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  2. Noise control - Wikipedia

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    Using a combination of sound absorption materials, arrays of microphones and speakers, and a digital processor, a restaurant operator can use a tablet computer to selectively control noise levels at different places in the restaurant: the microphone arrays pick up sound and send it to the digital processor, which controls the speakers to output ...

  3. Swimming pool sanitation - Wikipedia

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    If the pool's water pump is operational water is drawn from the pool over a floating hinged weir (operating from a vertical position to a 90-degree angle away from the pool, in order to stop leaves and debris being back-flooded into the pool by wave action), and down into a removable "skimmer basket", the purpose of which is to entrap leaves ...

  4. WELL Building Standard - Wikipedia

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    S05 Sound Reducing Surfaces, furnishing quality surfaces of room that meets criteria of tier 1 or 2, receiving 1 or 2 points, for example, open workspaces, minimum noise reduction coefficient (NRC) OR Alpha-w of 0.75 or 0.90 and minimum furniture height and NRC OR Alpha-w with minimum height of 1.2 m above finished floor and minimum 0.70 ...

  5. Sound pressure - Wikipedia

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    While 1 atm (194 dB peak or 191 dB SPL) [11] [12] is the largest pressure variation an undistorted sound wave can have in Earth's atmosphere (i. e., if the thermodynamic properties of the air are disregarded; in reality, the sound waves become progressively non-linear starting over 150 dB), larger sound waves can be present in other atmospheres ...

  6. Affinity laws - Wikipedia

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    The affinity laws are useful as they allow the prediction of the head discharge characteristic of a pump or fan from a known characteristic measured at a different speed or impeller diameter. The only requirement is that the two pumps or fans are dynamically similar, that is, the ratios of the fluid forced are the same.

  7. I just hit $10 million in liquid assets — how do I avoid ...

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    Using the 4% rule for the $10.8 million portfolio, the Redditor could withdraw $432,000 each year. The Redditor's Treasuries and any dividend stocks will minimize how much they have to withdraw ...

  8. James F. Orr III - Pay Pals - The Huffington Post

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    From January 2008 to June 2009, if you bought shares in companies when James F. Orr III joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -98.0 percent return on your investment, compared to a -37.4 percent return from the S&P 500.

  9. Types of concrete - Wikipedia

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    Gypsum concrete is a building material used as a floor underlay [44] used in wood-frame and concrete construction for fire ratings, [44] sound reduction, [44] radiant heating, [45] and floor leveling. It is a mixture of gypsum, Portland cement, and sand. [44] One of its advantages is the lightweight nature.