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81Clean fuel vehicle — is frequently incorrectly used interchangeably with alternative fuel vehicle. Generally, refers to vehicles that use low emission, clean burning fuels. Public Resources Code Section 25326 defines clean fuels, for purposes of the section only,… …
82Fossil fuel electric generation — Electric generation in which the prime mover is an internal combustion engine or a turbine rotated by high pressure steam produced in a boiler or by a hot exhaust gas produced from the burning of fossil fuels. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy… …
83Fossil fuel steam-electric power plant — An electricity generation plant in which the prime mover is a turbine rotated by high pressure steam produced in a boiler by heat from burning fossil fuels. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
84E85 in standard engines — ExperimentalE85 has an octane rating of 105, which is higher than typical commercial gasoline mixtures (octane ratings of 85 to 98); however, it does not burn as efficiently in traditionally manufactured internal combustion engines. Additionally …
85Components of jet engines — Diagram of a typical gas turbine jet engine. Air is compressed by the fan blades as it enters the engine, and it is mixed and burned with fuel in the combustion section. The hot exhaust gases provide forward thrust and turn the turbines which… …
86Greenhouse gas — Simple diagram of greenhouse effect. A greenhouse gas (sometimes abbreviated GHG) is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect.[1] …
87Diesel engine — Diesel engines in a museum Diesel generator on an oil tanker …
88global warming — an increase in the earth s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. [1975 80] * * * Potential increase in global average surface temperatures resulting from… …
89gasoline engine — Most widely used form of internal combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. Gasoline engines vary significantly in size, weight per unit of power generated, and arrangement of components. The principal type is the… …
90Vegetable oil economy — is the potential of vegetable oil to replace fossil fuels in the economy and how it compares to other potential replacements. Vegetable oils are the basis of biodiesel, which can be used like conventional diesel. Some vegetable oil blends are… …
