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  2. Steam accumulator - Wikipedia

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    Steam can be drawn off as required, either for driving a steam turbine or for process purposes (e.g. in chemical engineering), by opening a steam valve on top of the drum. . The pressure in the drum will fall but the reduced pressure causes more water to boil and the accumulator can go on supplying steam (while gradually reducing pressure and temperature) for some time before it has to be re-char

  3. Imhoff tank - Wikipedia

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    Imhoff tank. a - upper chamber, b-c - outlet for sludge, d - outlet for biogas (would need to be higher), f - lower chamber, g - slot for sludge to pass from the upper to the lower chamber, h - height. The Imhoff tank, named for German engineer Karl Imhoff (1876–1965), is a chamber suitable for the reception and processing of sewage.

  4. Water distribution system - Wikipedia

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    The space within the large column below the water tank can be used for other purposes such as multi-story office space and storage space. A main concern for using water towers in the water distribution system is the aesthetic of the area. [11] [12] Standpipe: A water tank that is a combination of ground storage tank and water tower. It is ...

  5. Multilevel groundwater monitoring systems - Wikipedia

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    The ports are connected using 3/4" NPT stainless couplings and 3/4" NPT steel drive pipe extensions. A Drive-Point Tip threads onto the first extension, or port, to be driven into the ground. The ports have a dual barbed stem that allows the connection of either 3/8" OD or 1/4" OD polyethylene or PTFE-lined tubing to create up to 3 or 6 ...

  6. Groundwater recharge - Wikipedia

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    Direct redistribution of water by human activities amounting to ~24,000 km 3 per year is about double the global groundwater recharge each year. [ 19 ] Climate change causes changes to the water cycle which in turn affect groundwater in several ways: There can be a decline in groundwater storage, and reduction in groundwater recharge and water ...

  7. Piping and instrumentation diagram - Wikipedia

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    Piping and instrumentation diagram of pump with storage tank. Symbols according to EN ISO 10628 and EN 62424. A more complex example of a P&ID. A piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) is defined as follows: A diagram which shows the interconnection of process equipment and the instrumentation used to control the process.

  8. Bandvagn 206 - Wikipedia

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    5 km/h (3.1 mph) (water) US Marines in a Norwegian bv 206 traveling through snow. Bandvagn 206 ( bv 206 ) (meaning "Tracked Vehicle 206" in English) is a tracked articulated , all-terrain carrier initially developed and manufactured by the Swedish company Hägglund & Söner , and subsequently by BAE Systems Hägglunds , for the Swedish Army .

  9. Landing craft tank - Wikipedia

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    It was designed to land three of the heaviest tanks (40t) then envisaged for the British Army in 2 ft 6ins of water on a 1:35 gradient beach. The load capacity was three 40-ton tanks, six 25-ton tanks or six 16-ton tanks. The forward draught was 3 feet forward and 5 feet 9 inches aft.