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  2. Mercury pressure gauge - Wikipedia

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    An open (differential) mercury pressure gauge. A mercury pressure gauge is a type of manometer using mercury as the working fluid. The most basic form of this instrument is a U-shaped glass tube filled with mercury. More complex versions deal with very high pressure or have better means of filling with mercury.

  3. Oil pressure - Wikipedia

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    Murphy oil pressure gauges with switches that activate on low pressure. Oil pressure is an important factor in the longevity of most internal combustion engines. [1] With a forced lubrication system (invented by Frederick Lanchester), oil is picked up by a positive displacement oil pump and forced through oil galleries (passageways) into bearings, such as the main bearings, big end bearings ...

  4. List of abbreviations in oil and gas exploration and production

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    BPV – back pressure valve (goes on the end of coiled tubing a drill pipe tool strings to prevent fluid flow in the wrong direction) BQL – B/QL log; BRPLG – bridge plug log; BRT – below rotary table (used as a datum for depths in a well) BS – bend stiffener; BS – bumper sub; BS – booster station

  5. Water activity - Wikipedia

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    The definition of a w is where p is the partial water vapor pressure in equilibrium with the solution, and p* is the (partial) vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature. An alternate definition can be a w ≡ l w x w {\displaystyle a_{w}\equiv l_{w}x_{w}} where l w is the activity coefficient of water and x w is the mole fraction of ...

  6. Pressure measurement - Wikipedia

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    Pressure sensors can alternatively be called pressure transducers, pressure transmitters, pressure senders, pressure indicators, piezometers and manometers, among other names. Pressure is an expression of the force required to stop a fluid from expanding, and is usually stated in terms of force per unit area.

  7. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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    Thus, while the imperial fluid ounce is 3.924% smaller than the US fluid ounce, the imperial gallon, quart, pint and gill are all 20.095% larger than their US fluid measure counterparts. [e] One avoirdupois ounce of water has an approximate volume of one imperial fluid ounce at 62 °F (16.67 °C) [f]: this convenient fluid ounce to avoirdupois ...

  8. Antiwear additive - Wikipedia

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    AW additives, or antiwear additives, are additives for lubricants to prevent metal-to-metal contact between parts of gears. [ 1 ] EP additives are used in applications such as gearboxes , while AW additives are used with lighter loads such as bushings .

  9. Centimetre or millimetre of water - Wikipedia

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    A centimetre of water [1] is a unit of pressure. It may be defined as the pressure exerted by a column of water of 1 cm in height at 4 °C (temperature of maximum density) at the standard acceleration of gravity, so that 1 cmH 2 O (4°C) = 999.9720 kg/m 3 × 9.80665 m/s 2 × 1 cm = 98.063754138 Pa ≈ 98.0638 Pa, but conventionally a nominal maximum water density of 1000 kg/m 3 is used, giving ...