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  2. Head (vessel) - Wikipedia

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    The dish has a radius that equals the diameter of the cylinder it is attached to (=). The knuckle has a radius that equals a tenth of the diameter of the cylinder ( r 2 = 0.1 × D o {\displaystyle r_{2}=0.1\times Do} ), hence its alternative designation "decimal head".

  3. Shewhart individuals control chart - Wikipedia

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    The normal distribution is NOT assumed nor required in the calculation of control limits. Thus making the IndX/mR chart a very robust tool. Thus making the IndX/mR chart a very robust tool. This is demonstrated by Wheeler using real-world data [ 4 ] , [ 5 ] and for a number of highly non-normal probability distributions.

  4. Official Table of Drops - Wikipedia

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    The Official Table of Drops, formerly issued by the British Home Office, is a manual which is used to calculate the appropriate length of rope for long drop hangings. Following a series of failed hangings, including those of John Babbacombe Lee , a committee chaired by Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare was formed in 1886 to discover and report on ...

  5. Cavendish experiment - Wikipedia

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    The following is not the method Cavendish used, but describes how modern physicists would calculate the results from his experiment. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] From Hooke's law , the torque on the torsion wire is proportional to the deflection angle θ {\displaystyle \theta } of the balance.

  6. Pressure vessel - Wikipedia

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    The ASME definition of a pressure vessel is a container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure. [2]The Australian and New Zealand standard "AS/NZS 1200:2000 Pressure equipment" defines a pressure vessel as a vessel subject to internal or external pressure, including connected components and accessories up to the connection to external ...

  7. Nominal Pipe Size - Wikipedia

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    Nominal Pipe Size (NPS) is a North American set of standard sizes for pipes used for high or low pressures and temperatures. [1] " Nominal" refers to pipe in non-specific terms and identifies the diameter of the hole with a non-dimensional number (for example – 2-inch nominal steel pipe" consists of many varieties of steel pipe with the only criterion being a 2.375-inch (60.3 mm) outside ...

  8. Texans CB Kris Boyd shoves special teams coach after Houston ...

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    The Houston Texans had an eventful start to their divisional round game against the Kansas City Chiefs.It's tough to have a total breakdown on a play, a dumb penalty and a shove from a player to ...

  9. Capsule (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    A two-dimensional orthographic projection at the left with a three-dimensional one at the right depicting a capsule. A capsule (from Latin capsula, "small box or chest"), or stadium of revolution, is a basic three-dimensional geometric shape consisting of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. [1]