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The Peerless odorizer was the first example of this type of odorizer. The Peerless natural-gas odorizer was recognized as a Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1992. [4] This odorizer was said to have been developed in response to the New London School explosion that occurred in March 1937.
A hydrogen odorant in any form, is a minute amount of odorant such as ethyl isobutyrate, with a rotting-cabbage-like smell, that is added to the otherwise colorless and almost odorless hydrogen gas, so that leaks can be detected before a fire or explosion occurs.
Poppers (or popper) is a slang term referring to recreational drugs belonging to the alkyl nitrite family of chemical compounds.When fumes from these substances are inhaled, they act as potent vasodilators, producing mild euphoria, warmth, and dizziness.
Butyl nitrite is the organic compound with the formula CH 3 (CH 2) 3 ONO. It is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol.Butyl nitrite is used recreationally as poppers.Synonyms include 1-butyl nitrite, n-butyl nitrite and nitrous acid butyl ester.
The history of 'Peerless-Premier' can be traced primarily to two companies: The Premier Stove Company and the Peerless Enamel Products Co. although elements of other foundries would also eventually become part of the company. The Premier Stove Company was founded in Belleville, in 1912 by Maurice G. Klemme and Arthur C. Krebs. [3]
The Peerless Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer that produced the Peerless brand of motorcars in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1900 to 1931. [2] One of the "Three Ps" – Packard , Peerless, and Pierce-Arrow – the company was known for building high-quality luxury automobiles.
Raffles v Wichelhaus [1864] EWHC Exch J19, often called "The Peerless" case, is a leading case on mutual mistake in English contract law.The case established that where there is latent ambiguity as to an essential element of the contract, the Court will attempt to find a reasonable interpretation from the context of the agreement before it will void it.
Composition of normal air vs. hypoxic air. Hypoxic air technology for fire prevention, also known as oxygen reduction system (ORS), is an active fire protection technique based on a permanent reduction of the oxygen concentration in the protected rooms.