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Polystyrene
A solid, expanded plastic foam material that is soft and lightweight. Commonly referred to by the trademarked name Styrofoam™.

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

Pressure
A measurement of force per unit of area. In a sealed CO2 cartridge, pressurized carbon dioxide gas exerts an equal force in all directions to the inner surfaces of the cartridge.

Production
Phase in the design process when the final version of a product is manufactured. Production follows the design, prototyping, and testing phases.

Prototype
A one-of-a-kind, pre-production version of a product. Used to test for design flaws so they can be corrected before the product is mass produced.