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• USS Bering Strait (AVP-34)
  |Ship power=6,000 [[horsepower]] (4.48 [[megawatt]]s) ...s and stood by for a landing, illuminating the sea and then indicating the wind direction with searchlights. The B-29, named ''Deacon{{'}}s Delight'', acco
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• Elsen Karstad's Charcoal Making Wood Gas Cooking Stove
  ...tion is necessary in order to avoid some very impressive amounts of smoke. Wind resistance is good. Turndown (min-max power) is good and quick- maybe 4 out of 5 when compared with gas cooking.
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  Corrections can be made for surface wind velocity, firing ship roll and pitch, powder magazine temperature, drift of ...tic factors like high altitude temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind direction and velocity required final adjustment through observation of fal
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• Type 91 torpedo
  ...of 20 m (66 ft) in a shallow water military port, but also in a power-glide torpedo-bombing run, at the [[Nakajima B5N|Nakajima B5N2]]'s maximum Type 91 aerial torpedo is to be launched by aircraft power gliding from high in the sky. The aerial torpedo, released at altitude 100m
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• Hydroelectric
  ...[[List of the largest hydroelectric power stations|largest hydro-electric power station]] in the world]] ...lectricity generated by [[hydropower]], i.e., the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It
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• Polypropylene
  ...lene are used as a [[dielectric]] within certain high-performance [[Pulsed power|pulse]] and low-loss [[Radio frequency|RF]] [[capacitors]]. * Wind-driven Slope Soarers
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• Petroleum
  ...her flared off, sold as liquified petroleum gas under pressure, or used to power the refinery's own burners. During the winter, Butane (C₄H<sub>1 {{Main|Alternative energy|Nuclear power|Renewable energy}}
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• Depleted uranium
  ...]] and [[Soviet Union|USSR]] began their [[nuclear weapon]]s and [[nuclear power]] programs. It was at this time that depleted uranium was first stored as a ...Also, it is possible to design [[Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor|civilian power reactors with unenriched fuel]], but only about 10 percent of reactors ever
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• R-value (insulation)
  ...andard is at a temperature gradient of 24 °C, at 50% [[humidity]] with no wind<ref> [P2000 Insulation System [http://www.p2000insulation.com], [http://www ...he source of heat gain. As radiative heat transfer is related to the cube power of the absolute temperature, such transfer is then at its most significant
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• Polystyrene
  ...floats on water, and is abundant in the outdoor environment. Weathering by wind, sun, rain, and wave action degrade polystyrene to known and suspected carc ...nd heat. Because of the amount of heat released, it is sometimes used as a power source for [[steam]] or [[electricity generation]].<ref>{{Cite news|title =
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• Dust
  ...ere|atmosphere]] arise from various sources such as soil dust lifted up by wind, [[volcanic eruptions]], and pollution. Dust in homes, offices, and other h ...the microwave band, which may distort the [[cosmic microwave background]] power spectrum. Dust in this regime has a complicated emission spectrum, and inc
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• Textile
  ...5|issue=7180}} cited in {{cite web|title=u Editor's summary: Nanomaterial: power dresser|url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v451/n7180/edsumm/e080214-
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• Cold formed steel
  ...vertical direction due to live load, or in the horizontal direction due to wind or seismic loads, or both vertical and horizontal directions. One applicat ...tructural Members, Chapter E. Other fastening methods, such as clinching, power actuated fasteners (PAF), mechanical anchors, adhesive anchors and structur
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• Steel
  ...= 10.1038/news061113-11 |journal = News nature |ref = harv}}</ref> Natural wind was used where the soil containing iron was heated up with the use of wood. ...annual energy consumption of the industry by about 75%, which is enough to power eighteen million homes for one year.<ref>{{cite web|title = Facts About Ste
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• Wrought iron
  ...although [[waterpower]] had begun to be employed by 1104.<ref>A. Lucas, ''Wind, Water, Work: Ancient and Medieval Milling Technology'' (Brill, Leiden NL a ...to hammers for forging the blooms. However, while it is certain that water-power was used, the details of this remain uncertain.<ref>R. F. Tylecote, ''A His
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• Natural building
  ...eneration by [[renewable energy]] in the form of [[photovoltaics]] (PV), [[wind generators]], or [[micro-hydro]] (either with fully independent systems ref
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• Concrete
  ...e most conspicuous of these is [[fly ash]], a by-product of [[coal]]-fired power plants. This significantly reduces the amount of quarrying and landfill spa * [[Fly ash]]: A by product of coal fired [[power station|electric generating plants]], it is used to partially replace Portl
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• Air safety
  ...[[engine]] on one side for example is obviously serious. Losing all engine power is even more serious, as illustrated by the 1970 [[Dominicana DC-9 air disa * [[Wind shear]]
  53 KB (7,764 words) - 21:33, 20 September 2010
• Beryllium
  ...is inversely proportional to Solar activity, because the increased [[solar wind]] during periods of high solar magnetic activity in turn decreases the flux ...e tube]]s, etc., that are used for generating high levels of [[microwave]] power in the [[transmitter]]s .<!-- removed fact/date cites; ALL these uses of be
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• Wildfire
  ...ower_line_wildfires |title=News 8 Investigation: SDG&E Could Be Liable For Power Line Wildfires|accessdate=2009-07-20|date=2007-11-05|publisher=UCAN News}}< ...uring the day due to lower humidity, increased temperatures, and increased wind speeds.<ref>de Souza Costa and Sandberg, 228</ref> Sunlight warms the groun
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