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  2. Propulsive efficiency - Wikipedia

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    The propulsive efficiency is always less than one, because conservation of momentum requires that the exhaust have some of the kinetic energy, and the propulsive mechanism (whether propeller, jet exhaust, or ducted fan) is never perfectly efficient. It is greatly dependent on exhaust expulsion velocity and airspeed.

  3. Advance ratio - Wikipedia

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    It helps in understanding the efficiency of the propeller at different speeds and is particularly useful in the design and analysis of propeller-driven vehicles.It is the ratio of the freestream fluid speed to the propeller, rotor, or cyclorotor tip speed. When a propeller-driven vehicle is moving at high speed relative to the fluid, or the ...

  4. Energy efficiency in transport - Wikipedia

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    Because of their light weight and small motors, they are extremely energy-efficient with a typical energy efficiency of 1.1 kWh (4.0 MJ) per 100 km [56] (1904 MPGe 810 km/L 0.124 L/100 km), even more efficient than bicycles and walking. However, as they must be recharged frequently, they are often collected overnight with motor vehicles ...

  5. Engine efficiency - Wikipedia

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    The efficiency of an engine is defined as ratio of the useful work done to the heat provided. = = where, is the heat absorbed and is the work done. Please note that the term work done relates to the power delivered at the clutch or at the driveshaft.

  6. Thrust-to-weight ratio - Wikipedia

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    where is propulsive efficiency (typically 0.65 for wooden propellers, 0.75 metal fixed pitch and up to 0.85 for constant-speed propellers), hp is the engine's shaft horsepower, and is true airspeed in feet per second, weight is in lbs. The metric formula is:

  7. Cars, Trucks and SUVs With the Best Gas Mileage - AOL

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    The average American spends almost $2,000 per year on fuel, so choose a ride that won't guzzle gas. See which popular cars boast the highest fuel efficiency.

  8. Propeller theory - Wikipedia

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    A propeller imparts momentum to a fluid which causes a force to act on the ship. [1] The ideal efficiency of any propulsor is that of an actuator disc in an ideal fluid. This is called the Froude efficiency and is a natural limit which cannot be exceeded by any device, no matter how good it is.

  9. Bypass ratio - Wikipedia

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    The bypass ratio (BPR) of a turbofan engine is the ratio between the mass flow rate of the bypass stream to the mass flow rate entering the core. [1] A 10:1 bypass ratio, for example, means that 10 kg of air passes through the bypass duct for every 1 kg of air passing through the core.