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2. Whipped-cream charger - Wikipedia

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   A box of chargers, showing their foil sealed ends that release the gas after being punctured. The cylinders are about 6.3 centimetres (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long by 1.8 cm (3 ⁄ 4 in) wide, with a volume of 10 cubic centimetres (0.6 cu in) and capacity for most brands of 8 grams (1 ⁄ 4 oz) of pressurized N 2 O.

3. Pythagorean cup - Wikipedia

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   The chamber is connected by a second pipe to the bottom of the central column, where a hole in the column exposes the pipe to (the contents of) the bowl of the cup. [1] When the cup is filled, liquid rises through the second pipe up to the chamber at the top of the central column, following Pascal's principle of communicating vessels. As long ...

4. Jiggle syphon - Wikipedia

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   The jiggle pump consists of a chamber, in line with the end of the pipe that sits in the liquid to be moved. The chamber is somewhat wider than the pipe, and narrows to approximately the pipe diameter at both ends. One end attaches to the pipe, the other end is open to the liquid.

5. Siphon - Wikipedia

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   A siphon cup is the (hanging) reservoir of paint attached to a spray gun, it is not a siphon as a vacuum pump extracts the paint. [62] This name is to distinguish it from gravity-fed reservoirs. An archaic use of the term is a cup of oil in which the oil is transported out of the cup via a cotton wick or tube to a surface to be lubricated, this ...

6. Thermosiphon - Wikipedia

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   A thermosiphon (or thermosyphon) is a device that employs a method of passive heat exchange based on natural convection, which circulates a fluid without the necessity of a mechanical pump. Thermosiphoning is used for circulation of liquids and volatile gases in heating and cooling applications such as heat pumps, water heaters, boilers and ...

7. Trap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   In plumbing, a trap is a U-shaped portion of pipe designed to trap liquid or gas to prevent unwanted flow; most notably sewer gases from entering buildings while allowing waste materials to pass through. In oil refineries, traps are used to prevent hydrocarbons and other dangerous gases and chemical fumes from escaping through drains.