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  2. Homogeneous charge compression ignition - Wikipedia

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    The simplest temperature control method uses resistance heaters to vary the inlet temperature, but this approach is too slow to change on a cycle-to-cycle frequency. [11] Another technique is fast thermal management (FTM). It is accomplished by varying the intake charge temperature by mixing hot and cold air streams.

  3. Paschen's law - Wikipedia

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    For air at standard conditions for temperature and pressure (STP), the voltage needed to arc a 1-metre gap is about 3.4 MV. [7] The intensity of the electric field for this gap is therefore 3.4 MV/m. The electric field needed to arc across the minimal-voltage gap is much greater than what is necessary to arc a gap of one metre.

  4. McKinley Climatic Laboratory - Wikipedia

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    For engine tests, there is need for makeup air. The system originally could cool 200 pounds (91 kg) per second of humid air. In 1966, this was increased to 450 pounds (204 kg) per second. Air is also cooled by a two-stage heat exchanger. The first stage uses 110,000 US gallons (416 m 3) of 20% calcium chloride brine pre-cooled to 24 °F (−4 °C).

  5. Aerodynamic heating - Wikipedia

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    Aerodynamic heating is the heating of a solid body produced by its high-speed passage through air. In science and engineering, an understanding of aerodynamic heating is necessary for predicting the behaviour of meteoroids which enter the Earth's atmosphere, to ensure spacecraft safely survive atmospheric reentry, and for the design of high-speed aircraft and missiles.

  6. Atmospheric circulation - Wikipedia

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    The rising air creates a low pressure zone near the equator. As the air moves poleward, it cools, becomes denser, and descends at about the 30th parallel, creating a high-pressure area. The descended air then travels toward the equator along the surface, replacing the air that rose from the equatorial zone, closing the loop of the Hadley cell. [3]

  7. Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory - Wikipedia

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    The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) is a United States Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center research facility headquartered in Hanover, New Hampshire, that provides scientific and engineering support to the U.S. government and its military with a core emphasis on cold environments.

  8. Inversion (meteorology) - Wikipedia

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    Temperature inversion in an urban environment Temperature inversion in the Lake District, England, forms clouds at a low level under clearer air. Smoke rising in Lochcarron, Scotland, is stopped by an overlying layer of warmer air (2006). Smog trapped over the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan during a temperature inversion.

  9. Carburetor icing - Wikipedia

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    The venturi effect can reduce the air temperature by 39 K; 39 °C (70 °F). In other words, air at an outside temperature of 38 °C (100 °F), can drop to −1 °C (30 °F) in the carburetor. Carburetor icing most often occurs when the outside air temperature is below 21 °C (70 °F) and the relative humidity is above 80 percent. [ 1 ]