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  2. Fire sprinkler system - Wikipedia

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    For example, in an office building classified as light hazard, a typical design area would be 1,500 square feet (140 m 2) and the design density would be 0.1 US gallons per minute (0.38 L/min) per 1 square foot (0.093 m 2) or a minimum of 150 US gallons per minute (570 L/min) applied over the 1,500-square-foot (140 m 2) design area.

  3. Victaulic - Wikipedia

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    Victaulic is a developer and manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems, and the originator of the grooved pipe couplings joining system. [1] The firm is a global company with 15 major manufacturing facilities, 28 branches, and over 3600 employees worldwide. Currently, its headquarters is located in Easton, Pennsylvania.

  4. Fire sprinkler - Wikipedia

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    The 2002 edition of the NFPA #13 standard, section 3.6.1 defines quick response sprinklers as having a response time index (RTI) of 50 (meter-seconds) 1/2 or less. RTI is a measure of how thermally responsive the heat-responsive element of the sprinkler is, measured as the time needed to raise the temperature of the sprinkler bulb to 63% of the ...

  5. Chrysler B engine - Wikipedia

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    The 350 cu in (5,735 cc) B engine was, along with the 361, the first production B engine, first available in 1958. It had a bore of 4 + 1 ⁄ 16 in (103 mm; 4.06 in). The 350 is classified as a big-block engine. All parts except for the pistons are fully compatible with the 361. Vehicles using the B 350: 1958 DeSoto Firesweep; 1958 Dodge Coronet

  6. Cadillac High Technology engine - Wikipedia

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    Cadillac 4.1 L engine. A new lighter V8 engine was rushed into production for 1982, the HT-4100 (option code LT8).It was a 4100 cc V8, designed for rear-wheel drive and longitudinal front-wheel drive applications sharing the same transmission bellhousing pattern as Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac engine equipped rear wheel drive vehicles.

  7. Fusible link - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical fusible links are utilized as the triggering device in fire sprinkler systems and mechanical automatic door release mechanisms that close fire doors in warehouses, etc. Fire dampers in ventilation systems have fusible links so that the dampers close automatically in case of fire, limiting the spread of flame or hot gases through a ...

  8. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    A common type of this style fitting is a "hex bushing" with a hex head for installation with a pipe wrench. A double-tapped bushing is more compact than a reducer but not as flexible. While a double-tapped bushing has a more minor female thread concentric to a larger male thread (and thus couples a smaller male end to a larger female), a ...

  9. ALCO 251 - Wikipedia

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    The model 251 engine design was initiated in 1949 and, like the 244 engine, it had a bore (cylinder diameter) of 9 inches (229 mm), and a stroke of 10.5 inches (267 mm). ). Its designation combines Alco's identifier for that bore and stroke - 2 - with the year its design was approved for laboratory testing -