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41Motor oil — For the TV documentary focused on the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, see Oil Change (TV Series). Motor oil sample Motor oil or engine oil is an oil used for lubrication of various internal combustion engines. The main function is… …
42Magnetic flux leakage — (MFL) is a magnetic method of nondestructive testing that is used to detect corrosion and pitting in steel structures, most commonly pipelines and storage tanks. The basic principle is that a powerful magnet is used to magnetize the steel. At… …
43electrochemical reaction — ▪ chemistry Introduction any process either caused or accompanied by the passage of an electric current and involving in most cases the transfer of electrons between two substances one a solid and the other a liquid. Under ordinary… …
44Ceramic matrix composite — Fracture surface of a fiber reinforced ceramic composed of SiC fibers and SiC matrix. The fiber pull out mechanism shown is the key to CMC properties …
45Ductile iron pipe — is a pipe commonly used for potable water distribution.[1] The predominant wall material is ductile iron, a spheroidized graphite cast iron, although an internal cement mortar lining usually serves to inhibit corrosion from the fluid being… …
46Black powder in gas pipelines — Black powder is a solid contamination in finished product pipelines. Black powder collects in gas piping that are mostly mill scale, from new sales gas pipeline, flash rust from hydrotest water, post internal pipeline corrosion, and could be… …
47Coeficiente de seguridad — El coeficiente de seguridad (también conocido como factor de seguridad) es el cociente entre el valor calculado de la capacidad máxima de un sistema y el valor del requerimiento esperado real a que se verá sometido. Por este motivo es un número… …
48Compact tension specimen — Schematic and dimensions of a compact tension specimen. A compact tension specimen is a notched sample and is a standard specimen in accordance with ASTM [1] and ISO [2] standards. The purpose of using a notched …
49Nitinol biocompatibility — Metal implants containing a combination of biocompatible metals or used in conjunction with other biomaterials are often considered the standard for many implant types. When materials are introduced to the body it is important not only that the… …
50Prudhoe Bay oil spill — BP Alaska headquarters in Anchorage The Prudhoe Bay oil spill (2006 Alaskan oil spill) was an oil spill that was discovered on March 2, 2006 at a pipeline owned by BP Exploration, Alaska (BPXA) in western Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Initial estimates… …
