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  2. Automotive air conditioning - Wikipedia

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    Because the carbon dioxide used in car air conditioning is a recycled industrial waste product, it is an environmentally neutral solution. The Alliance claims that using a CO 2-based air conditioning system will reduce total car emissions by 10%, thereby sparing the planet 1% of total greenhouse gases. [citation needed]

  3. 5 things you should (and should not) do to make your AC unit ...

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    5 expert tips for making your air conditioning unit run better. Here’s what Smith recommends: 1. Annual maintenance: “Have a professional come check the controls to make sure the electricity ...

  4. The Best Ways to Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke - AOL

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    The same goes for your car AC. It’s also smart to change the filters in your air-conditioning system regularly, since they might be getting dirty from wildfire smoke. Air filtration systems can ...

  5. Damper (flow) - Wikipedia

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    A damper is a valve or plate that stops or regulates the flow of air inside a duct, chimney, VAV box, air handler, or other air-handling equipment. A damper may be used to cut off central air conditioning (heating or cooling) to an unused room, or to regulate it for room-by-room temperature and climate control - for example, in the case of ...

  6. Damping - Wikipedia

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    A mass suspended from a spring, for example, might, if pulled and released, bounce up and down. On each bounce, the system tends to return to its equilibrium position, but overshoots it. Sometimes losses (e.g. frictional) damp the system and can cause the oscillations to gradually decay in amplitude towards zero or attenuate. The damping ratio ...

  7. Diffuser (automotive) - Wikipedia

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    Top: Lateral view; the red circles mark the front air dam/splitter and rear diffuser. Bottom: Rear. A diffuser, in an automotive context, is a shaped section of the car rear which improves the car's aerodynamic properties by enhancing the transition between the high-velocity airflow underneath the car and the much slower freestream airflow of the ambient atmosphere.

  8. Should I warm up my car before driving on frigid winter days ...

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    At the time, warming the car in the winter made sense since it could take several minutes for the right air-fuel mix to reach the engine, without which the vehicle was at risk of stalling or ...

  9. Blackdamp - Wikipedia

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    Coal, once exposed to the air of a mine, naturally begins absorbing oxygen and exuding carbon dioxide and water vapor. The amount of blackdamp exuded by a mine varies based on a number of factors, including the temperature (coal releases more carbon dioxide in the warmer months), the amount of exposed coal, and the type of coal, although all ...