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2. Hydrostatic test - Wikipedia

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   A hydrostatic test is a way in which pressure vessels such as pipelines, plumbing, gas cylinders, boilers and fuel tanks can be tested for strength and leaks. The test involves filling the vessel or pipe system with a liquid, usually water, which may be dyed to aid in visual leak detection, and pressurization of the vessel to the specified test ...

3. Expansion tank - Wikipedia

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   An expansion tank or expansion vessel is a small tank used to protect closed water heating systems and domestic hot water systems from excessive pressure. The tank is partially filled with air, whose compressibility cushions shock caused by water hammer [ citation needed ] and absorbs excess water pressure caused by thermal expansion .

4. Torricelli's law - Wikipedia

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   Torricelli's law, also known as Torricelli's theorem, is a theorem in fluid dynamics relating the speed of fluid flowing from an orifice to the height of fluid above the opening. The law states that the speed of efflux of a fluid through a sharp-edged hole in the wall of the tank filled to a height above the hole is the same as the speed that a ...

5. 11 Reasons Why Your Water Is Only Lukewarm - AOL

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   The dip tube pushes cold water down into the bottom of your tank to be heated. When the dip tube malfunctions, the water doesn’t get pushed down into the heating mechanism. As a result, your ...

6. Hot water storage tank - Wikipedia

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   A hot water storage tank where one of the heat sources is solar heating. Almost the same example as above, but in a domestic habitat. A hot water storage tank (also called a hot water tank, thermal storage tank, hot water thermal storage unit, heat storage tank, hot water cylinder and geyser in South African English [1]) is a water tank used ...

7. Tankless water heating - Wikipedia

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   Tankless water heating. The inside of a hydraulically operated two-stage tankless heater, heated by single-phase electric power. The copper tank contains heating elements with 7.2 kW maximum power. Tankless water heaters — also called instantaneous, continuous flow, inline, flash, on-demand, or instant-on water heaters — are water heaters ...