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CO2 - Vocab 2

The CO2 Car Design Glossary provides definitions for key terms related to CO2 racecars, including concepts like aerodynamics, drag, and thrust. It also describes various components and designs of CO2 cars, such as the power plant, axle, and different car shapes. This glossary serves as a reference for understanding the terminology used in CO2 car design and racing.

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CO2 - Vocab 2

The CO2 Car Design Glossary provides definitions for key terms related to CO2 racecars, including concepts like aerodynamics, drag, and thrust. It also describes various components and designs of CO2 cars, such as the power plant, axle, and different car shapes. This glossary serves as a reference for understanding the terminology used in CO2 car design and racing.

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CO2 Car Design Glossary

Aerodynamics
How air moves around an object.

Aesthetic
How nice something looks Ugly Pretty

Axle bar that connects the wheels

Band Saw
A power tool used to make curved cuts and is ideal for rough shaping
CO2 car bodies.

CO2 Cartridge
A small, sealed, metal tube that contains compressed carbon dioxide. CO2 cartridges are
used to propel racecars down the track.
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Drag
Force that slows an object down because the air cannot move
around it. Like when you stick your hand out the window of a
moving car.

Dragster
A racecar that races a short distance on a straight track. CO2
racecars are often referred to as dragsters.

Drill Press
A power tool used for drilling precise holes.

Particularly useful for drilling properly aligned axle holes in the car body.

Friction
Force caused by 2 objects rubbing together that slows them down and
causes heat.
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Inertia
Tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest unless acted upon by a force.

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Power Plant
The CO2 cartridge onboard a racecar. The power plant housing is the
body material that surrounds the cartridge.

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Rail Car
A CO2 racecar design in which wheels are mounted on the outside of
the car body.

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Screw Eyes
Small screws with an enclosed ring on one end. Two screw eyes are
mounted on the bottom of CO2 racecars to hold the car on the track.
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Shell Car
A CO2 racecar design in which all four wheels are housed inside the body of the car.

Specifications
Set of very specific requirements for a project or competition, often including
a set of measurements.

Stationary
Not moving, sitting still.

Symmetry
To have balance, or to have the same shape or size on opposite sides.

Thrust
Force that pushes an object, sets it into motion, or keeps it
moving.

Thumbnail Sketch
A small, quick sketch used to rapidly communicate
ideas.
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Tolerances
An acceptable variance from a specified measurement. Used to determine the
minimum and maximum measurements.

Wedge Car
A racecar with external wheels that has a triangular
wedge body shape.

Wheelbase
The measurement from the center of the front wheels to
the center of the back wheels.

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