Runaway
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Runaway, Runaways or Run Away may refer to:
==Engineering== Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic process while temperature increases with the heat released and giving rise to an explosion Chain reaction, chemical, or nuclear, reaction giving rise to an exponential propagation with catastrophic consequences Diesel engine runaway, the impossibility to turn off a diesel engine fueled by an excess of its own lubricating oil
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