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  2. Isogrid - Wikipedia

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    Isogrid on the interior of the adapter connecting the Orion spacecraft to the Delta IV rocket for Exploration Flight Test 1. Isogrid is a type of partially hollowed-out structure formed usually from a single metal plate with integral triangular stiffening stringers.

  3. Custer Channel Wing - Wikipedia

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    This aircraft first flew on June 19, 1964. Although several firms expressed interest in production of the design, all failed to provide the necessary downpayment. [2] The CCW-5 accommodated five persons, and its power plants are suspended in the center of the 6-foot (1.8 m)-chord wing channels on tubular frameworks attached to the wing spars.

  4. Channel wing - Wikipedia

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    Channel Wing aircraft CCW-5. The channel wing is an aircraft wing principle developed by Willard Ray Custer in the 1920s. The most important part of the wing consists of a half-tube with an engine placed in the middle, driving a propeller placed at the rear end of the channel formed by the half-tube.

  5. Transmission tower - Wikipedia

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    In 2021 the first T-pylon, a new tubular T-shaped design, was installed in United Kingdom for a new power line to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, carrying two high voltage 400 kV power lines. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The design features electricity cables strung below a cross-arm atop a single pole which reduces the visual impact on the environment ...

  6. Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association - Wikipedia

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    The Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association (also known as TEMA) is an association of fabricators of shell and tube type heat exchangers. [1] TEMA has established and maintains a set of construction standards for heat exchangers, known as the TEMA Standard. [ 2 ]

  7. Anchor channel - Wikipedia

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    Anchor channels and channel bolts are qualified in Europe according to EAD 330008-XX-0601 and designed according to EN 1992-4. In the US, the system is qualified according to Acceptance Criteria AC232 and designed according to AC232 and ACI 318.

  8. De Dion suspension - Wikipedia

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    A powered de Dion suspension uses universal joints on both ends of its driveshafts (at the wheel hubs and at the differential), and a solid tubular beam to hold the opposite wheels in parallel. Unlike an anti-roll bar , a de Dion tube is not directly connected to the chassis , and is not intended to flex.

  9. Structural channel - Wikipedia

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    The structural channel is not used as much in construction as symmetrical beams, in part because its bending axis is not centered on the width of the flanges. If a load is applied equally across its top, the beam will tend to twist away from the web. This may not be a weak point or problem for a particular design, but is a factor to be ...