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  2. Reaction engine - Wikipedia

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    The thrust efficiency is the actual thrust as percentage of this. If, e.g., solar power is used, this restricts a {\displaystyle a} ; in the case of a large v e {\displaystyle v_{\text{e}}} the possible acceleration is inversely proportional to it, hence the time to reach a required delta-v is proportional to v e {\displaystyle v_{\text{e ...

  3. Engine - Wikipedia

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    Motor and engine are interchangeable in standard English. [5] In some engineering jargons, the two words have different meanings, in which engine is a device that burns or otherwise consumes fuel, changing its chemical composition, and a motor is a device driven by electricity , air , or hydraulic pressure, which does not change the chemical ...

  4. Thrust - Wikipedia

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    Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction, ...

  5. Model rocket motor classification - Wikipedia

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    The designation for a specific motor looks like C6-3.In this example, the letter (C) represents the total impulse range of the motor, the number (6) before the dash represents the average thrust in newtons, and the number (3) after the dash represents the delay in seconds from propelling charge burnout to the firing of the ejection charge (a gas generator composition, usually black powder ...

  6. Motor constants - Wikipedia

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    The motor may not reach this theoretical speed because there are non-linear mechanical losses. On the other hand, if the motor is driven as a generator, the no-load voltage between terminals is perfectly proportional to the RPM and true to the of the motor/generator.

  7. Linear induction motor - Wikipedia

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    A linear induction motor (LIM) is an alternating current (AC), asynchronous linear motor that works by the same general principles as other induction motors but is typically designed to directly produce motion in a straight line. Characteristically, linear induction motors have a finite primary or secondary length, which generates end-effects ...

  8. Motorjet - Wikipedia

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    Motorjet engines provide greater thrust than a propeller alone mounted on a piston engine; this has been successfully demonstrated in a number of different aircraft. A jet engine also can provide thrust at higher speeds where a propeller becomes less efficient or even ineffective; in fact, a jet engine gains efficiency as speed rises, while a ...

  9. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...