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2. Drilling riser - Wikipedia

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   Drilling riser joints with buoyancy modules. A drilling riser is a conduit that provides a temporary extension of a subsea oil well to a surface drilling facility. Drilling risers are categorised into two types: marine drilling risers used with subsea blowout preventer (BOP) and generally used by floating drilling vessels; and tie-back drilling risers used with a surface BOP and generally ...

3. Middle Harbour Syphon - Wikipedia

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   Groups of concrete piles were driven into the sand of the harbour bed to support these pipes. The valve chambers contain apparatus for handling the sewage flow via either or both of the pipelines. For many years these "legs" were used alternatively, but in recent years the flow has increased so as to require the continuous use of both pipes. [1]

4. Adjustable bed - Wikipedia

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   The four main options available in the homecare industry are: Standard – Standard profiling beds can be lowered to around 40cm and raised to around 80cm and have a maximum user weight capacity of at least 28 stone (180kg). Low – Similar to the standard profiling bed, however the low bed has a minimum platform height of 21cm.

5. Bed base - Wikipedia

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   These beds have wooden frames, glued and lashed together. [4] In some cases the woven bed support survives. Some Ancient Egyptian beds were made with reeds or plaited string. [3] Tutankhamen's tomb contained beds (one of gilded ebony). Studies of ancient hieroglyphs suggest that the platform beds were revered in Egyptian culture. While common ...

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7. Tension-leg platform - Wikipedia

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   A tension-leg platform (gray) under tow with seabed anchors (light gray) held up by cables (red) on left-hand side; platform with seabed anchors lowered and cables lightly tensioned on right-hand side Tension leg platform (gray) free floating on left-hand side; structure is pulled by the tensioned cables (red) down towards the seabed anchors (light-gray) on right-hand side (very simplified ...