Sentences with phrase «relatively low speed»

The liquid - cooled processor requires only a fan that spins at relatively low speed and the new GTX 680 video card, despite its power, creates only a moderate hum even when playing demanding games like Skyrim.

If you're driving alone without any passengers, and your car gets t - boned at a relatively low speed on the passenger side of the door, it's conceivable that the driver would not sustain any injuries because the opposite side of the car absorbed all of the shock and impact.

As the Pinto rolled to a stop, it was rear - ended by a Ford Galaxie traveling at a relatively low speed (28 - 37 mph).

This can catch a few people out — because you are braking from a relatively low speed, there is not a lot of downforce acting on the car and so you have to brake earlier than you think.

The relatively low speed — between 6 and 7 meters per second — suggests the process must have taken place over thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years before the asteroid was formed, when a gravitationally stable cloud of debris spun in the disk of material that would go on to build the solar system.

He hit the wall and despite it being a relatively low speed accident the whole back of the car seemed to get ripped off, giving his mechanics a bit of work to do this evening.

What one doesn't notice at relatively low speeds are the E-tron's 70 percent rear - biased torque split, its 42/58 percent front / rear weight distribution, the torque vectoring that combats excessive understeer and oversteer, or the qualities of the suspension, which uses control arms in the front and rear.

But if you were just driving around town at relatively low speeds, I would be surprised if you got more than a few degrees C. That's especially true if you're driving through snow since the snow will cool the tires quickly and keep your speeds low.

The G63's understeer is of epic proportions (even at relatively low speeds) so the only way to make decent progress is to rely on the G63's shocking turn of speed down the straights and then slow right down for the corners.

A car bumper's primary function is to protect passengers in the event of minor collisions at relatively low speeds.

Every engine churns out power and torque, but the beauty if you observe a conventional power - torque curve (see the image below) is that power is obtained only at high speeds and that too at a small band while torque is generated at relatively lower speeds over a larger spread.

I was recently surprised to find that my car, a Honda Jazz, — driven at relatively low speeds because of mountain roads — would go up and down a 1000m mountain and average about the same fuel consumption as when travelling a similar distance on level roads at higher speeds!

Even at relatively low speeds, a head - on collision can leave the accident victim with serious, debilitating injuries.

Not exact matches

Using high - speed video, Ristenpart's team discovered that if the droplets are carrying low or moderate charges produced by an electric field of certain strength, then the cones are relatively short and wide, with a large angle at their tops.

Conventional laser - powered proton acceleration results in proton bunches in which the velocity distribution is exponential, i.e. most of the particles are accelerated to relatively low velocities and very few are ejected from the target at the highest speeds.

With the installation of the new Illumina HiSeq X Ten sequencing system, we'll have the capability to sequence whole genomes at unprecedented speed and relatively low cost.

If you truly want to speed along fat loss, and you have lots of weight to lose, you can lower your carb count, particularly on workout days, where your carbs should be higher, relatively speaking, than your rest days.

Of course, the frequency and speed of the flashers also increases, but the challenge level is still relatively low for the genre.

The ratios of the 5 - speed manual transmission's lower gears are relatively tall, making for a leisurely launch.

There's a distinct sensation at low speeds where dumps will cause relatively sedate deflections and rotations of the bars.

You feel this aero grip even on Grattan's relatively low - speed corners.

The GT750 Super was relatively powerless at low engine revolutions, only coming to life at 3,400 revs with the changing of gear at around 5,000 revs for the best effect, not always easy with just three speeds to play with.

An EV's most natural habitat is in built up areas, with the low speeds and stop - start traffic minimising the restrictions of the relatively limited range of an EV compared to a conventionally powered car.

Instead, the BMW Twin Turbo power unit uses two small turbochargers which, through their low inertia, cut in from the start at relatively low engine speeds, each supplying three cylinders with compressed air.

For use around town and other normal driving situations, Normal mode scheduling uses relatively low - speed shift points to deliver unobtrusive shifting for maximum comfort together with optimum fuel economy.

TSI engines also deliver higher torque output at relatively lower engine speeds, which makes these engines responsive as well as fuel - efficient in a wide range of operating conditions.

Even in a relatively low - speed crash, the airbag can inflate, strike the car seat, and cause serious brain injury and death.

At 100km / h on the freeway the engine ticks over at 2500rpm, and the car feels confident at highway speeds, but it takes time to overtake other vehicles due to its relatively low output.

The M TwinPower Turbo Technology used in the BMW 1 Series M Coupe consists of two relatively small turbochargers which, because of their low inertia moment, are active even at low engine speeds, each providing three cylinders with compressed air.

Much of that comes down to combining nine speeds with a relatively low - powered engine, the transmission continually changing to optimal gears for the engine speed.

New crash tests and analysis by IIHS demonstrate that underride guards on tractor - trailers can fail in relatively low - speed crashes — with deadly consequences.

Although this powerflow features very low clutch slip speeds, GM notes, it does generate some relatively high absolute speeds.

The Fortuner's dual - range transmission affords for easy vehicle control and paired with a competent chassis and relatively communicative low - speed steering, it was among the best of our pack of off - roaders.

If just the one selector mode for manual selection («L' for «Low») seems a major limiting factor in a car with an eight - speed transmission, there is this to say: It will always choose the appropriate gear, relatively to road speed — and not just first gear, which would be way too low for some applicatioLow») seems a major limiting factor in a car with an eight - speed transmission, there is this to say: It will always choose the appropriate gear, relatively to road speed — and not just first gear, which would be way too low for some applicatiolow for some applications.

The company claims the new engine can quickly and easily surpass the maximum torque of the 1.8 - litre naturally - aspirated engine it replaces at relatively low engine speeds, while achieving 230 Nm of peak torque rivaling the performance of a typical 2.4 - litre naturally aspirated engine.

The main negative is a relatively firm ride at lower speeds, which can send jolts into the car.

In this application, as in the Camry, the engine is rated at 268 horsepower and is paired with a relatively «tall» final - drive ratio, which ensures low engine speeds while cruising in the overdrive fifth and sixth gears.

Veterinary radiology — or X-ray — is widely used for its speed and relatively low cost in diagnosing illness or injury in pets.

Speed of answer and low cost have to be balanced against the relatively high diagnostic failure rate.

The stream's quality is directly related to your internet speed, so people with relatively low upload rates might experience lower than HD video quality.

They consider the Wii U close to that DX9 - performance / DX11 - capabilities combo but possibly hampered by its CPU, which they believe Nintendo is requiring to run at lower speeds in order to keep its chips from getting too hot and therefore allowing the machine to run as quietly as the Wii - and with relatively low power consumption.

Prof. Robert Barclay, who led the University of Calagary study, commented «Biologically, this makes sense as bats are more likely to fly when wind speeds are relatively low.»

Wind turbines produce relatively low outputs of electricity, that require a lot of maintenance, and have difficulty handling variations in power [that destabilize the power grid], which are themselves a consequence of variable wind speeds.»

A serious motorcycle accident can leave a rider seriously injured or permanently disabled, even in a relatively low - speed accident.

, windshield, dashboard, or window of your car can cause a brain injury — even in relatively low - speed collisions.

Even a relatively low - speed impact can send a rider to the street and cause road rash, broken bones, and concussions.

If you back that up by driving safely and following the laws that were put into place such as following the posted speed limit, the chances of you ever being involved in a fatal car accident are actually relatively low.

Fan speed is the secret to these relatively low figures.

While its max throughput is relatively low, the router offered very consistent and considerably high throughput speeds on both our mixed - mode and long - range throughput tests.

In Geekbench's single - core test, the 5960X's relatively low clock speed puts it behind some of Intel's old quad - cores.