lean mixture

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lean mixture [′lēn ¦miks·chər]

(mechanical engineering)

A fuel-air mixture containing a low percentage of fuel and a high percentage of air, as compared with a normal or rich mixture. Also known as lean fuel mixture.

lean mix, lean mixture

1. A concrete or mortar mixture with relatively low cement content.

2. A plaster which is not workable.

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No references found			Because fuel additive improves the reaction of fuel lean mixture with surrounding oxygen, gas temperature slightly increases and, consequently, more unburned fuel vapours as airborne aerosols appear in the exhausts. Comparative analysis of the effect of fuel additive SO-2E on diesel ... by Labeckas, G.; Slavinskas, S. / Oil Shale According to Banayan, and proponents of the HFT, his machine provides the most accurate reading of how much fat resides in a slab of ground beef or pork, especially at extremely lean mixtures. INVENTOR SEEKS MEATY PROFITS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) The system varies the fuel intake according to the driving conditions - at low speeds it runs on a very lean mixture of fuel and air, decreasing consumption, but, for more active driving, the engine automatically switches to a high-power mode. The Swedish trendsetter by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			Leakey Leakey family Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey, Mary Douglas Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere leaking mode leaky leaky bucket leaky bucket counter leaky heap leaky mutant gene leaky wave leaky-wave antenna Leamas British Leamington Leamington Spa lean lean clay lean concrete lean fuel mixture lean gas lean lime lean manufacturing lean manufacturing cells lean mix lean mixture lean mortar lean oil Lean, David Lean, Sir David lean-to lean-to house lean-to roof Leander Leander Starr Jameson Leandro Fernandez De Moratin Leandro Fernández De Moratín leaning tower Leaning Tower of Pisa leaning wheel grader leap leap second leap year Leap Year Day leapfrog leapfrog attack leapfrog system leapfrog test lear lear board Lear, Edward			Lean Daily Management System lean down Lean Education Academic Network Lean Effects on Aerospace Programs Lean Enterprise Lean Enterprise Certification Program Lean Extended Enterprise Reference Model Lean Finely-Textured Beef lean forward lean forward Lean Front End lean fuel mixture lean gas lean in Lean Integration Platform lean lime Lean manufacturing Lean manufacturing Lean Manufacturing Cell lean manufacturing cells Lean Mass Lean Mean Fighting Machine Lean Meat Lean Meat Lean Meat Lean Meat Lean Meat Yield Lean Misfire Limit lean mix lean mixture lean mortar Lean muscle Lean muscle Lean muscle Lean Now Implementation Methodology Lean NOx Trap Lean of Peak lean oil lean on lean on lean on lean on lean on Lean on God Lean on Me Foundation Lean operations lean out lean out of lean over lean over lean over backwards lean over backwards Lean Packet Exchange Lean Premixed Prevaporized Lean Product and Process Development Lean Product Development Lean production Lean production Lean Production Management System Lean Project Delivery System

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