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  2. Comparison of orbital rocket engines - Wikipedia

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    Engine Origin Designer Vehicle Status Use Propellant Power cycle Specific impulse (s) [a] Thrust (N) [a] Chamber pressure (bar) Mass (kg) Thrust: weight ratio [b] Oxidiser: fuel ratio

  3. Dyke Ditch - Wikipedia

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    The Dyke Ditch. The Dyke Ditch (German: Dammgraben) is the longest artificial ditch in the Upper Harz in central Germany.Its purpose was to collect surface runoff for the operation of the Upper Harz mining industry from precipitation-heavy regions a long way away (particularly from the Bruchberg and parts of the Brocken massif).

  4. Talk:Dike (construction) - Wikipedia

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    A dyke, in contrast, is always manmade and can be either a bank or a ditch. 82.10.103.233 20:37, 9 February 2007 (UTC) - or a combination of bank and ditch as in Offa's Dyke, for example. When used as a boundary marker, a dike is normally dug on the owner's propery, with one lip of the excavation adjacant to the neighbour's land.

  5. Dyke - Wikipedia

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    Dike (geology), formations of magma or sediment that cut through and across the layering of adjacent rocks; Dike (mythology), Dikē, the Greek goddess of moral justice; Dikes, diagonal pliers, also called side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others; Dyke (automobile company), established 1899

  6. Ditch - Wikipedia

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    A ditch is a small to moderate trench created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage , to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation .

  7. SpaceX rocket engines - Wikipedia

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    As of October 2012, each of the engines developed to date—Kestrel, Merlin 1, Draco and Super Draco—had been developed for initial use in the SpaceX launch vehicles—Falcon 1, Falcon 9, and Falcon Heavy—or for the Dragon capsule. [1] Each main engine developed by 2012 has been Kerosene-based, using RP-1 as the fuel with liquid oxygen (LOX ...

  8. List of PSA engines - Wikipedia

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    The engine had a distinctive design; the gearbox and differential were located directly below the engine block. This design helped Peugeot produce its first front-wheel-drive car. The original XK had an 1,130 cc displacement; later the 1.3 liter XL engine appeared and then the 1.5 liter XR series which was developed specifically for the 305.

  9. ILO-Motorenwerke - Wikipedia

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    In 1930s engines for three-wheel delivery vans were a big hit. 1940–59. During World War II exclusively engines were manufactured – no war damage occurred. Engine construction was not allowed until 1947 but engines of the British Army on the Rhine were repaired and orders came from occupying forces. Many motorcycle manufacturers opted for ILO.