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  • 1Air Retarder/Barrier —   A material or structural element that inhibits air flow into and out of a building s envelope or shell. This is a continuous sheet composed of polyethylene, polypropylene, or extruded polystyrene. The sheet is wrapped around the outside of a… …

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  • 2Sound barrier — In aerodynamics, the sound barrier usually refers to the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed. The term came into use during World War II when a number of aircraft started to encounter the effects of compressibility …

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  • 3Solar air conditioning — refers to any air conditioning (cooling) system that uses solar power. This can be done through passive solar, photovoltaic conversion (sun to electricity), or solar thermal energy conversion. The U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of… …

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  • 4Pneumatic barrier — A pneumatic barrier is a method of containing oil spills. Air bubbling through a perforated pipe causes an upward water flow that slows the spread of oil. It can also be used to stop fish from entering polluted water. A pneumatic barrier is an… …

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  • 5Mexico–United States barrier — Fence barrier on the international bridge near McAllen, TX …

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  • 6Israeli West Bank barrier — The Israeli West Bank barrier is a barrier being constructed by Israel consisting of a network of fences with vehicle barrier trenches surrounded by an on average 60 meters wide exclusion area (90%) and up to 8 meters high concrete walls… …

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  • 7United States–Mexico barrier — The United States ndash;Mexico barrier, also known as the Texas border wall or Texas border fence is actually several separation barriers designed to prevent illegal movement across the U.S. Mexico border. The barriers were built as part of two… …

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  • 8Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base — Infobox Airport name = Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base nativename = image width = 250 IATA = ICAO = VTUN type = Military operator = Royal Thai Air Force location = Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand elevation f = 729 elevation m = 222 coordinates =… …

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  • 91968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash — A B 52G, similar to the one that crashed at Thule Air Base Accident summary Date …

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  • 10воздушный клапан — Устройство, обеспечивающее регулирование расхода воздуха. [ГОСТ 22270 76] EN damper device used to vary the volume of air passing through an outlet, inlet, or duct; or generally through a confined cross section by varying the cross sectional area …

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