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Petersham is utilized in couture sewing as a form of interfacing as way to stabilize waistbands. [2] Petersham is very similar to grosgrain ribbon in appearance: both have closely spaced horizontal ridges, but Petersham has a flexible picot edge allowing it to be shaped with an iron, whereas grosgrain cannot be shaped this way. [3]
Grosgrain is a plain weave corded [a] fabric, with heavier cords than poplin but lighter than faille, [2] [3] and is known for being a firm, close-woven, fine-corded fabric. [4] Grosgrain has a dull appearance, with little luster in comparison to many fabric weaves, such as satin, often used for ribbons; however, it is comparatively very strong ...
PepsiCo introduced the first two-liter sized soft drink bottle in 1970. [1] Motivated by market research conducted by new marketing vice president John Sculley (who would later be known for heading Apple Inc. from 1983 to 1993), [2] the bottle and the method of its production were designed by a team led by Nathaniel Wyeth of DuPont, who received the patent in 1973. [3]
A trade gallon is a unit of volume for standard plant containers in the horticultural industries. It equals 3 US liquid quarts or 0.75 US gallons (2.8 L; 0.62 imp gal), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] although some sources state that a trade gallon equals 2.7 litres (0.71 US gal).
A carboy, also known as a demijohn or a lady jeanne, is a rigid container with a typical capacity of 4 to 60 litres (1 to 16 US gal). [1] [2] Carboys are primarily used for transporting liquids, often drinking water or chemicals. [3] They are also used for in-home fermentation of beverages, often beer or wine.
two separate water cooling circuits: one of 40 L (8.8 imp gal; 10.6 US gal) capacity utilising three front-mounted radiators, the second of 15 L (3.3 imp gal; 4.0 US gal) for cooling the charged induction air in the two intercoolers
A 200-litre drum (known as a 55-gallon drum in the United States and a 44-gallon drum in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world) is a cylindrical container with a nominal capacity of 200 litres (55 US or 44 imp gal). The exact capacity varies by manufacturer, purpose, or other factors.
The pressure vessel is a seamless cylinder normally made of cold-extruded aluminum or forged steel. [5] Filament wound composite cylinders are used in fire fighting breathing apparatus and oxygen first aid equipment because of their low weight, but are rarely used for diving, due to their high positive buoyancy.