afterburner fuel

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• Afterburner — For other uses of afterburner, see Afterburner (disambiguation). Infobox Aviation name= Afterburner caption= A U.S. Navy F/A 18 Hornet being launched from the catapult on full afterburnerAn afterburner (or reheat) is an additional component added …   Wikipedia

• Fuel dumping — of an Airbus A340 600 above the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia …   Wikipedia

• afterburner — [af′tərbʉrn΄ər] n. 1. a device within the tailpipe of some jet engines for burning extra fuel to produce additional thrust 2. an auxiliary device, as on internal combustion engines and incinerators, for burning undesirable exhaust gases produced… …   English World dictionary

• afterburner — /af teuhr berr neuhr, ahf /, n. 1. Aeron. a device placed within, or attached to the exit of, a jet engine exhaust pipe to produce afterburning. 2. a device for burning exhaust fumes from an internal combustion engine, as of an automobile. [1945… …   Universalium

• afterburner — noun Date: 1947 1. a device incorporated into the tailpipe of a turbojet engine for injecting fuel into the hot exhaust gases and burning it to provide extra thrust 2. a device for burning or catalytically destroying unburned or partially burned… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• afterburner — noun A device in the engine of an aircraft which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust …   Wiktionary

• afterburner — n. fuel injector in a turbojet engine …   English contemporary dictionary

• afterburner — noun an auxiliary burner in which extra fuel is burned in the exhaust of a jet engine to increase thrust …   English new terms dictionary

• Reformed methanol fuel cell — (RMFC) or Indirect Methanol Fuel Cell (IMFC) systems are a subcategory of proton exchange fuel cells where, the fuel, methanol (CH3OH), is reformed, before being fed into the fuel cell. RMFC systems offer advantages over direct methanol fuel cell …   Wikipedia

• Zip fuel — Zip fuel, also known as high energy fuel (HEF), is any member of a family of jet fuels containing additives in the form of hydro boron compounds, or boranes . Zip fuels offered higher power than conventional fuels, helping extend the range of jet …   Wikipedia

• high-pressure fuel system — That part of the aircraft’s overall fuel system that starts after the entry of fuel into the engine. An HP pump (high pressure pump) takes fuel from the low pressure, or aircraft, fuel system and raises its pressure sufficiently to ensure an… …   Aviation dictionary