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• Polybutene
  ...mpounds to provide functional chemistry mainly for lubricant additives for engine oils, fuels and greases. ...[[tack]]iness. In addition it is used as a smoke inhibitor in two stroke engine fuels, where the benefit derives from the polymer decomposing (unzipping) a
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• Polymer
  ...ref><ref>Faudree M.C. and Fujimaki A. (2004) Basic English for Science and Technology, (3rd printing) Eihosha, Tokyo. ISBN 4-269-18019-6 C1082</ref>Polymers aff ...ate the bore of the tube and cause fuel leakage. If cracking occurs in the engine compartment, electric sparks can ignite the [[gasoline]] and can cause a se
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• User:Chem538w10grp7/sandbox
  ...increases. Potential applications of these fluids include shock absorbers, engine mounts and acoustic dampers<ref name="Polymer Rheology"></ref>. Another technology that can benefit from the unique properties of EAP actuators is optical mem
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• Petroleum
  ...in importance was mostly due to the invention of the [[internal combustion engine]], the rise in [[commercial aviation]] and the increasing use of [[plastic] *[[Alternative fuel]]s used in standard or modified [[internal combustion engine]]s (i.e. [[biofuel]]s or [[Hydrogen vehicle#Hydrogen|combustion hydrogen]])
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• Asphalt
  ...called '''bitumen feedstock''', or BFS. Some [[dump truck]]s route the hot engine exhaust through pipes in the dump body to keep the material warm. The back * Barth, Edwin J., ''Asphalt: Science and Technology'' Gordon and Breach (1962). ISBN 0-677-00040-5.
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• Metal
  Alloys specially designed for highly demanding applications, such as [[jet engine]]s, may contain more than ten elements. ...metals such as [[uranium]] and [[plutonium]] are used in [[Nuclear reactor technology|nuclear power plants]] to produce energy via [[nuclear fission]]. Mercury i
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• Refractory metals
  ...ages = 86–93 | isbn =9787302125358| title =Manufacturing engineering and technology| publisher = Pearson Prentice Hall | first1 =Kalpakjian| last1 = Schmid | ...gle.com/?id=foLRISkt9gcC&pg=PA1 | title = Tungsten: properties, chemistry, technology of the element, alloys, and chemical compounds | first1 = Erik | last1 = La
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• Gunpowder
  ...condary detonating substance'', such as firework, class D [[model rocket]] engine, etc., for shipment because they are harder to ignite than loose powder. As ...nd founded the Yuan Dynasty, they used the Chinese gunpowder-based weapons technology in their invasion of Japan. Chinese also used gunpowder to fuel [[rocket]]s
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...needle]]s and [[weaving stick]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.textile-technology.com/2010/04/stone-age-clothing-more-advanced-than-thought/| first= Gloria|l ...on was [[mechanised]] with machines powered by [[waterwheel]]s and [[steam-engine]]s.
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• Textile manufacturing
  ...d [[ring spinning]].<ref name="RingMule">{{Citation|url=http://www.textile-technology.com/SST_Seminars/Jeremy.pdf SST Seminars|title=Technological Evolution in C *[[College of Textile Engineering and Technology|Description of Bangladeshi Textile Engineering course]] <!-- Adopting an Or
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• Lubrication
  ...e two bottles with lubricant are attached to the piston and move while the engine is operating]] ...er=Laboratory for Surface Technology and Tribology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, NL 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands |
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• Shell Rotella T
  ...Petroleum Institute]] (API) diesel "C" rating as well as the API gasoline engine "S" rating. Ratings differ based on the oil. * [[Motor oil|Engine oils]]
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• Polyphenyl ether
  ...e as [[diffusion pump]] fluids; high vacuum fluids; and in formulating jet engine/turbine lubricants, high-temperature hydraulic lubricants and greases, and ...ished in Synthetics, Mineral Oils, and Bio-based Lubricants: Chemistry and Technology, Leslie R. Rudnick Editor, pp. 175–199, Taylor and Francis Publisher</ref
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• Lubricant
  ...nts, in the form of [[motor oil]], is protecting the [[internal combustion engine]]s in motor vehicles and powered equipment. ...ent for hydrodynamic lubrication, e.g. protecting the valve train in a car engine at startup.
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• Hemp
  ...nchina/2005-06/28/content_70172.htm|title=Cai Lun Improved the Papermaking Technology|publisher=chinaculture.org}}</ref> ...o power [[diesel engine]]s. In 1892, [[Rudolf Diesel]] invented the diesel engine, which he intended to fuel "by a variety of fuels, especially vegetable and
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• Flame arrester
  | title =The Technology of Catalytic Oxidations * the [[exhaust system]] of [[internal combustion engine]]s
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• Manganese
  ...authors = Menu, Michel; Vignaud, Colette|journal = Measurement Science and Technology|volume = 14|pages = 1590–1597}}</ref>]] ...89027705006|author = United Nations Ocean Economics and Technology Office, Technology Branch, United Nations}}</ref>
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• Asbestos
  ...d in [[World War II]] ships to wrap the pipes, line the boilers, and cover engine and turbine parts. There were approximately 4.3 million shipyard workers in ...e thought. According to their fact sheet, "...current knowledge and modern technology can successfully control the potential for health and environmental harm po
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• Air safety
  With the spread of [[radio]] technology, several experimental [[Radio navigation|radio based navigation aids]] were ...gines]], and tails ([[empennage]]) by either routing heated air from [[jet engine]]s through the [[leading edge]]s of the wing, tail, and inlets, or on slowe
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• Chromium
  ...fer, California|volume = 39|issue = 15|journal = Environmental Science and Technology |year = 2005 |pages = 5505–5511|doi = 10.1021/es048835n|first = A. R.|las ...Equilibrium Database and Plotting Software'' (2004) KTH Royal Institute of Technology, freely downloadable software at [http://www.kemi.kth.se/medusa/]</ref><!--
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