Starting fluid — is a mixture of volatile hydrocarbons (heptane, butane and propane), diethyl ether (as a propellant), and carbon dioxide. It is often useful when starting direct injected diesel engines or lean burn spark engines running on alcohol fuel. Starting … Wikipedia
Temperature-dependent sex determination — (TSD), also called environmental sex determination [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nature06519.html The adaptive significance of temperature dependent sex determination in a reptile] from Nature ] , is where the… … Wikipedia
Glass transition temperature — The glass transition temperature, T g, is the temperature at which an amorphous solid, such as glass or a polymer, becomes brittle on cooling, or soft on heating. More specifically, it defines a pseudo second order phase transition in which a… … Wikipedia
High temperature insulation wool — Microscopic close up of ceramic fibre … Wikipedia
Fluorescent lamp — A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gas discharge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapor. The excited mercury atoms produce short wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor to fluoresce, producing visible light.Unlike… … Wikipedia
Heat capacity ratio — The heat capacity ratio or adiabatic index or ratio of specific heats, is the ratio of the heat capacity at constant pressure (C P) to heat capacity at constant volume (C V). It is sometimes also known as the isentropic expansion factor and is… … Wikipedia
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Heat pump — A heat pump is a machine or device that moves heat from one location (the source ) to another location (the sink or heat sink ), using work. Most heat pump technology moves heat from a low temperature heat source to a higher temperature heat sink … Wikipedia
Calorie — This article is about the unit of energy. For its use in nutrition and food labelling regulations, see the article on food energy. The calorie is a pre SI unit of energy, in particular, heat.International Standard ISO 31 4: Quantities and units – … Wikipedia
Cooling curve — A cooling curve of naphthalene from liquid to solid. A cooling curve is a line graph that represents the change of phase of matter, typically from a gas to a solid or a liquid to a solid. The independent variable (X axis) is time and the… … Wikipedia
ГОСТ Р ИСО 12127-2-2011: Система стандартов безопасности труда. Одежда для защиты от тепла и пламени. Определение контактной теплопередачи через защитную одежду или составляющие ее материалы. Часть 2. Метод испытаний с использованием контактного тепла нагретого падающего маленького цилиндра — Терминология ГОСТ Р ИСО 12127 2 2011: Система стандартов безопасности труда. Одежда для защиты от тепла и пламени. Определение контактной теплопередачи через защитную одежду или составляющие ее материалы. Часть 2. Метод испытаний с использованием … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
