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A gasoline pump or fuel dispenser is a machine at a filling station that is used to pump gasoline (petrol), diesel, or other types of liquid fuel into vehicles. Gasoline pumps are also known as bowsers or petrol bowsers (in Australia and South Africa), [2] [3] petrol pumps (in Commonwealth countries), or gas pumps (in North America).
The company was founded under the name Gilbert & Barker in 1870 by Charles Gilbert and John Barker in Springfield, Massachusetts, and by 1911 had introduced the first measuring gasoline pump. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] The company was renamed as Gilbarco in 1929.
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The first identification letter is for the measured value, the second is a modifier, 3rd indicates passive/readout function, 4th - active/output function, and the 5th is the function modifier. This is followed by loop number, which is unique to that loop.
Tap (British English), faucet (American English): the common name for a valve used in homes to regulate water flow; Tesla valve: a form of check valve with no moving parts, invented by Nikola Tesla for use with fluids; Thermally operated valves: Thermal expansion valve, used in refrigeration and air conditioning systems; Thermostatic mixing valve
China has launched a new amphibious assault ship, named the Sichuan, which is capable of launching fighter jets and is designed to compete with U.S. military strength in the seas.
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Sylvanus Freelove Bowser (August 8, 1854 – October 3, 1938) was an American inventor who is widely credited with inventing the automobile fuel pump. Bowser Avenue in his hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana is named after him. [1] Bowser marketed his patented kerosene pump starting in 1885.