water riser pipe

  • 1riser pipe —    A pipe through which water is raised in a production well [16] …

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  • 2riser — Feed Feed, n. 1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. A grazing or pasture ground. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An allowance of provender given to a… …

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  • 3riser — noun Date: 15th century 1. one that rises (as from sleep) 2. the upright member between two stair treads 3. a stage platform on which performers are placed for greater visibility 4. a vertical pipe (as for water or gas) or a vertical portion of… …

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  • 4Dry riser — A dry riser inlet box at Park Street Car Park in Cambridge, United Kingdom. A dry riser is a main vertical pipe intended to distribute water to multiple levels of a building or structure as a component of the fire suppression systems. The pipe is …

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  • 5Drilling riser — joints with buoyancy modules A drilling riser is a conduit that provides a temporary extension of a subsea oil well to a surface drilling facility. Drilling risers are categorised into two types: marine drilling risers used with subsea blowout… …

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  • 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… …

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  • 7Feed pipe — Feed Feed, n. 1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. A grazing or pasture ground. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An allowance of provender given to a… …

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  • 8Feed water — Feed Feed, n. 1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. A grazing or pasture ground. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An allowance of provender given to a… …

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  • 9Conductor pipe — The Conductor Pipe[1] is a large diameter pile that is set into the ground to provide the initial stable structural foundation for a borehole or oil well. It can also be referred to as a drive pipe because it is often driven into the ground with… …

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  • 10dry riser — noun A vertical pipe with an outside access through which water can be pumped from the street to the individual floors of a building in the event of a fire • • • Main Entry: ↑dry …

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