The device actuated by the operator's foot for increasing or decreasing the amount of fuel entering the combustion chamber . See accelerator . The container for holding or storing fuel. See fuel tank . Air is compressed by the first rows of blades and delivered to the combustion chambers, from which the exhaust is directed to pass the remaining blades and to generate the power.
Power is extremely smooth due to the absence of explosions and reciprocating parts.
A material made of asbestos , cardboard, cork, paper, rubber, or soft metal placed between two metal parts to insure proper sealing. See base gasket , blown head gasket , and head gasket . Ethanol is the alcohol found in intoxicating beverages. It may attack rubber and plastic parts of fuel systems not designed to handle alcohol-blended fuels, but it is not poisonous to human beings like wood alcohol or methanol . A hydrocarbon fuel used in the internal combustion engine .