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Maintaining water quality is high on the agenda of all boiler operators. What makes it so important? Why is it all the more important in a …
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The need for large battery systems for renewable energy is becoming more evident lately. Vanadium redox batteries are considered to be good candidates …
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In the early years of naval aviation the question of aircraft carrier armor occupied the intellectual effort of numerous naval engineers. Two main …
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The burning of coal results in the emission of polluting gases, mostly carbon dioxide. Clean coal technologies promise the reduction of this dangerous …
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Three-phase motors rarely break down compared to other types of motors. In fact, they often run for several years without any trouble at all. This …
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The Occidental Piper Alpha was built at McDermott’s Offshore Construction Yard, starting production as an oil production platform in the North Sea in …
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Continue ReadingKursk, Member of the Oscar Class - Project 949
The series of cruise missile submarines known to the west as the “Oscar Class” were designed and built in the Soviet era for the explicit …
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