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  2. Sulfur hexafluoride circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur hexafluoride circuit breakers protect electrical power stations and distribution systems by interrupting electric currents, when tripped by a protective relay. Instead of oil, air, or a vacuum, a sulfur hexafluoride circuit breaker uses sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) gas to cool and quench the arc on opening a circuit.

  3. Emission control area - Wikipedia

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    Emission control areas (ECAs), or sulfur emission control areas (SECAs), are sea areas in which stricter controls were established to minimize airborne emissions from ships as defined by Annex VI [1] of the 1997 MARPOL Protocol. The emissions specifically include SOx, NOx, ODSs and VOCs [2] and the regulations came into effect in May 2005.

  4. Plugboard - Wikipedia

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    A plugboard or control panel (the term used depends on the application area) is an array of jacks or sockets (often called hubs) into which patch cords can be inserted to complete an electrical circuit. Control panels are sometimes used to direct the operation of unit record equipment, cipher machines, and early computers. The array of holes is ...

  5. Flue-gas desulfurization - Wikipedia

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    Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) is a set of technologies used to remove sulfur dioxide (SO 2) from exhaust flue gases of fossil-fuel power plants, and from the emissions of other sulfur oxide emitting processes such as waste incineration, petroleum refineries, cement and lime kilns.

  6. At what temperature do iguanas "freeze" in Florida? - AOL

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    Experts say the iguana population is growing out of control and disrupting the lives of Florida's native wildlife, including gopher tortoises, sea turtles and burrowing owls. In 2021, Florida ...

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    "I've bought a number of outlet expanders over the years and the early ones were terrible. Big, bulky, ugly and only added an extra outlet spot or two," said one fan.The Qinliaf, they continued ...

  8. Coffeen Power Station - Wikipedia

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    Formerly, the plant had low-sulfur coal delivered from the Powder River Basin. [4] The plant was cooled by Coffeen Lake which was built to support the power plant in mind. [ 5 ] Formerly ran by Central Illinois Public Service Company and later Ameren , Ameren sold the plant to current owner Dynegy in 2013.

  9. Vikings, Lions to settle No. 1 seed in 'fairytale' showdown - AOL

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    Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell brings intensity to every game. As for Sunday night's matchup between the Lions and Minnesota Vikings, which will determine the No. 1 seed in the NFC, Campbell ...