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- Locomotive (16705 bytes)
34: ...00 kW) without breaking, despite a number of attempts to do so. Therefore this type of transmission is...
49: A variant of the Intercity 125, the XPT, is in service on [[New South Wales]] railways in...
52: ...eans of a device called a [[torque converter]]. A torque converter consists of three main parts, two of wh...
54: The inner rotating part of a torque converter is called a ''centrifugal pump'' (or im...
63: ... to the [[turboshaft]] engines in a turbine helicopter) driving an output shaft. The normal method of ... - Earth (30908 bytes)
58: Earth's composition (by depth below surface):
80: ...p>24</sup> [[pascal second|Pa?s]], depending on depth [http://www2.uni-jena.de/chemie/geowiss/geodyn/p...
86: The crust ranges from 5 to 70 km in depth. The thin parts are [[oceanic crust]] composed o...
120: ...parent motion of celestial bodies in the sky (except [[meteor]]s which are within the atmosphere and l...
159: ... were to approach the [[ecliptic|plane of the ecliptic]], extremely severe [[weather]] could result as... - Windmill (7108 bytes)
12: ...ction to electric power lines is not a realistic option.
14: ...that they would turn slowly but with considerable torque in low winds and be self regulating in high winds... - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
1: ...yl]]. The first stable, fully-controllable helicopter placed in production was invented by [[Igor Sik...
3: ...binsonr44.750pix.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Robinson Helicopter]] Company (USA) [[Robinson R44|R44]], a four se...
5: ...facilities and load/altitude limitations, a helicopter can travel to any location, and land anywhere w...
9: ...civilian surveillance, carrying goods (some helicopters can carry slung loads, accommodating awkwardly...
15: ...rthur M. Young|Arthur Young]] was the first helicopter to be licensed (in March [[1946]]) for use in t... - Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
6: ...between a motor and a generator is one of design optimization only. ''See also [[motor-generator]]'' ...
12: ...pes{{cite web | title=Fact of the Week: PNGV Concept Vehicles Presented to the Public in 2000 | work=F...
69: ...ay reduce the engine's ability to operate at its optimum temperature, thus reducing the engine's effic...
72: ...ty from a stationary fossil fuel power plant, except that the power plant is carried on board.
74: ...ch wheel are featured in some prototypes and concept cars; this allows the possibility of easily contr... - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
29: ...n the west and southwest. [[County Clare]] is exceptionally rich in them. They are the latest of the f...
37: ...quo;Dying Gaul” by the [[Greece|Greek]] sculptor [[Epigonus]].
41: ...isks of thin gold sheet. Later the familiar Irish torque made its appearance; this was a collar consisting...
52: ...where modern views of the same material would accept a broader interpretation, and where archaeologica...
62: ...remely influential, are no longer universally accepted. However, he distinguished four separate waves ... - Moon (37975 bytes)
42: ...<br />28.60? and 18.30?<br />(5.145 396? to [[ecliptic]])<br />[[#Orbit|see below]]
89: ...between<br />3.60? and 6.69?<br />(1.5424? to ecliptic)<br />[[#Orbit|see Orbit]]
197: ...s. This [[synchronous rotation]] is a result of [[torque]] having slowed down the Moon's rotation in its e...
211: ...that its orbit is close to the plane of the [[ecliptic]] and not in the Earth's equatorial plane.
226: ...th's equator'' (itself inclined 23.45? to the ecliptic) vary between 23.45? + 5.15? = 28.60? and 23.45... - Flagellum (8951 bytes)
8: ...polysaccharides]], [[P ring]] associates with [[peptidoglycan]] layer, M ring is imbedded in the [[pla...
24: ...r a just a highly-derived bacterium with heavy adaptation to [[extremophile|extremophily]], particular...
30: ...ly powered by [[Adenosine triphosphate|ATP]]. The torque-generating motor that powers rotation of the arch...
36: ...and bacterial flagellins, but retains the misconception that the basal bodies are homologous). - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
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27: ...aniel Bernoulli]], established the law that the [[torque]] on a thin elastic beam is [[proportional]] to a...
61: ...ovae theoriae musicae'' in 1739 which was an attempt to combine [[mathematics]] and [[music]]; a biogr... - Screw (22059 bytes)
6: ...ther, and as a simple machine used to translate [[torque]] into linear force.
22: Screws with left-hand threads are used in exceptional cases, when the screw is subject to anticloc...
52: ...t must be applied when tightening. The main concept is to stretch the bolt, and compress the parts be...
60: ...lts are used and these should be tightened with a torque wrench.
98: ... a break-away head, which snaps off when adequate torque is applied. This prevents tampering and dis-asse... - Energy (16265 bytes)
1: ... could be [[storage|stored]] in objects, the concept of energy came to embrace the idea of the potenti...
15: ...dimension and this is not a simple coincidence: a torque of 1 newton-metre applied on 1 radian requires ex...
47: ... amount of heat exchanged. It is a common misconception to confuse heat with internal energy, but ther...
117: ...rce on potential energy – show how the concepts of force and potential energy are intimately lin... - Wind power (27669 bytes)
17: ...sferred depends on the wind speed (cubed), the swept area (linearly), and the density of the air (line...
19: ...76,000 kilograms of air per second through the swept area.
58: ...ave turbines working like the blades of a [[helicopter]] generating lift and electricity from constant...
61: ...alloons can be added to the mix to keep the contraption up without wind; but, balloons leak slowly and...
80: ...grid energy storage]]. Off-grid systems either adapt to intermittent power or use [[photovoltaic]] or ... - Physics (25628 bytes)
6: ...s that physics is ultimately concerned with descriptions of the material world, whereas mathematics is...
22: !Theory || Major subtopics || Concepts
26: ...ics)|Force]], [[Energy]], [[Angular momentum]], [[Torque]], [[Conservation law]], [[Harmonic oscillator]],...
47: ...[[atom]]s. The field of [[atomic, molecular, and optical physics]] deals with the behavior of individu...
50: !Field ||Subfields || Major theories || Concepts - Fencing (20753 bytes)
7: ...d of Western techniques of fencing is the manuscript known as MS [[I.33]], which was created in southe...
24: ...s grip has become antiquated due to the amount of torque it places on the wrist. The pistol grip (otherwis...
60: ...eself before counterattacking -- rather than attempting to hit one's opponent even at the risk of bein...
103: ... areas on an opponent. The [[F.I.E.]] recently adopted rules intended to remove this anomaly. The rule...
105: ...s for reelless epee and foil have not yet been adopted. - Bicycle (44267 bytes)
7: ...reation and transportation, bicycles have been adapted for use in many occupations, in the military, a...
13: ...scooter-like ''[[dandy horse]]'' of the French Compte de Sivrac, dating to [[1790]], was long cited as...
23: ...loped during these years, but were only slowly adopted by casual riders. By the turn of the century, ...
55: ..., a variable gear ratio is needed to maintain an optimum pedaling speed while covering varied terrain....
98: ... The [[angular momentum]] of the wheels and the [[torque]] applied to them by the ground generates a pheno... - Motorcycle (40437 bytes)
29: ...can improve aerodynamic performance without unacceptably compromising the rider's ability to control t...
51: ...as large as possible, with the possibility of an optimum value for the torsional stiffness of the rear...
79: ...ake to its full potential. Another common misconception is that application of the rear brake will cau...
90: ... However the four-stroke engine creates much more torque, specifically at lower speeds, and the maximum po...
92: ...l capacity engines, where emissions laws have prompted a move to fuel injection across the board. - Truck (8353 bytes)
1: ...unibody]] construction, most trucks (with the exception of the car-like [[minivan]]) are built around ...
8: ...ed into a furniture warehouse, but the name was kept. Vehicles transporting furniture to and from the ...
22: ...k much longer for that type of engine to gain acceptance: gasoline engines were still in use on heavy ...
73: ...[[Caterpillar Inc.]] or [[Cummins]]. The only exceptions to this are Volvo trucks and Mack trucks, whi...
77: ...ns, which must be built stronger to withstand the torque their engines make. Common North American setups ... - Propeller (12179 bytes)
6: ...so the blade is positioned at a pitch that gives optimum angle to that portion. Since a large portion ...
7: torque that would otherwise be created.
9: ...h are poor in operation when at other than their optimum angle of attack. Advanced control systems and...
13: ...is, therefore, beneficial to run an engine at an optimum constant independent of flight speed, setting...
17: ... propeller diameter and provides a counter to the torque of high-power piston engines and the [[gyroscope|... - Steam engine (17867 bytes)
55: ...h the same end of the cylinder. (The uniflow concept is also employed in two stroke [[supercharger|sup...
61: ...the rotary steam engine, with the mechanical concept also applicable as an internal combustion engine.
79: ...on. These resulted in 60 percent lower fuel consumption per passenger and massively reduced costs for ... - Gear (5761 bytes)
2: ...''' is a toothed [[wheel]] designed to transmit [[torque]] to another gear or toothed component. The teeth...
4: ...e in the driven gear at lower speed, or a smaller torque at higher speed. The larger gear is known as a wh...
8: ...s. ''Beveled gears'' have angled teeth, allowing torque to be transmitted between non-parallel but inters...
15: Torque can be converted to linear force by a ''[[rack an...
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