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Fuel is any material that stores energy that can later be extracted to perform mechanical work in a controlled manner. Most fuels used by humans undergo combustion, a redox reaction in which a combustible substance releases energy after it ignites...
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| Fuel cell |
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A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. Hydrogen is the most common fuel, but hydrocarbons such as natural gas and alcohols like...
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| Fuel injection |
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Fuel injection is a system for admitting fuel into an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in automotive engines, having replaced carburetors during the 1980s and 1990s. A variety of injection systems have...
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| Fuel efficiency |
Fuel efficiency is a form of thermal efficiency, meaning the efficiency of a process that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier fuel into kinetic energy or work. Overall fuel efficiency may vary per device, which in turn may vary...
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| Fuel tax |
A fuel tax (also known as a petrol, gasoline or gas tax, or as a fuel duty) is an excise tax imposed on the sale of fuel. The United States federal excise tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon (cpg) and 24.4 cents per gallon (cpg) for diesel fuel...
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| Fuel pump |
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A fuel pump is a frequently (but not always) essential component on a car or other internal combustion engined device. Many engines (older motorcycle engines in particular) do not require any fuel pump at all, requiring only gravity to feed fuel...
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| Fuel oil |
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Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for...
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| Fuel molecule |
A fuel molecule is a molecule metabolized by a cell to generate ATP and NADPH.
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A fuel ladder is a firefighting term for live or dead vegetation that allows a fire to climb up from the landscape or forest floor into the tree canopy. Common fuel ladders include tall grasses, shrubs, and tree branches, both living and dead. It is...
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| Fueled by Ramen | Record label |
Fueled by Ramen is an American record label which operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, is based in New York City. Allmusic has called it one of the ...
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| Fuel tank |
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A petrol fuel tank is a safe container for flammable fluids. Though any storage tank for fuel may be so called, the term is typically applied to part of an engine system in which the fuel is stored and propelled (fuel pump) or released (pressurized...
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| Fuel Cell Bus Club |
The Fuel Cell Bus Club comprises the participants of the projects CUTE, ECTOS and STEP. Their website title says "the first fuel cell bus fleet".
They are currently running a two-year Mercedes-Benz Citaro hydrogen fuel cell bus trial using the...
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Fuel gas can refer to any of several gases burned to produce thermal energy.
Natural gas (methane) is the most common fuel gas, but others include:
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Fuel And Sensor Tactical (FAST) Packs are a type of Conformal Fuel Tank developed for the F-15C. By carrying extra fuel in a form factor that doesn't drastically alter the aerodynamics of the fighter, they offer increased operational time without...
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| Fuel cell bus trial |
This page contains information on some fuel cell bus trials.
Perth, Western Australia, a Fuel Cell Bus Club member, agreed to share information with the following two trials:
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| Fuel element failure |
A fuel element failure is a rupture in a nuclear reactor's fuel cladding that allows the nuclear fuel or fission products in the form of dissolved radioisotopes or hot particles to enter the reactor coolant or storage water.
The de facto standard...
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| Fuel System Icing Inhibitor |
Fuel system icing inhibitor (FSII) is an additive to aviation fuels that prevents the formation of ice in fuel lines. FSII is sometimes referred to by the registered, genericized trademark Prist. Jet fuel can contain a small amount of dissolved...
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| Fuel mix disclosure |
![Recommended fuel mix display format, EU, 2003 [1]](http://img.freebase.com/api/trans/image_thumb/m/04rgmcb?pad=1&errorid=%2Ffreebase%2Fno_image_png&maxheight=64&mode=fillcropmid&maxwidth=64)
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According to the European Union's Internal Market in Electricity Directive from July 1, 2004, electric power consumers must be informed about the sources from which the electricity they have purchased was generated. Additionally, consumers must be...
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| Fuel For Truth |
Fuel For Truth (FFT) is a non for profit organization that seeks to "equip young Americans with the basic facts and skills necessary to advocate to young adults, to increase support for Israel in her battle against radical Islamic terror".
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A fuel filter is a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel, normally made into cartridges containing a filter paper. They are found in most internal combustion engines.
Fuel filters serve a vital function in...
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| Fuel fleas |
Fuel fleas are microscopic hot particles of new or spent nuclear fuel. While small, they tend to be intensely radioactive.
The fuel particles, the size about 10 micrometers, are a strong source of beta and gamma radiation and a weaker source of...
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| Fuel | Composition |
"Fuel" is a song by Metallica. The theme of the song could be applied to the fact that people like to drive their lives (like their cars) too fast. It seems to be one of James Hetfield's favorite songs as he later said before a concert played at an...
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| Fuel 2000 | Record label |
Formed in 1994, Fuel 2000 Records, part of the Fuel Label Group, has amassed an amazing catalog over 20,000 master recordings making it one of the biggest independent labels specializing in current music and deep catalog. Since its inception the...
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| Fuel saving device | Fuel saving devices |
Fuel saving devices are sold on the aftermarket with claims to improve the fuel economy and/or the exhaust emissions of a vehicle. There are numerous different types of device; many purport to optimize ignition, air flow, or fuel flow in some way....
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| Fuel dyes |
Fuel dyes are dyes added to fuels, as in some countries it is required by law to dye a low-tax fuel to deter its use in applications intended for higher-taxed ones. Untaxed fuels are referred to as "dyed", while taxed ones are called "clear" or ...
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| Fuel TV | TV Network |
Fuel TV is a U.S. cable and satellite specialty channel that launched on July 1, 2003. It focuses on the cultures of such extreme sports as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX and FMX, and as of late 2011, became the...
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Fuel dumping (or a fuel jettison) is a procedure used by aircraft in certain emergency situations before a return to the airport shortly after takeoff, or before landing short of its intended destination (emergency landing) to either lighten the...
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| Fuel mixture |
For a fuel to oxidize, or burn, it must have a reagent or oxidizer with which it can react. In the case of most engines, the oxidizer is the Oxygen in the air that they take in.
For best efficiency, an engine should admit only as much air as is...
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A fuel gauge (or gas gauge) is an instrument used to indicate the level of fuel contained in a tank. Commonly used in cars, these may also be used for any tank including underground storage tanks.
As used in cars, the gauge consists of two parts:...
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| Fuel cell sports car |
A fuel cell sports car is a future vehicle anticipated to arrive with the advent of sophisticated hydrogen fuel cell technology. Although the primary impetus for fuel cell research is cleaner automobile emissions, overall vehicle performance is also...
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| Fuel poverty |
A household is said to be in fuel poverty when they cannot afford to keep adequately warm at reasonable cost, given its income. The term is mainly used in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, although the concept also applies everywhere in the world...
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| Fuel hedging |
Fuel Hedging is a contractual tool some large fuel consuming companies, such as airlines, use to reduce their exposure to volatile and potentially rising fuel costs. A fuel hedge contract allows a large fuel consuming company to establish a fixed or...
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| Fuel efficient driving |
Fuel efficient driving reduces the consumption of fuel of an automobile. Fuel consumption depends on the style in which it is driven, as well as on properties of the car, the road, the traffic, the weather and the fuel.
In North America, there are...
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| Fuel duty rebate |
Fuel duty rebate is a scheme by which bus operators in the United Kingdom can reclaim up to 80% of the duty paid on diesel fuel used in their buses. With increasing fuel prices, the "cushion" of tax experienced by private motorists is not felt by...
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A fuel line is a hose used to bring fuel from one point in a vehicle to another or from a storage tank to a vehicle. It is commonly made of reinforced rubber to prevent splitting and kinking.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines...
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| Fuel pump boss |
A fuel pump boss is a lobe on the camshaft of carbureted vehicles which turns the mechanical fuel pump on and off.
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A fuel dump is exactly what the term implies, a "dumping of fuel." However, the term is also used to note any "discarding of fuel."
Though fuel (2006) is currently expensive and disposing of it can be hazardous to the environment, from multiple...
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| Fuel Freedom International | Employer |
Fuel Freedom International is a multi-level marketing company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida and co-owned by Wendy Lewis and Randy Ray. It sells pills trade marked as MPG-CAPS, which are claimed to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and...
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| Fuel Starvation | Aircraft accident type |
Fuel starvation and fuel exhaustion (sometimes referred to as fuel depletion) are problems that can affect internal combustion engines fuelled by either diesel, kerosene, petroleum or any other combustible liquid or gas. If no fuel is available for...
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| Fuel Price Escalator |
The Fuel Price Escalator (FPE) was the practice of automatically increasing hydrocarbon oil duty (better known as 'fuel tax') in the United Kingdom ahead of inflation. The escalator was introduced as a measure to stem the increase in pollution from...
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| Fuel Soundtrack | Musical Album |
This album was the soundtrack for a traveling independent film and has the distinction of containing the first official release from Crooked Fingers, Sleep for Sale. This compilation was released by Arena Rock Recording Co. in 1997 and is now out of...
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| Fuel reserve |
In motorcycles and cars, fuel reserve is the extra fuel reserved by the manufacturer in the fuel tank of a car or motorcycle before the main fuel capacity runs out.
In motorcycles, when the main fuel runs out, the rider has to manually turn the...
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| Fuel for the Hate Game | Musical Album |
Fuel for the Hate Game is the third full-length album by Hot Water Music. Fuel... was released by Toybox Records and No Idea Records in 1997, later repressings only listed No Idea. The album features artwork by Scott Sinclair (not to be confused...
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| Fueled by Hate | Musical Album |
Fueled by Hate is the fourth studio album by the American death metal band Jungle Rot, released through Olympic Recordings in 2004.
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| Fuel to the Fire | Musical Album | |||
| Fueled for the Future, Volume 1 | Musical Album | |||
| Fuel for Life | Musical Album | |||
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Fuel is the second album by Shirtlifter. It was originally released in 2002 on the Referenda Records label (REFSHLIFCD1).
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Fuel 328 | Musical Artist |
Fuel is an American rock band formed by guitarist/songwriter Carl Bell and bassist Jeff Abercrombie in 1989. Originally known as Small the Joy, they changed the group's name to Fuel sometime in 1994. They are well known for their hit songs "Shimmer"...
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| Fuelblooded |
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Fuelblooded | Musical Artist |
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Risen from the ashes of Sacramental Sachem, Fuelblooded bring their unique brand of melodic death-/thrash metal to the masses since early 2002. Fuelblooded equals variety. Fast versus slow, melodic versus brutal, catchy versus complex,... |
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