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    LNG CARRIER

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    LNG CARRIERS History The first LNG carrier Methane Pioneer (dwt 5034 tons) left the Calcasieu River on the Louisiana Gulf coast on 25 January 1959. Carrying the world’s first ocean cargo of LNG‚ it sailed to the UK where the cargo was delivered. Subsequent expansion of that trade has brought on a large expansion of the fleet to today where giant LNG ships carrying up to 266‚000 m3 are sailing worldwide. At the end of 2005‚ a total of 203 vessels have been built‚ of which 193 are still in service

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    Archimedes Accomplishments

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    invented war machines that were effective and required significantly lesser amount of work. Next‚ his weapons were incredibly advanced‚ even for today’s standards. Finally‚ Archimedes became the first person ever to take advantage of steam technology by building the steam cannon. Directly or indirectly‚ many wars and battles would have resulted differently if not for his inventions. First‚ Archimedes invented war machines that made fighting war easier and more effective. One of his inventions included

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    Scotch

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    flywheel This setup is most commonly used in control valve actuators in high pressure oil and gas pipelines. Although not a common metalworking machine nowadays‚ crude shapers can use a Scotch yoke. Almost all those use a Whitworth linkage‚ which gives a slow speed forward cutting stroke and a faster return. It has been used in various internal combustion engines‚ such as the Bourke engine‚ SyTech engine‚[1] and many hot air engines and steam engines. Internal combustion engine uses Under ideal engineering

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    end of the spectrum is the theory of catharsis‚ first introduced by the prodigious Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ which puts forth the idea that observing these images allow one to release pent up stress or aggression‚ mimicking the effect of a safety valve‚ rather than causing violence to occur. Violence in media does not lead to desensitization because it instead acts as a catharsis‚ preventing violence by instilling brutal and horrifying images in the mind of the viewer and allowing a release of pent

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    Coal Handling

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    GENERAL WORKING AND DESCRIPTION OF COAL HANDLING PLANT In thermal power station‚ Coal is a principal fuel and hence a careful thought is given to the design and layout of the coal handling plant. As the consumption of coal is very large‚ the design and layout of a coal handling plant should be simple but robust with a view to reduce the maintenance and running cost to the lowest possible figure consistent to reliability. Mode of Coal Transportation : Coal is brought to the power station by three

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    Quasi Turbine

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    1.INTRODUCTION Quasi turbine is a zero vibration continuous combustion rotary engine having four faces articulated rotor with a free and accessible centre rotating without vibration nor dead time and producing a strong torque at low rpm under a variety of modes and fuels. The quasi turbine is also an optimization theory for extremely compact efficient engine concept. It is a new engine concept from Canada which offers a design similar to that

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    The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new ways to manufacture goods in the 18th century. In Britain there were several factors that lead to its being the leader in industrialization. The first major reason Britain was the leader of industrialization is they are politically and economically stable. The middle class‚ the Bourgeoisie‚ learned how to handle money‚ trade and manage a business properly. This would guide the way to financial stability. The reason for political stability is there

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    Plastic Material

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    |Just about everyone knows that plastic valves‚ pipes‚ tanks‚ and fittings are molded‚ but there ís a bit more to it than that. Knowing something | |about the processes that are used to produce these products will help to make you more knowledgeable in selecting and using them in various | |applications. | | 

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    Marine Engineering

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    Tin 30%‚ Lead 20%‚ Melting point: 220΄F (104.4΄C). Fitted at the reservoir’s bottom or on reservoir at ship side‚ when relief valve (safety valve) is not directly fitted on the reservoir. Atmospheric relief valve; provided for back-up of fusible plug. In case of ER fire when CO₂ flooding is required‚ this valve is opened before evacuating ER. Spring loaded safety valve; Setting pressure: 32 bar (for 30 bar working pressure)‚ with ≯ 10% rise in accumulation of pressure. May be fitted directly or

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    UltraPure SMEF Multiple-Effect Distiller. This system has a maximum capacity of 4‚000 gallons/day and can maintain a water conductivity level of ≤ 5 µS/cm. The design consists of 40 feet of piping‚ 6 elbows‚ 2 T ’s‚ 6 two-way plug valves‚ and 5 three-way plug valves‚ 2 storage tanks‚ and 2 mixing vessels. This equipment is all made from passivated 316L SS to increase corrosion resistivity. This system also has a double-tube-shell‚ shell and tube heat exchanger with a length of 0.5 meters and an

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