pipe rupture
1rupture — rup|ture1 [ˈrʌptʃə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin ruptura, from rumpere to break ] 1.) [U and C] an occasion when something suddenly breaks apart or bursts rupture of ▪ the rupture of a blood vessel 2.) a situation in… …
2Orangeburg pipe — (also known as fiber conduit ) is bitumenized fiber pipe made from layers of wood pulp and pitch pressed together. It was used from the 1860s through the 1970s, when it was replaced by PVC pipe for water delivery and ABS pipe for drain waste vent …
3Mihama Nuclear Power Plant — Mihama Nuclear Power Plant …
4pipeline — /puyp luyn /, n., v., pipelined, pipelining. n. 1. a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., esp. over great distances. 2. a route …
5Consolidated Edison — Company S P 500 Component Type Public utility Industry Energy industry …
6Boiling water reactor — A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of nuclear reactor developed by the General Electric in the mid 1950s.Fact|date=April 2008 The BWR is characterized by two phase fluid flow (water and steam) in the upper part of the reactor core. See… …
7Mechanical snubber — A mechanical snubber is a mechanical device designed to protect components from excess shock or sway caused by seismic disturbances or other transient forces.[1] During normal operating conditions, the snubber allows for movement in tension and… …
8Advanced Boiling Water Reactor — The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) is a Generation III reactor boiling water reactor. The ABWR was designed by General Electric. The standard ABWR plant design has a net output of about 1350 MWe, however General Electric Hitachi (GEH)has… …
9San Juanico Disaster — The San Juanico Disaster was an industrial disaster caused by a massive series of explosions at a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tank farm in San Juanico, Mexico (outside of Mexico City, Mexico) on November 19, 1984. The explosions consumed 11,000 cu …
10Kernkraftwerk Columbia — f1 Kernkraftwerk Columbia Kernkraftwerk Columbia …
