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  2. Thompson Pump and Manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    The company was the first pump manufacturer to adapt a rotary pump to the dewatering industry. [2] It manufactures all of its pumps in-house and manages sales, rentals and service through domestic and international field offices, as well as a network of third party distributors. George Jr. died in 1979 at age 25, and George Sr. retired in 1999.

  3. Pumpjack - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the size of the pump, it generally produces 5 to 40 litres (1 to 9 imp gal; 1.5 to 10.5 US gal) of liquid at each stroke. Often this is an emulsion of crude oil and water. Pump size is also determined by the depth and weight of the oil to remove, with deeper extraction requiring more power to move the increased weight of the ...

  4. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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    The bird made a hole in the plane's radiator, forcing a gear-up landing near Brussels. [ 1 ] A Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning , 42-13400, c/n 222-7834, [ 2 ] crash-landed on Attu Island in the Aleutians , 2,000 miles (3,200 km) west of Anchorage, Alaska , on a training mission; the pilot, 2nd Lt. Robert Nesmith, was uninjured.

  5. Roper Technologies - Wikipedia

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    George D. Roper became the sole owner of the Van Wie Gas Stove company after the company's debts were paid off on September 1, 1894.10 days later, a fire destroyed the facility. The factory was rebuilt and renamed as the Eclipse Gas Stove Company, and later expanded to include the Trahern Pump Company, found in 1857 and acquired in 1906.

  6. Gear pump - Wikipedia

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    An exploded view of an external gear pump Fluid flow in an external gear pump Fluid flows from left to right in this internal gear pump. Oil pump from a scooter engine. A gear pump uses the meshing of gears to pump fluid by displacement. [1] They are one of the most common types of pumps for hydraulic fluid power applications. The gear pump was ...

  7. Naval Air Station Richmond - Wikipedia

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    The Naval Lighter Than Air Station Richmond was a South Florida military installation about 18 miles (29 km) south of Miami and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of US 1. It was an active air base during World War II. Since 1948, the University of Miami has used it as a research facility and storage area.

  8. Hand pump - Wikipedia

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    As the rotor is turned, the voids in the stator are screwed upwards along the axis of rotation. Progressive cavity pumps can have complicated gearing mechanisms and are difficult for local pump technicians to maintain and repair. A rope and washer pump is a type of progressive cavity hand pump.

  9. Rheem Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, Rheem and Ruud were the first to sell a Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heater, which was more than twice as efficient as similar electric water heaters. [25] Also in the same year, Rheem and Ruud central air conditioners were reported to have the fewest percentage of units requiring repair among all major HVAC brands according to Consumer Reports.