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MOTEUR DIESEL DUAL-FUEL [1 record]

Record 1 2005-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motors (Machinery)
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
DEF

Modified diesel engine capable of burning not only liquid fuel but also a mixture of liquid and gaseous fuels.

Key term(s)
  • dual fuel engine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
  • Propulsion des bateaux
DEF

Moteur à combustion interne susceptible de fonctionner avec un taux de fuel variant de 100 % à 5 %, le reste étant du gaz de récupération.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «diésel».

OBS

diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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