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  2. Flashback arrestor - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the application they are also often used at the torch side as an additional safety device. Flashback arrestors help prevent: Further gas flow in the case of pressure shocks. The entry of air or oxygen into the distribution line or single cylinders. Flashbacks which are the rapid propagation of a flame down the hose.

  3. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    rigid interlocking end-pieces on fire hose; used for connecting hose to hydrants or fire engine pumps and other hose appliances (nozzles, wyes, manifolds, strainers, etc.); standardized sizes and threads or other (non-threaded) pressure-sustaining interlocks (e.g., "Storz" or other "quarter-turn" connectors); lugs, cams, or pins are used to ...

  4. Driptorch - Wikipedia

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    The Drip Torch. 1. Wick 2. Spout 3. Fuel trap Loop 4. Locking ring 5. Air breather valve 6. Handle 7. Storage configuration - assembly inverted, breather valve closed, tube cap in place.

  5. Cable gland - Wikipedia

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    Cable glands are commonly defined as mechanical cable entry devices. [4] They are used throughout a number of industries in conjunction with cable and wiring used in electrical instrumentation and automation systems. Cable glands may be used on all types of electrical power, control, instrumentation, data and telecommunications cables.

  6. Surge control - Wikipedia

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    Surge control products have been used in many industries to protect the maximum working pressure of hydraulic system for decades. Typical applications for surge relief equipment is in pipelines at pump stations, receiving manifolds at storage facilities, back pressure control, marine loading/off loading, site specific applications where pressure surges are generated by the automation system ...

  7. Vibratory stress relief - Wikipedia

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    The stress relief treatment resulted in 47% growth of the original, large peak, while it shifted to the left 28-RPM (less than 0.75%). Figure 5: Vibratory Stress Relief was performed on this mild steel weldment weighing almost 12 tons. Overall size was 17' × 15' × 2' (≈ 5.2 × 5.6 × 0.6 meters).

  8. Blowtorch - Wikipedia

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    The blowtorch is commonly used where a diffuse (wide spread) high temperature naked flame heat is required but not so hot as to cause combustion or welding.Temperature applications are soldering, brazing, softening paint for removal, melting roof tar, or pre-heating large castings before welding such as for repairing.

  9. Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House - Wikipedia

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    Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House is a two-story brick firehouse with a three-story tower located at 16 Anderson Street in the borough of Raritan in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The firehouse was built in 1894 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 2000 for its significance in architecture. [ 3 ]