Dictionary of Automotive Terms Abbreviations

DICTIONARY OF AUTOMOTIVE TERMS - "Ic"

IC

Also See
Hall IC

ICC: Acronym for Interstate Commerce Commission. The U.S. federal body formerly charged with enforcing Acts of Congress affecting interstate commerce. The ICC was decommissioned in 1993.

ICC Bumper: A bumper typically made out of 3" to 4" steel channel stock, usually about 75% of the width of the trailer, suspended half the distance from the trailer floor to the pavement with a strong enough bracing to meet federal regulations governing underride guards.

ICE

Ice cream cabinet: Commercial refrigerator which operates at approximately -18°C; used for storage of ice cream.

Ice melting equivalent: (IME-ice melting effect) Amount of heat absorbed by melting ice at 0°C is 144 Btu per pound of ice or 288,000 Btu per ton.

Ice scraper: A small plastic hand-held implement for scraping frost and ice away from windshields and windows. A CD disc does the job even better because it always keeps its edge. Some ice scrapers are located at the end of a brush stick.

Icing: A condition where ice forms at the edge of the Carburetor Throttle plate/butterfly. It restricts the flow of the Fuel-air mixture when the Throttle butterfly is at or near the Idle position. It causes the engine to stall. Ice forms because of rapid Vaporization of the fuel which lowers the temperature of the mixture and causes the moisture in the air to freeze. It can occur when the temperature is between -2 to 13°C and the relative humidity is above 64%. It usually occurs after the engine is started and before it has reached operating temperature.

Also See
Carburetor icing

Icing switch: A device that cuts off the compressor when the evaporator temperature drops below a predetermined level

ICM: Acronym for Ignition Control Module-- Whether DIS, EDIS, or TFI - module which controls ignition spark

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