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  2. Environmental control system - Wikipedia

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    The cold air then enters the compressor, where it is repressurized, which reheats the air. A pass through the secondary ram-air heat exchanger cools the air while maintaining the high pressure. The air then passes through a turbine which expands the air to further reduce heat.

  3. Cold shrinking - Wikipedia

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    Cold shrinking is mostly done by use of a dolly hammer. [2] The resulting rough surface is filled using a body filler or a body solder for a smoother finish. [3] Cold shrinking is a method of panel beating where heating is not done to the stretched panel. This method is mostly suitable for integral cars with integral body panels such as ...

  4. Glossary of HVAC terms - Wikipedia

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    A heat pump is a compressor that cycles hot or cold air. It is a device that is designed to move thermal energy in the opposite direction of heat flow by absorbing heat from a cold space which is released to a warmer space. heat transfer Heat transfer happens when heat moves from one area to another.

  5. Water dispenser - Wikipedia

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    This works with the addition of a mixer tank filled with compressed CO 2 located inside the cooling tank. This brings the temperature of the CO 2 gas down to the temperature of the cooling tank. As carbonated water is dispensed, the mixer tank is automatically refilled with cold water and carbon dioxide, ensuring a continuous supply of ...

  6. Compressor stall - Wikipedia

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    Axi-symmetric stall, more commonly known as compressor surge; or pressure surge, is a complete breakdown in compression resulting in a reversal of flow and the violent expulsion of previously compressed air out through the engine intake, due to the compressor's inability to continue working against the already-compressed air behind it. The ...

  7. A Growing Problem (About Shrinking): Information In A Post ...

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    Every two years or so for the past 50 years, our technology has gotten smarter, smaller and more powerful. This, in a nutshell, is Moore's Law. But this improvement isn't inevitable. Our devices ...

  8. Compressed air - Wikipedia

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    Compressed air is an important medium for the transfer of energy in industrial processes and is used for power tools such as air hammers, drills, wrenches, and others, as well as to atomize paint, to operate air cylinders for automation, and can also be used to propel vehicles. Brakes applied by compressed air made large railway trains safer ...

  9. No, you're not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking - AOL

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    From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It’s dubbed “shrinkflation,” and it’s accelerating worldwide.