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TRIPLE ACTING PUMP it is named because compression is accomplished at the three sides of the pistons. By using this Triple acting pump we can achieve every high delivery with very high pressure comparing with the exiting one.This TA-pump reduce the Electrical efficiency, mechanical efficiency. As it gives twice the amount of double acting pump’s delivery and pressure,
Trade Marked as the All American Fitness Bar, this handheld full body muscle building exercise barbell is the greatest advancement, in 200 years, for the free weight exercise community. Unlike conventional straight barbells, this bar is curved around the body, to maintain uniform balance.
Ever since I was a kid I remember my friends talking about the cars in the future, “soon the cars will not touch the ground and they will displace like floating a few inches over the ground"… Many years have passed now and I have some kids of my own and the cars are still the same.
The child security band and app offers parents of children a simple way to monitor their child's location without having them have to carry a mobile phone. The band provides parents a measure of security as the band is discrete, looks like a fun accessory to wear, and doesnt look like a monitoring device.
The built in smartphone projector eliminates the need for additional devices to be purchased or attached to the smartphone.
The benefits allow a smartphone owner to have easy access to projecting video, pictures, presentations, movies, various "on-the-go" moments that typically are not available for the majority of smartphone owners.
Ducted Fans have been used in a wide range of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerospace vehicles, including manned and unmanned systems. This paper focuses on performance improvement of ducted fans in forward flight applied to VTOL UAV and Tiltrotor aerial vehicles.
The concept proposed is called Ring Wing Ducted Fan (RW-DF).
Antegrade Cannulae
Antegrade cannulae are designed to deliver cardioplegia solution to the heart via the aortic. Normal procedures using an aortic cannula, a needle which has the same length as this (10 to 30 cms). The tip of this needle remains exposed all the time, which increases the risk of an accident for the medical team,
In the ever changing interior world of the ISS and other human inhabited space structures to come, modular adaptability of life support structures will be key. The already proven and very successful interior green wall technology that utilizes vertically arrayed plants, is increasingly integrated into modern homes and offices, offering numerous benefits for occupants.
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Speeding is a major cause of traffic deaths. According to the U.S. census of 2009, 33,808 traffic fatalities that year were directly attributable to speeding [1]. Some automotive insurances are implementing programs to improve the driving habits of their customers, such as offering discounts for the installation of a data logger in the car.
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