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  2. Energy absorber - Wikipedia

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    A kinetic-energy absorbing medium, sometimes called a crash pit or runaway truck ramp; A shock absorber, a device to dampen spring rebound by expending work by forcing a fluid through ports, and so converting the mechanical energy to heat; In the context of Fall arrest, an energy absorber is a device that limits the energy of a falling body

  3. Photodisintegration - Wikipedia

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    The energy of these rays is sometimes sufficient to start photonuclear reactions resulting in emitted neutrons. One such reaction, 14 7 N (γ,n) 13 7 N, is the only natural process other than those induced by cosmic rays in which 13 7 N is produced on Earth. The unstable isotopes remaining from the reaction may subsequently emit positrons by β ...

  4. Tuned mass damper - Wikipedia

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    Mass dampers are frequently implemented with a frictional or hydraulic component that turns mechanical kinetic energy into heat, like an automotive shock absorber. Given a motor with mass m 1 attached via motor mounts to the ground, the motor vibrates as it operates and the soft motor mounts act as a parallel spring and damper, k 1 and c 1 .

  5. Photoelectrochemical process - Wikipedia

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    The excess energy gives the released electron higher kinetic energy than the usual case of just-above threshold ionization. More precisely, the system will have multiple peaks in its photoelectron spectrum which are separated by the photon energies, this indicates that the emitted electron has more kinetic energy than in the normal (lowest ...

  6. Vibranium - Wikipedia

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    The energy absorbed is stored within the bonds between the molecules that make up the substance. As a result, kinetic energy is dissipated within the bonds instead. There are limits to the capacity of the energy that can be stored, and although the exact limitations are not yet known, there have been a few examples.

  7. Impact attenuator - Wikipedia

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    Impact attenuators are designed to absorb the colliding vehicle's kinetic energy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They may also be designed to redirect the vehicle away from the hazard or away from roadway machinery and workers. [ 3 ]

  8. Elastic collision - Wikipedia

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    On average, two atoms rebound from each other with the same kinetic energy as before a collision. Five atoms are colored red so their paths of motion are easier to see. In physics, an elastic collision is an encounter between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies remains the same.

  9. Dynamo theory - Wikipedia

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    Kinetic energy provided by planetary rotation; An internal energy source to drive convective motions within the fluid. [11] In the case of the Earth, the magnetic field is induced and constantly maintained by the convection of liquid iron in the outer core. A requirement for the induction of field is a rotating fluid.