pressure pump.
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