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2. Fuel gauge - Wikipedia

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   In most automotive fuel gauges such resistors are on the inward side of the gauge, i.e., inside the fuel tank. Sending current through such a resistor has a fire hazard and an explosion risk associated with it. These resistance sensors are also showing an increased failure rate with the incremental additions of alcohol in automotive gasoline ...

3. Antasena-class combat boat - Wikipedia

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   The Antasena-class combat boat is offered in 3 variants: [28] Tank boat caliber 105 mm (manufacturer designation: X18 tank boat), the original "tank boat" program, mounting 105 mm cannon. Carried 20 troops with 6 crew. Mockup only. APC 30 (manufacturer designation: X18 ATC), mounting 30 mm autocannon and could carry 60 troops with 5 crew.

4. Floating production storage and offloading - Wikipedia

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   Floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) A floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) is essentially an FPSO without the capability for oil or gas processing. [1] Most FSOs are converted single hull supertankers. An example is Knock Nevis, ex Seawise Giant, which for many years was the world's largest ship. It was converted into an FSO for ...

5. Marine fuel management - Wikipedia

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   Many marine vessels do not provide a way for captain and crew to measure and monitor fuel usage while underway. An optimum system onboard would include the ability to instantaneously monitor fuel burn rates from the wheelhouse. Individual engine and generator burn rates would be included, as well as fuel tank levels.

6. Marine LNG Engine - Wikipedia

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   A marine LNG engine is a dual fuel engine that uses natural gas and bunker fuel to convert chemical energy in to mechanical energy. Due to natural gas' cleaner burning properties, the use of natural gas in merchant ship propulsion plants is becoming an option for companies in order to comply with IMO and MARPOL environmental regulations.

7. Consolidated PBY Catalina - Wikipedia

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   The XP3Y-1 was a significant performance improvement over previous patrol flying boats. The Navy requested further development in order to bring the aircraft into the category of patrol bomber, and in October 1935, the prototype was returned to Consolidated for further work, including installation of 900 hp (670 kW) R-1830-64 engines. For the ...

8. Small unit riverine craft - Wikipedia

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   U.S. Marines with Dam Security Unit, Bravo Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion near Haditha Dam in 2006. U.S. Marines launch a SURC in Iraq Landing ashore. The small unit riverine craft (SURC) is a rigid-hull, armed and armored patrol boat used by the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy to maintain control of rivers and inland waterways.

9. United States Naval Construction Battalion flame thrower tanks

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   The Marines preferred the CB tanks to any produced in the U.S. at that time. [20] The Marine Corps and Army both felt that the flame throwing tanks saved U.S. troops lives and kept the casualty numbers lower than they would have been had the tanks not been used. [8] They also agreed that they would need many for the invasion of the Japanese ...