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2. Hose - Wikipedia

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   A hose is a flexible hollow tube or pipe designed to carry fluids from one location to another, often from a faucet or hydrant. [ 1 ] Early hoses were made of leather, although modern hoses are typically made of rubber, canvas, and helically wound wire.

3. Garden hose - Wikipedia

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   A coiled garden hose. A garden hose, hosepipe, or simply hose is a flexible tube used to convey water. There are a number of common attachments available for the end of the hose, such as sprayers and sprinklers (which are used to concentrate water at one point or to spread it over a large area). Hoses are usually attached to a hose spigot or tap.

4. Metal hose - Wikipedia

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   The metal hose properties are determined by several factors: the profile shape, the strip dimensions, the material and, if applicable, the type of seal. Stripwound hoses are available with round and polygonal cross-sections. Automotive engineering most often uses metallically sealed stripwound hoses.

5. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   A specialized flaring tool is used to enlarge tubing into a 45º tapered bell shape matching the projecting shape of the flare fitting. [22]: 82 The flare nut, which had previously been installed over the tubing, is then tightened over the fitting to force the tapered surfaces tightly together. Flare connectors are typically brass or plastic ...

6. Reinforced rubber - Wikipedia

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   A hose with an initially low fiber angle will rise under pressure to 54.7, inducing a hose diameter increase and a length decrease, whereas a hose with an initially high fiber angle will drop to 54.7, inducing a hose diameter decrease and a length increase. The equilibrium state is a fiber angle of 54.7.

7. Hard suction hose - Wikipedia

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   5-inch (13 cm) flex suction hose with Storz fittings, mounted on an engine. Flexible suction hose (Flex suction or suction hose), not to be confused with hard suction hose in U.S., is a specific type of fire hose used in drafting operations, when a fire engine uses a vacuum to draw water from a portable water tank, pool, or other static water source.

8. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   A device attached to the end of a fire hose that directs, shapes and regulates the flow of the water or fire fighting agent pumped into the hose. May have a control valve. Can also be referred to as a branch pipe. Nozzle tip Portion of firehose that forms the fire stream as it leaves the hose.

9. Tube (fluid conveyance) - Wikipedia

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   Both pipe and tube imply a level of rigidity and permanence, whereas a hose is usually portable and flexible. A tube and pipe may be specified by standard pipe size designations, e.g., nominal pipe size, or by nominal outside or inside diameter and/or wall thickness. The actual dimensions of pipe are usually not the nominal dimensions: A 1-inch ...