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July 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) A johnboat in Florida, 1972 A small modern johnboat in the bed of a pickup truck A johnboat [ 1 ] is a flat-bottomed boat [ 2 ] constructed of aluminum , fiberglass , wood , or polyethelene with one, two, or three seats, usually bench type.
Grease trap for greywater in Lima, Peru. A grease trap (also known as grease interceptor, grease recovery device, grease capsule and grease converter) is a plumbing device (a type of trap) designed to intercept most greases and solids before they enter a wastewater disposal system.
In-water cleaning, also known as in-water surface cleaning, is a collection of methods for removing unwanted material in-situ from the underwater surface of a structure.. This often refers to removing marine fouling growth from ship hulls, but also has applications on civil engineering structures, pipeline intakes and similar components which are impossible or inconvenient to remove from the ...
The boat was reported to reach a speed of four mph moving upstream. [7] [8] [9] On December 21, 1833, Irish engineer John Howard Kyan received a UK patent for propelling ships by a jet of water ejected from the stern. [10] In April 1932, Italian engineer Secondo Campini demonstrated a pump-jet propelled boat in Venice, Italy. The boat achieved ...
A jetboat is a boat propelled by a jet of water ejected from the back of the craft. Unlike a powerboat or motorboat that uses an external propeller in the water below or behind the boat, a jetboat draws the water from under the boat through an intake and into a pump-jet inside the boat, before expelling it through a nozzle at the stern.
Grease fitting on a bearing A grease nipple on the driver's door of a 1956 VW Beetle. A grease fitting, grease nipple, Zerk fitting, grease zerk, Alemite fitting, or divit is a metal fitting used in mechanical systems to feed lubricants, usually lubricating grease, into a bearing under moderate to high pressure using a grease gun.
Weir skimmers can remove oil at a greater rate than other types of skimmer. Oil removal rates of over 25 cubic metres per hour (6,600 US gal/h) are available. [citation needed] They can also pull in oil from a greater radius on a surface than other skimmers. This makes weir skimmers popular if high oil recovery rates and large coverage areas ...
Alkaline stain removers are mostly used in the removal of oil-based stains via the process of saponification. [6] Sodium hydroxide is also commonly used in drain cleaners. It allows grease and other oils to dissolve into aqueous solutions like water. Other alkalis such as potassium hydroxide (much stronger than sodium hydroxide) are also used ...