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A 2-litre (3.5 imp pt) container of white spirit. White spirit (AU, UK and Ireland) [note 1] or mineral spirits (US, Canada), also known as mineral turpentine (AU/NZ/ZA), turpentine substitute, and petroleum spirits, is a petroleum-derived clear liquid used as a common organic solvent in painting. [1]
Direct-methanol fuel cells are unique in their low temperature, atmospheric pressure operation, which lets them be greatly miniaturized. [44] [45] This, combined with the relatively easy and safe storage and handling of methanol, may open the possibility of fuel cell-powered consumer electronics, such as laptop computers and mobile phones. [46]
An alcohol burner or spirit lamp is a piece of laboratory equipment used to produce an open flame. It can be made from brass , glass , stainless steel or aluminium . [ 1 ]
Spirits of turpentine, called camphine, was burned in lamps with glass chimneys in the 1830s through the 1860s. Turpentine blended with grain alcohol was known as burning fluid. Both were used as domestic lamp fuels, gradually replacing whale oil , until kerosene , gas lighting and electric lights began to predominate.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technology Program states that, as of 2011, fuel cells achieved 53–59% efficiency at one-quarter power and 42–53% vehicle efficiency at full power, [106] and a durability of over 120,000 km (75,000 miles) with less than 10% degradation. [107]
In November 2024, Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) made a big announcement: It will be supplying a roughly 80-megawatt fuel cell project in South Korea. The project, assuming all goes as planned, will be ...
Stationary fuel cell applications Stationary fuel cell applications (or stationary fuel cell power systems) are stationary (not moving) fuel cell applications Steady state Steady state is a more general situation than dynamic equilibrium. If a system is in steady state, then the recently observed behavior of the system will continue into the ...
Related: The 14 Best Nonalcoholic Spirits, According to Bartenders Bitter is better “When building a nonalcoholic drink, remember this: Not too sweet, not too sour, and bitter is better," says King.