Storage tank — A storage tank is a container, usually for holding liquids, sometimes for compressed gases (gas tank). The term can be used for both reservoirs (artificial lakes and ponds), and for manufactured containers. The usage of the word tank for… … Wikipedia
Vacuum flask — Thermos redirects here. For other uses, see Thermos (disambiguation). This article is about the vacuum insulated flask. For the flask used in filtration under vacuum, see Büchner flask. Domestic vacuum flask, used for maintaining the temperature… … Wikipedia
Schlenk flask — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Schlenk flask caption = A selection of Schlenk flasks and, bottom right, a Schlenk tube acronym = other names = Schlenk tube uses = Vacuum Inert gas inventor = Wilhelm Schlenk manufacturer = model = related =… … Wikipedia
Dewar flask — See also: Vacuum flask Dewar flask. (Deutsches Museum, Munich). A Dewar flask is a vessel designed to provide very good thermal insulation. For instance, when filled with a hot liquid, the vessel will not allow the heat to easily escape, and the… … Wikipedia
Superconducting magnetic energy storage — (SMES) systems store energy in the magnetic field created by the flow of direct current in a superconducting coil which has been cryogenically cooled to a temperature below its superconducting critical temperature. A typical SMES system includes… … Wikipedia
Dewar (flask) — [do͞o′ər, dyo͞o′ər] n. 〚after Sir James Dewar (1848 1923), Scot chemist & physicist〛 a double walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases: also written dewar * * * … Universalium
Dewar (flask) — [do͞o′ər, dyo͞o′ər] n. [after Sir James Dewar (1848 1923), Scot chemist & physicist] a double walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases: also written dewar … English World dictionary
Dewar (flask) — [do͞o′ər, dyo͞o′ər] n. [after Sir James Dewar (1848 1923), Scot chemist & physicist] a double walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases: also written dewar … English World dictionary
Cryogenic storage dewar — A self pressurising dewar (silver, foreground) being filled with liquid nitrogen from a large storage tank (white, background). Cryogenic storage dewars are specialised types of vacuum flask used for storing cryogens (such as liquid nitrogen or… … Wikipedia
Chlorine production — This article presents the industrial and laboratory methodologies to prepare elemental chlorine. Contents 1 Gas extraction 1.1 Mercury cell electrolysis 1.2 Diaphragm cell electrolysis (Bipolar) … Wikipedia
Spent nuclear fuel shipping cask — A typical SNF shipping cask mounted on a railroad car. Spent nuclear fuel shipping casks are used to transport spent nuclear fuel used in nuclear power plants and research reactors to disposal sites such as the nuclear reprocessing center at… … Wikipedia