Abbreviations/Symbols; Conventions - APRILIA ETV mille Workshop Manual

INTRODUCTION

0.7 ABBREVIATIONS/SYMBOLS/

CONVENTIONS

#
= Number
<
= is less than
>
= is more than
< = is less than or equal to
> = is more than or equal to
~
= approximately
∞
= infinite
°C
= degrees Celsius (centigrade)
°F
= degrees Fahrenheit
Ø = plus or minus
A
= Ampere
AC
= Alternated Current
Ah
= Ampere per hour
API
= American Petroleum Institute
AV/DC
= Anti-Vibration Double Countershaft
bar
= pressure measurement (1 bar =100 kPa)
BDC
= Bottom Dead Centre
CO
= carbon oxide
CPU
= Central Processing Unit
cu cm
= cubic centimetres
DC
= Direct Current
DIN
= German industrial standards
(Deutsche Industrie Norm)
DOHC
= Double Overhead Camshaft
ECU
= Electronic Control Unit
HC
= unburnt hydrocarbons
HT
= High Tension
ID
= inner diameter
ISC
= Idle Speed Control
ISO
= International Standardization Organization
kg
= kilograms
kgm
= kilograms per metre (1 kgm =10 Nm)
km
= kilometres
km/h
= kilometres per hour
kPa
= kiloPascal (1 kPa =0.01 bar)
KS
= clutch side (from the German "Kupplung
seite")
kW
= kiloWatt
Ω
k = kiloOhm
l
= litres
LAP
= racetrack lap
LED
= Light Emitting Diode
m/s
= metres per second
max
= maximum
mbar
= millibar (1 mbar =0.1 kPa)
mi
= miles
MIN
= minimum
MPH
= miles per hour
MS
= flywheel side (from the German
"Magnetoseite")
Ω
M = megaOhm
N.A.
= Not Available
N.O.M.M.
= Motor Octane Number
N.O.R.M.
= Research Octane Number
Nm
= Newton per metre (1 Nm =0.1 kgm)
Ø
= Diameter
OD
= outer diameter
Ω
= ohm
PPC
= Pneumatic Power Clutch
rpm
= revolutions per minute
SAE
= Society of Automotive Engineers
T.B.E.I.
= crowned-head Allen screw
0 - 10 -
00
T.C.E.I.
= cheese-headed Allen screw
T.E.
= hexagonal head
T.P.
= flat head screw
TDC
= Top Dead Centre
TEST
= diagnostic check
TSI
= Twin Spark Ignition
UPSIDE-
DOWN
= inverted fork
V
= Volt
W
= Watt
ETV mille
Release 00/2004 - 04