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• USS Escape (ARS-6)
  |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=[[diesel-electric]], twin screws, 2,780 hp
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• Elsen Karstad's Charcoal Making Wood Gas Cooking Stove
  ...9 to 11.00 dependant on labour charges at 30% of total, and assuming that electric welding is necessary, though it might not be with skilled metalworking usin Turndown (min-max power) is good and quick- maybe 4 out of 5 when compared with gas cooking.
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• Arc Welding
  '''Arc welding''' uses a [[welding power supply]] to create an electric arc between an electrode and the base material to melt the metals at the we ...905 Russian scientist Vladimir Mitkevich proposed the usage of three-phase electric arc for welding. In 1919, [[alternating current]] welding was invented by C
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• Wood gas generator
  ...ng steam engines as prime movers in many works requiring stationary motive power.In 1873, Thaddeus S. C. Lowe developed and patented the water gas process b ...nbsp;[[Megawatt|MW]] electric power and 4.5 MW heat. At the wood gas power plant are also two containers for experiments with wood gas. In one contain
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• The Colony (TV series)
  |Title = Power Struggle ...ent]] using an [[Inverter (electrical)|inverter]]. It provides just enough power to last just a week, so a generator will need to be built to recharge the b
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• USS Asheville (PGM-84)
  |Ship power= ...propulsion system; twin Cummins Diesels for endurance, and a GE [[General Electric J79|LM1500]] gas turbine for high-speed dash.
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• USS Tacoma (PGM-92)
  |Ship power= ...General Electric LM-1500 [[Gas Turbine]]. Pneumatic actuators allowed the power source to be switched between the two sources. Top speed on the gas turbin
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• USS Chehalis (PGM-94)
  |Ship power= ...neral Electric]] LM-1500 [[gas turbine]]. Pneumatic actuators allowed the power source to be switched between the two sources.
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• 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun
  ...nt of the [[Iowa class battleship|''Iowa''-class battleships]]. Due to its power it is regarded by many as one of the most effective [[naval artillery|battl ...rojectiles were 25 percent lighter than but had nearly as much penetration power as the [[18.1"/45|460 mm (18.1 in)]] guns of the Japanese [[Yamato class ba
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• 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  ...ee deck levels below the weather deck; deep magazine, gun control room and power room, gunbay and the gunhouse. ...Section assembly and replacing the hydraulic loading mechanism with an all electric system. This particular gun has been nicknamed the "[[Kryten]] Gun" by memb
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  ;Power Rammed : An electric-hydraulic rammer is bolted to the top of the slide. This {{convert|5|to|7.5 ...the powder case, and then pulls down on the rammer lever. This causes the power rammer to ram the projectile and powder case into the chamber. As the powd
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• Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1929
  ...and could elevate to a maximum of 30° and depress 10°. The underpowered electric motors gave a maximum training speed of 10° per second and a maximum eleva ...hand-rammed. Theoretically the guns could be loaded at any angle, but the power rammer was so weak that it could not ram shells at angles above 10°. This
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• Chain gun
  ...type of [[machine gun]] or [[autocannon]] that uses an external source of power, rather than diverting energy from the cartridge, to cycle the weapon, and ...firing of a cartridge to power the cycle of action, a chain gun uses an [[electric motor]] to drive the chain that moves in a rectangular circuit via four [[s
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• GAU-8 Avenger
  |manufacturer= [[General Electric]] |action= Electric-Motor, Hydraulic-Driven
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• Gatling gun
  ...electric motor]]s and [[hydraulic machinery|hydraulic]]s supplied external power to operate the Gatling gun, like the [[GAU-8 Avenger]] and M134 [[Minigun]] ...ctric motor]]s are used to rotate the barrel, although systems that derive power from their ammunition do exist such as the [[GShG-7.62 machine gun]] and [[
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• Goalkeeper CIWS
  ...in 1975 with [[Signaal]] (now [[Thales Nederland]]) working with [[General Electric]], who supplied the [[GAU-8 Avenger|GAU-8]] gun. A prototype, the EX-83 was ...[M61 Vulcan]] used in the [[Phalanx CIWS]] so that it has greater stopping power despite the similar muzzle velocity and range.
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• Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23
  ...te of fire are considerable, they create less of a drain on the aircraft's power systems, and they accelerate to their maximum rate of fire much more quickl
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• M230 Chain Gun
  ...It is an electrically operated [[chain gun]], a weapon that uses external power instead of recoil to load its rounds. ...30 is mounted in the lower section of the chain gun turret. It uses a 2 kW electric motor to load 30 mm linkless ammunition at a rate of 625 [[±]] 25 shots pe
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• M242 Bushmaster
  ...ssentially a power-driven gun firing similar ammunition as the HS.820, the power driven mechanism would ensure operation even in the case of a misfire. .... Instead, it uses a 1.0 [[Horsepower|hp]] (750 W) [[Direct current|DC]] [[Electric motor|motor]], positioned in the [[receiver (firearms)|receiver]] to drive
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  ...he .50 BMG cartridge, which offers long range accuracy and good [[stopping power]]. ...m; this increases to 1,200 rpm or more for AN/M3 aircraft guns fitted with electric or mechanical feed boost mechanisms.<ref>Dunlap, Roy F., ''Ordnance Went Up
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• M61 Vulcan
  |manufacturer= [[General Electric]] ...g aircraft]] for fifty years. The M61 was originally produced by [[General Electric]], and after several mergers and acquisitions is currently produced by [[Ge
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• Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
  ...ight with a laser range finder and digital fire control system. Integrated power supply and diagnostics. 280 rounds on the gun and an automatic re-loading s ...[Japan Steel Works]] for the 35mm gun and [[Mitsubishi Electric|Mitsubishi Electric Corporation]] for the rest of the system<ref>{{jp icon}} [http://rightwing.
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• QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
  Lieutenant Burne reported that the original electric firing system, while working well under ideal conditions, required support ...in the cartridge could be replaced by an adaptor which allowed the use of electric or percussion [[List of British ordnance terms#Vent-Sealing Tube|tube]] to
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  }}</ref> During World War II, servomechanisms (called "power drives" in the U.S. Navy) were developed that allowed the guns to automatic ...ain armament, but many RN battleships and cruisers were fitted with Remote Power Control (RPC) via servomotors for secondary and primary armament, by the en
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• Alternator
  ...ven by automotive and other internal combustion engines. Alternators in [[power station]]s driven by [[steam turbine]]s are called turbo-alternators. ...om the discovery of the [[Electromagnetic induction|magnetic induction of electric current]]. The early machines were developed by pioneers such as [[Michael
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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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• Mercury (element)
  ...oogle.com/?id=a4hPCX2XWDIC&pg=PA33|page=33|title=Domestic Architecture and Power|author=Jamieson, R W|publisher=Springer|year=2000|isbn=0306461765}}</ref> ...st aggregate source (40% of U.S. mercury emissions in 1999). This includes power plants fueled with gas where the mercury has not been removed. Emissions fr
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• Sears Source List Sears Roebuck & Company
  103 Sarlo Power Mower Inc.<br/> 113 Emerson Electric Co. http://www.emersonelectric.com/<br/>
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• Ceramic materials
  ...terials which also display the [[ferroelectric effect]], in which a stable electric dipole can be oriented or reversed by applying an electrostatic field. Pyr In the 1960s, scientists at General Electric (GE) discovered that under the right manufacturing conditions, some ceramic
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• Electroactive polymers
  ...polymer]]s that exhibits a change in size or shape when stimulated by an [[electric field]]. The most common applications of this type of material are in [[act ...’s experiment by formulating a theory on strain response to an applied [[electric field]] in 1899<ref name=ElectrochemistryEncyclopedia></ref>. It wasn’t u
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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]]. * Indoor electric powered profile electric models
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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 ...uch as those based on [[electricity]] (for example, [[electric vehicle|all-electric]] or [[hybrid vehicle]]s), [[air vehicle|compressed air]], or [[fuel cell]]
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• Metal
  ...ng an electric current over a distance with little energy lost. Electrical power grids rely on metal cables to distribute electricity. Home electrical syste ...anium]] and [[plutonium]] are used in [[Nuclear reactor technology|nuclear power plants]] to produce energy via [[nuclear fission]]. Mercury is a liquid at
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• Radioactive scrap metal
  In the case of a caesium source being melted in an [[electric arc furnace]] used for steel scrap, it is more likely that the caesium will ...fates of different elements present in ferrous scrap which is melted in an electric arc furnace. The average of the two extremes is shown and the error bars in
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• Refractory metals
  ...tallurgy]] is used. Powders of the pure metal are compacted, heated using electric current, and further fabricated by cold working with annealing steps. Refr ...gth and corrosion resistance. Thorium as an alloying compound is used when electric arcs have to be established. The ignition is easier and the arc burns more
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• Heatsetting
  [[Image:Power-Heat-Set-2Fadenspannun-e.jpg‎|thumb|diagram by Müller]] [[Image:Power-Heat-Set-Wolle-Brücke-e.jpg|frame|left|Physical and chemical forces betwee
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• Polyphenyl ether
  ...surface physics studies. Vacuum pumps are also used in the production of electric lamps, vacuum tubes, and cathode ray tubes (CRTs), semiconductor processing ...e also used as base fluids for radiation-resistant greases used in nuclear power plant mechanisms. PPEs and their derivatives have also found use as vapor
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• Kerosene
  Kerosene is widely used to power [[jet engine|jet-engined]] aircraft ([[jet fuel]]) and some [[rocket]]s, bu These were superseded by the electric light bulb and [[flashlight]]s powered by [[dry cell]] batteries, which are
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• Orangeburg pipe
  ...eburg, New York. Bradley's neighboring [[Union Electric Company]] electric power plants used exhaust steam from their steam generators to dry the fiber cond
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• Steel
  ...eny Ludlum steel furnace.jpg|thumb|right|White-hot steel pouring out of an electric arc furnace]] ...supply of cheap electricity.<ref>J.A.T. Jones, B. Bowman, P.A. Lefrank, ''Electric Furnace Steelmaking'', in ''The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel'', 52
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• Drywall
  [[Image:Screwgun.jpg|right|thumb|Electric screw gun used to drive drywall screws]] ...terstate Rule]</ref> The Clean Air Interstate Rule also requested that the power plants install new scrubbers (industrial pollution control devices) to remo
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• Natural building
  ..."grid-tied" systems feeding into the public electric network), low-voltage electric and avoidance of electro-magnetic and other possibly harmful forms of radia
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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 Portland cement (by up
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• Lockout-Tagout
  ...rce with the [[hasp]], and placing it in such a position that no hazardous power sources can be turned on. The procedure requires that a '''tag''' be affixe ...equipment can be isolated and there is less chance of someone turning the power back on if they can see the work going on. These safety disconnects usually
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  | Injury from [[electric shock]] or [[bur]]n leading to [[unconsciousness]] or requiring [[resuscita Overhead electric lines - Unintentional incident in which plant or equipment either:
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• Dead man's switch
  ...ain to a stop if necessary. For many decades this practice continued on [[electric]] and [[Diesel locomotive|diesel]] [[locomotive]]s, even though a single pe ...fications of the ''controller handle'', the device that regulates traction power. The main requirement is that the train's emergency brakes are applied if
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• Factories Act 1961
  ..., as of 2008 the minister at the [[Department for Work and Pensions]], the power to order medical supervision though these powers have been largely supersed ...-Aid) Regulations 1981, SI 1981/917, reg.7/ Sch.1</ref> as has section 62, power of minister to make regulations.<ref name="repealreg"/>
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• Laser safety
  ...nd IEC 60825 internationally, define "classes" of laser depending on their power and wavelength. These regulations also prescribe required safety measures, ...effects. Even moderately powered lasers can cause injury to the eye. High power lasers can also burn the skin. Some lasers are so powerful that even the [[
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• Test and tagging
  ...the use of electrical equipment in an attempt to prevent hazards such as [[electric shock]] and damage to property and/or livestock. ...ion and testing of low voltage [[single phase]] and [[Three-phase electric power|poly-phase]] (e.g. nominal 240V and 415V) electrical equipment, connected t
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• Occupational safety and health
  **[[Electric shock|Electricity]] * [[NIOSH Power Tools Database]]
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