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2. Fuse plug - Wikipedia

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   A fuse plug is a collapsible dam installed on spillways in dams to increase the dam's capacity. The principle behind the fuse plug is that the majority of water that overflows a dam's spillway can be safely dammed except in high flood conditions. The fuse plug may be a sand-filled container, a steel structure or a concrete block. Under normal ...

3. Core plug - Wikipedia

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   The Welch plug is a type of core plug that is made from a thin disc of metal. The Welch plug is dome-shaped and inserted into the casting hole with the convex side facing outwards. [ 6 ] When installed by striking the Welch plug with a hammer, the dome collapses slightly, expanding it laterally to seal the hole.

4. Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia

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   Thus, oil that would normally rise to the surface of the water was emulsified into tiny droplets and remained suspended in the water and on the sea floor. [194] The oil and dispersant mixture permeated the food chain through zooplankton. [191] [195] [196] Signs of an oil-and-dispersant mix were found under the shells of tiny blue crab larvae. [197]

5. List of Mayday episodes - Wikipedia

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   The fuel flow to both engines was restricted because of ice crystals causing a blockage in the fuel-oil heat exchangers. Type of aircraft : Boeing 777-200ER 69

6. Excess supply - Wikipedia

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   In economics, an excess supply, economic surplus [1] market surplus or briefly supply is a situation in which the quantity of a good or service supplied is more than the quantity demanded, [2] and the price is above the equilibrium level determined by supply and demand.