flexible heat insulation
121Tinsel wire — is a form of electrical wire used when maximum mechanical flexibility is desired. It is commonly found in cords used for telephones, especially the handset cords. Because of its extreme flexibility, it is very resistant to failing as a result of… …
122Grand Rapids Art Museum — The Grand Rapids Art Museum is the world s first and only art museum whose entire facility is LEED certified. Located in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, the new building is the city s first museum space created specifically for… …
123rubber — rubber1 rubberless, adj. rubberlike, adj. /rub euhr/, n. 1. Also called India rubber, natural rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc. a highly elastic solid substance, light cream or dark amber in color, polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the… …
124asbestos — The commercial product, after mining and processing, obtained from a family of fibrous hydrated silicates divided mineralogically into amphiboles (amosite, anthrophyllite, and crocidolite) and serpentines (chrysotile); it is virtually insoluble… …
125Hydration system — In recreation and other sustained outdoor activities, a hydration system is an apparatus intended to promote its user s drinking enough liquid to support the physical effort involved in the activity. Such systems for consumers were first sold to… …
126Die grinder — A pneumatic die grinder with a right angle head. A die grinder is a handheld power tool used to grind, sand, hone, polish, or machine material, typically metal but also plastic or wood. They are usually pneumatically driven, although versions… …
127angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
128Properties and applications of commercially important elastomers, Table — ▪ Table Table 1: Properties and Applications of Commercially Important Elastomers Polymer type glass transition temperature (° C) melting tem perature (° C) heat resistance* oil resistance* flex resistance* typical products… …
