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2. Thimble tube boiler - Wikipedia

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   One rare use of the thimble tube boiler as a directly fired power generator was an experiment fitting to Leyland steam wagons in 1920. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] This coke -fired boiler was 2 feet (0.61 m) diameter by 2.75 feet (0.84 m) height and has 128 tubes. [ 7 ]

3. Heat recovery steam generator - Wikipedia

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   A heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is an energy recovery heat exchanger that recovers heat from a hot gas stream, such as a combustion turbine or other waste gas stream. It produces steam that can be used in a process ( cogeneration ) or used to drive a steam turbine ( combined cycle ).

4. Rope start - Wikipedia

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   Starting a Lazair II ultralight aircraft's JPX PUL 425 engine, equipped with a recoil starter. A rope start device housed in a Nose bullet of a Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet.. Rope start (also called ripcord [citation needed], pull start [citation needed], or rewind start [citation needed]) is a method of starting an internal combustion engine, usually on small machines, such as lawn mowers ...

5. Thimble - Wikipedia

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   A thimble Der Fingerhüter (Thimblemaker) from Das Ständebuch by Jost Amman, 1568. A thimble is a small pitted cup worn on the finger that protects it from being pricked or poked by a needle while sewing. The Old English word þȳmel, the ancestor of thimble, is derived from Old English þūma, the ancestor of the English word thumb. [1]

6. Cut in Two Island - Wikipedia

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   Cut in Two East was once the home of circus performer General Tom Thumb, of P.T. Barnum fame. He lived on the island with his wife, Lavinia Warren. Supposedly, at least one room was wallpapered with circus designs. [1] Cut in Two East last sold in 2003 for $3.4 million and Cut in Two West in 2004 for $2.4 million.