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91Drum brake — A drum brake with the drum removed as used on the rear wheel of a car or truck. Note that in this installation, a cable operated parking brake uses the service shoes …
92Daylighting — For the restoration of culverted streams to above ground channels, see Daylighting (streams). For a similar operation with transportation tunnels, see Daylighting (tunnels). A skylight providing internal illumination Daylighting is the practice… …
93Centrifugal compressor — Centrifugal compressors, sometimes termed radial compressors, are a sub class of dynamic axisymmetric work absorbing turbomachinery.[1] Centrifugal impeller with a highly polished surface likely to improve performance …
94Chemical engineering — Process engineers design, construct and operate plants Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science (e.g., chemistry and physics), and life sciences (e.g., biology, microbiology and… …
95Hydronics — is the name for the use of water as the heat transfer medium in heating and cooling systems. Some of the oldest and most common examples are steam and hot water radiators. In large scale commercial buildings such as high rise and campus… …
96Thermal power station — Republika Power Plant, a thermal power station in Pernik, Bulgaria …
97Seasonal thermal store — A seasonal thermal store (also known as a seasonal heat store or inter seasonal thermal store) is a store designed to retain heat deposited during the hot summer months for use during colder winter weather. The heat is typically captured using… …
98Multi-layer insulation — Closeup of Multi layer insulation from a satellite. The metal coated plastic layers and the scrim separator are visible. Multi layer insulation, or MLI, is thermal insulation composed of multiple layers of thin sheets often used on spacecraft. It …
99Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant — (APCP) is a modern solid rocket propellant used in both manned and unmanned rocket vehicles. It differs from many traditional solid rocket propellants such as black powder or Zinc Sulfur, not only in chemical composition and overall performance,… …
100Shale oil extraction — Shell s experimental in situ shale oil facility, Piceance Basin, Colorado, United States Process type Chemical Industrial sector(s) Chemical industry, oil indus …
