[DMCForum] Re: Engines vs Motors

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How about "vacuum motors" -- Ford's nomenclature for diaphragm actuators?

Or diesel/electric railroad locomotives, the overall units known as
"engines" by Class I employees and "motors" by shortline operators
(they contain both internal combustion "prime movers", that don't move
a thing but do spin generators, and electric traction motors that
actually turn the axles).

What exactly are the "engines" that drive the US economy?

Eli Whitney called his cotton seed separating machine an "engine"
(that's where the word "gin" name comes from).

Steam doesn't combust -- what do you call motion generating devices
powered by it?

Can you tell I'm tired and irritated and argumentive from these
aggravating end of semester papers? Perhaps I should huff some nitrous
oxide...

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> wrote:
> I understand what you are saying about nitrous oxide, people always 
> think it is flammable because it helps with creating quick HP.
> 
> I also hate how they call it NOS. Funny i also get irritated when 
> people call "Engines" Motors, you know like i have a 2.8 PRV Motor in 
> my car, it is a DAMN Engine.
> 
> Engines are internal combustion.
> 
> Motors use stored up power like battery's or electricity.
> 
> Boat Motor is the worst.
> 
> I am OK now.
> 
> Mark V
> 
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> On Apr 19, 2005, at 10:34 PM, Jon Heese wrote:
> 
> >
> > I think this point has been made before, but just for the record:
> > nitrous oxide (N2O) is nonflammable.  It's used to increase internal
> > combustion engine horsepower by way of it being a strong oxidizer,
i.e.
> > in the presence of fuel/air it increases the amount of energy
available
> > to the combustion process.
> >
> > On the other hand, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is very flammable and is
> > mainly used to make nitric acid (when combined with water).  This is 
> > the
> > main explosive component in a "fertilizer bomb".
> >
> > In the Eclipse/Talon pictured, it seems plausible that there was an
> > unrelated fire in the car, and around the same time, the NOS bottle
> > ruptured, and the gas caused the fire to burn hotter and more 
> > intensely.
> >   This would explain why the track crew was unable to make a dent in 
> > the
> > fire using fire extinguishers.  However, it does seem a little
unlikely
> > that there would still be N2O left in the car after the first 15 
> > minutes
> > elapsed... Whatever.
> >
> > It just bugs me when I see people perpetuating the "explosive NOS" 
> > legend.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jon Heese
> >
> > therealdmcvegas wrote:
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> >> A co-worker sent this to me. This is perhaps the slowest, most
> >> incompetent track emergency crew known to mankind.
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> >> http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showthread.php?t=101607&page=1&pp=20
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