Nubia Clermont Chemistry Feb 27th‚ 2015 1. Detailed explanation of how smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors work. How do smoke detectors work? *Smoke alarms detect the smoke that comes from a fire; once it detects the smoke the smoke will trigger an alarm sound to ring off. The Ionization smoke detector detects smoke by sensing smoke particles. When these smoke particles pass through a chamber‚ it will absorb the alpha particles present from the alpha source. The smoke absorbing the alpha
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portfolio‚ the extent of globalization in global retailing and civil aero engine manufacturing is main discussion statement. The PESTEL‚ CAGE distances and Yip’s driver theories also would be applied to support this discussion. Moreover‚ different firms of these two industries would be used to illustrate above concept. Wal-Mart‚ Carrefour and Tesco will be used to demonstrate global retailing. Then‚ another industry‚ civil aero engine manufacturing‚ Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation will be used to exemplify
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OEC’s main objective 1. addressing credibility and performance issues‚ which is one of the primary concerns of car manufacturers 2. improved OCP engines to be readily applicable to current manufacturing practice 2. Reasons OEC failed to have engine adopted by any major car manufacturer 1. failed to understand the real wants of major car manufacturers 2. failed to formulate strategic market segmentation
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Focus Question: The Triangle Shirt Waist Factory fire highlighted problems in workplace safety‚ building code enforcement‚ and women’s labor. What changes were made to federal and state occupational safety laws as a result of the fire? On March 25‚ 1911 fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the Manhattan Borough of The City of New York. It was a catastrophic‚ public spectacle of tragedy which cost 146 people their lives‚ and became the catalyst needed to set in motion some the most
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the Great Chicago Fire was a disaster of devastation‚ and most likely the worst disaster of the 19th century. The tragedy killed more than 300 people and left more than 100‚000 people without homes. Not only did the conflagration take a human toll‚ but the fire caused 200 million dollars in property damage and decimated more than three square miles of the city of Chicago. Despite speculation on the true cause of the fire‚ Emily Upton describes natural factors that allowed the fire to become a monstrous
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You think we would learn from the first fire that burned down the city of Salisbury‚ right? The city of Salisbury had two fires that brought great devastation to the city of Salisbury. We learned how to handle the fires after most of the entire city was burned down and when we learned how dangerous fire can really be. There was a fire that burned down most of the city in 1860‚ but the real devastation happened 20 years later on Oct 18‚ 1886 when another fire burned a lot of the city. The city of
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How did the Speed of the Steam Engine Change America Introduction The steam engine was the most important discovery for the development of America from a farming country to a country which could produce goods in factories. The Industrial Revolution which started in Europe happened in America in the middle of the nineteenth century. The use of steam engine powered boats‚ ships‚ railways and factories is how the industrial revolution is how America was able become more productive and powerful country
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FC2 FIRE SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION Summary fire risk assessment sheet FORM 3 Student name Location ***************** Student number ********* Date undertaken 22 / 6 / 13 ****************************** Assessment of risk of fire occurring – H/M/L with justification (this may be either by accident‚ by a possible act or omission or by an intentional act) There are a number of standard combustibles around the site all of which are not accessible to the public. There is an ongoing
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Experiment M4 : 2 Stroke‚ 4 Stroke Diesel Engines Abstract Introduction The aim of this experiment was to explore the engines testing methods and to find how the chemical energy in the fuel is converted into power and distributed throughout the system. Six major components of the engine were studied to understand their effect on the engine. Also‚ a multi-cylinder diesel engine is tested for its efficiency. Development of efficiency of the engine has allowed the motor companies to grow very rapidly
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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was the effect of mistakes that happened when trying to respond to a barn fire. The barn fire originated at the O’Leary Farm‚ when Mrs. O’Leary was milking a cow and the cow knocked over a lantern that Mrs. O’Leary placed on the ground for some light. Chicago “The Windy City”‚ had a vast amount of wood‚ coal‚ and other natural gasses‚ shipped in to build and and build fast because of the majority of people that were flocking in. Most buildings even with the most sturdy
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