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Weapons of the civil war
... time fuse. The rest of the rifled shells used percussion caps to ignite. The case shot was and improvement on the simple shell because ... black powder. All round shells and a few rifled shells were ignited by a time fuse. The rest of the rifled shells used ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
"Warning: The Hydrogen Economy May Be More Distant Than It Appears" by Alexander Schmit.
... as a cell phone could provide enough static discharge to ignite hydrogen. Because of these dangerous properties automakers must create the ... it to be color and odorless, along with being easily ignitable. Gas leaks are likely to be unnoticeable, therefore a ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
"Lord Of the Flies" Notes.
... to attract the attention of passing ships. The boys succeed in igniting some dead wood by focusing sunlight through the lenses of Piggy' ... others hunt him like an animal. Jack has the other boys ignite the forest in order to smoke Ralph out of his hiding ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding
Landfill Gas Utilization and Application
... wells. The collected gas can be burned in a spark ignition engine to spin turbine that produces electricity. The following diagram ... a 1-MW scheme may comprise two 500kW SI engines (Spark Ignition) costing twice as much as a single 500kW engine. However, ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Why did US citizens change their opinion on the Vietnam War as it progressed?
... Guards shot four students at Kent State University, Ohio. This ignited numerous college campuses protests across the States. Two more ... embassy there. The goal of the Tet Offensive was to ignite and encourage the people of South Vietnam to overthrow ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
In what ways did the institutional legacy of the Franco regime shape Spain's transition to democracy?
... 1966 Manuel Fraga introduced the Press Law which intended to ignite a gradual relaxation of censorship. Manuel Fraga was later ... regime was that although he was a dictator he actually ignited the transition to democracy. The institutional legacy of Franco ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
How did the 1975 Lebanese Civil War start? What were the main causes? What were the main conflicting ideologies?
... remains the most influential factor of all. The Lebanese civil war ignited during a violent period of the Cold War that opposed the ... up as a result of the Zionist destabilization of the region ignited on Lebanese soil when 30 unarmed Palestinians on board a ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History
Definition of Love
... it matters what kind of love is expressed. When true love ignites a burning desire for physical attachment, its intensity will last long, ... flare them all at once just by kindling its slightest glow, igniting one's glee. Love is the urging of human beings to ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Strategy synthesis-Toyota
... role for Toyota at the moment. Keyless-Go, and fingerprint ignition system become opportunities impact in future for Toyota to ... driver simply pushes a button to start the engine · Fingerprint ignition system à no key required. It involves touching a screen ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Biodiesel: is it worth considering?
... fuel mileage to engines running on diesel fuel. Auto ignition, fuel consumption, power output, and engine torque are relatively ... safe to transport. Biodiesel has a high flash point, or ignition temperature, of about 300 deg. F compared to petroleum diesel ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry