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  2. Thermoplastic - Wikipedia

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    This increase in elemental chlorine content contributes to CPVC's increased expression of chlorine-based characteristics, such as chemical durability, resistance to acids, bases, and salts; susceptibility to ammonia-based compounds, aromatics, esters, ketones; [9] chemical stability; heat energy transfer resistance. CPVC is commonly used in ...

  3. Polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    The material comes in a range of colors and finishes, including a photo-effect wood finish, and is used as a substitute for painted wood, mostly for window frames and sills when installing insulated glazing in new buildings; or to replace

  4. Thermal expansion valve - Wikipedia

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    A thermal expansion valve is a key element to a heat pump; this is the cycle that makes air conditioning, or air cooling, possible. A basic refrigeration cycle consists of four major elements: a compressor, a condenser, a metering device and an evaporator. As a refrigerant passes through a circuit containing these four elements, air ...

  5. The Paris Olympics’ first battleground: air conditioning

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    Mechanical air conditioners, an American staple since the 20th century, have become a critical tool to combat the searing impact of climate change — but also an accelerator of it.

  6. Air conditioning - Wikipedia

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    The efficiency of air conditioners is often rated by the seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER), which is defined by the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute in its 2008 standard AHRI 210/240, Performance Rating of Unitary Air-Conditioning and Air-Source Heat Pump Equipment. [61]

  7. How long Thanksgiving food leftovers last, plus more food ...

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    How long gravy will last after Thanksgiving. Gravy can last up to four days in fridge and up to four months in freezer. To easily reheat gravy, add to a sauce pan and bringing to a rolling boil.

  8. 15 Decked-Out Superyachts of the Rich and Famous - AOL

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    Price: $500 million Features: Two helipads, submarine, missile defense system, disco hall, several pools and hot tubs 2. Sailing Yacht A: Owned by Andrey Melnichenko

  9. Vapor-compression refrigeration - Wikipedia

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    A representative pressure–volume diagram for a refrigeration cycle. Vapour-compression refrigeration or vapor-compression refrigeration system (VCRS), [1] in which the refrigerant undergoes phase changes, is one of the many refrigeration cycles and is the most widely used method for air conditioning of buildings and automobiles.