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  2. Lawn aerator - Wikipedia

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    A lawn aerator is a garden tool designed to create holes in the soil in order to help lawn grasses grow. [1] In compacted lawns, aeration improves soil drainage and encourages worms , microfauna and microflora which require oxygen .

  3. Activated sludge - Wikipedia

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    Surface aerator for aeration tank at activated sludge sewage treatment plant (at Morro Alto Treatment Plant, Vespasiano, Brazil) Vertically mounted tubes of up to 1-metre (3.3 ft) diameter extending from just above the base of a deep concrete tank to just below the surface of the sewage liquor. A typical shaft might be 10 metres (33 ft) high.

  4. Deaerator - Wikipedia

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    A deaerator plant. A deaerator is a device that is used for the removal of dissolved gases like oxygen from a liquid.. Thermal deaerators are commonly used to remove dissolved gases in feedwater for steam-generating boilers.

  5. Faucet aerator - Wikipedia

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    When an aerator is added to the faucet (or fluid stream), there is a region of high pressure created behind the aerator. Because of the higher pressure behind the aerator and the low pressure in front of it (outside the faucet), due to Bernoulli's principle there is an increase in velocity of the fluid flow.

  6. eBay - Wikipedia

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    eBay office in Toronto, Canada. eBay Inc. (/ ˈ iː b eɪ / EE-bay, often stylized as ebay or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.

  7. Air purge system - Wikipedia

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    An air purge system is used to flush electrical control equipment with clean air before it is turned on. This ensures that the functionality of the equipment is not affected or damaged by the contaminants from the surrounding environment.

  8. Air pump - Wikipedia

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    Boyle's air pump. An air pump is a pump for pushing air. Examples include a bicycle pump, pumps that are used to aerate an aquarium or a pond via an airstone; a gas compressor used to power a pneumatic tool, air horn or pipe organ; a bellows used to encourage a fire; a vacuum cleaner and a vacuum pump.

  9. Water aeration - Wikipedia

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    Coarse bubble aeration is a type of subsurface aeration wherein air is pumped from an on-shore air compressor. [ 6 ] through a hose to a unit placed at the bottom of the water body. The unit expels coarse bubbles (more than 2mm in diameter), [ 7 ] which release oxygen when they come into contact with the water, which also contributes to a ...