| central heating | a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators |
fuel-air explosive
FAE | a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges, the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen, the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below |
| fuel cell | cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air), often used in electric cars |
| fuel filter | a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel |
fuel gauge
fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
fuel injection
fuel injection system | mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internalombustion engine, avoids the need for a carburetor |
fuel line
gas line petrol line | a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine, the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line |
| fuel system | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine |
| heating element | the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat |
heating pad
hot pad | heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad |
heating system
heating plant
heating
heat | utility to warm a building, the heating system wasn't working, they have radiant heating |
| panel heating | heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes |
pod
fuel pod | a detachable container of fuel on an airplane |
steam heat
steam heating | a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators |
thermobaric bomb
fuel-air bomb
vacuum bomb
volume-detonation bomb
aerosol bomb | a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive, a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb |
| dielectric heating | heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field |
| fuel level | the amount of fuel remaining |
heating
warming | the process of becoming warmer, a rising temperature |
| induction heating | the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it |
| radiant heating | heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters |
mileage
fuel consumption rate
gasoline mileage
gas mileage | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned |
diesel oil
diesel fuel | a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines |
| fossil fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content |
fuel oil
heating oil | a petroleum product used for fuel |
| nuclear fuel | fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity |
rocket fuel
rocket propellant
rocket propellent | an explosive charge that propels a rocket |
| fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy, more fuel is needed during the winter months, they developed alternative fuels for aircraft |
| fuel | stimulate, fuel the debate on creationism |
| fuel | take in fuel, as of a ship, The tanker fueled in Bahrain |
| fuel | provide with a combustible substance that provides energy, fuel aircraft, ships, and cars |
| fuel fire | provide with fuel, Oil fires the furnace |