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available energy [ə′vāl·ə·bəl ′en·ər·jē] (mechanical engineering) Energy which can in principle be converted to mechanical work. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Putting it all together, ethanol provides an effective increase in available energy for combustion of 17 percent for each unit of energy invested in its production, while decreasing the effective cost by 40 percent. Though these technologies can be integrated into vehicles powered by an internal combustion engine or a hybrid powertrain, Dave Royce, director, Corporate Strategy, Siemens VDO says, "Under optimum conditions today's gas and diesel engines use less than 50% of the theoretically available energy for vehicle propulsion. We've touched here on only the surface of the available energy tactics that can be incorporated into a more global energy strategy for your company. |
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