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  2. Westinghouse Atom Smasher - Wikipedia

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    The atom smasher was shut down so that Westinghouse could focus on the electronics department. [21] Many of the contributors to the Westinghouse project moved onto find other jobs during this period of shut down, but stayed closely connected to the nuclear research that was happening during the time.

  3. Component parts of internal combustion engines - Wikipedia

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    In liquid rocket engines, the oxidiser comes in the form of a liquid and needs to be delivered at high pressure (typically 10-230 bar or 1–23 MPa) to the combustion chamber. This is normally achieved by the use of a centrifugal pump powered by a gas turbine — a configuration known as a turbopump, but it can also be pressure fed.

  4. Black start - Wikipedia

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    A typical BS generator is a small (10-50 MW) hydro or gas turbine generation unit. [ 20 ] The output of variable renewable energy (VRE) sources is not predictable, this makes them difficult to use for black start or support in the grid restoration , as the lack of control, inherent in VRE sources, might cause a weak grid emerging from a ...

  5. San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station - Wikipedia

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    The plant was shut down in 2013 after defects were found in replacement steam generators; it is currently in the process of being decommissioned. The 2.2 GW of electricity supply lost when the plant shut down was replaced with 1.8 GW from new natural-gas-fired power plants and 250 MW from energy-storage projects. [6]

  6. Power outage - Wikipedia

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    The term brownout comes from the dimming experienced by incandescent lighting when the voltage sags. Brownouts can cause poor performance of equipment or even incorrect operation. A blackout is the total loss of power to a wider area and of long duration. [1] It is the most severe form of power outage that can occur.

  7. Northeast blackout of 2003 - Wikipedia

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    The two Indian Point nuclear reactors on the Hudson River near Peekskill, the two reactors at Nine Mile Point nuclear plant, the single reactor at Ginna nuclear plant near Rochester, and the FitzPatrick reactor near Oswego all shut down. With three other nuclear plants shut down in Ohio, Michigan, and New Jersey, a total of nine reactors were ...

  8. Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station - Wikipedia

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    The sudden release sent a 20-foot (6 m) crest of water northwest of the reservoir about 1.75 mi (3 km) down the ridge to the East Fork of the Black River inside the north upstream side of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. The river at the park is normally very shallow with rapids running over granite boulders.

  9. Start-stop system - Wikipedia

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    A start-stop system off button on a Perodua Myvi. A vehicle start-stop system or stop-start system (also known as S&S, micro hybrid, or micro hybrid electric vehicle (μHEV)) [1] automatically shuts down and restarts the internal combustion engine to reduce the amount of time the engine spends idling, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions.