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The History of Water Pipes The earliest known evidence of a pipe being used for plumbing was found in Mesopotamia it is estimated to have been made around 3000 BC. The pipes were made from clay mixed with short lengths of straw. This was the first type of pipe to be used to transport water from different places. Both brass and copper pipes have been found in Egypt believed to have been constructed close to 2500 BC. The Romans used lead pipes, extensive use of lead pipe by joining sheets of lead into
Early History of the Pipe Organ The “king of instruments” has a long history, one which can arguably be traced to the concept of a collection of “fixed-pitched pipes blown by a single player (such as the panpipes)” (Randel 583). The first examples of pipe organs with the basic features of today can be traced to the third century B.C.E. in the Greco-Roman arena; it is said to have been invented by Ktesibios of Alexander and contained “a mechanism to supply air under pressure, a wind-chest to store
Irish Bagpipes (Brian Boru pipe) The bagpipes have been a huge part of Irish music for many years. Today the bagpipe is synonymous with Scotland, but the pipes really came from Ireland. The earliest bag pipes date back to 4000 B.C. in the Middle East, where a bagpipe is found in Chaldean sculptures. This evidence shows it is ancient, certainly as old as the harp and nearly as old as the drum. Greeks, Egyptians and Romans all marched to the sound of the pipes to battle. As for Ireland, a seventh-century
Rene Magritte's Ceci n'est Pas Une Pipe and Les Deux Mysteres The aesthetic value of Rene Magritte’s paintings is driven by a relationship manufactured by the artist. By specifically targeting an audience who can recognize that a set of established artistic interpretations are being challenged in his paintings, Magritte generates a dialectic argument that attempts to deconstruct Plato’s mimetic interpretation of art. As a result, the painting of a negated representation contained within a painted
designed to study the real flow in the pipes. There are three types of fluid flows had been identified throughout this experiment. They are laminar, transitional and turbulent flows. The pressure gradients along the pipe were measured while the friction factors of pipes were calculated at different flow rates. Lastly, velocity profiles in pipe cross section were plotted at different flow rates. The study of flow pipes is extremely important as application of pipe system have been used in variety field
burst plumbing pipe. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for a pipe to burst causing severe flooding and damage. There are many reasons why a pipe can burst such as corroded pipes, crack in the pipe that had too much pressure, and a pipe that froze and expanded and then burst. If you have a burst pipe, it is important to know what to do to prevent more damage and expense. The following is a list of tips on what to do for a burst pipe: 1. The first step to take when you discover a burst pipe is to turn
incident by COMAH and ConocoPhillips detailing the whole event and the response and action at the time. The events that took place are as follows: On 16 April 2001 an explosion occurred at ConocoPhillips Humber Refinery after the failure of an overhead pipe. An investigation was launched on the incident, which is required under Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) regulations, by the Competent Authority (CA) and by ConocoPhillips to determine the causes of the incident. Although the incident could
he should dye, he desir?d they give him a pipe in his mouth, ready lighted, which they did; and the executioner came, and first cut off his members and threw them into the fire; after that, with an ill favoured knife, they cut his ears and his nose, and burn?d them; he still smoak?d on, as if nothing had touched him; then they hacked off one of his arms, and still he bore up, and held his pipe; but at the cutting of his other arm, his head sunk, and his pipe drop?d; and he gave up the ghost, without
Speaks (High Horse, Crazy Horse and Pipe Boyhood) Translated by: Jim Neidhardt all have characteristics of self confidence. Self Confidence comes from the spirit of self which is the belief of what you have, the essence that keeps you going and the ability to persevere when others do not. These stories contain a narrator and a story of their past experiences. In Black Elk Speaks, several of his short stories (Crazy Horse, Early Boyhood and The Offering of the Pipe) tells us about Black Elks experience
the base metal. So in other words, you have this extremely long steel tubing coiled up like a garden hose on reel without any visible end welds. The entire length is non-destructively inspected, then gauged and hydrostatically tested to assure the pipe meets customer specifications prior to shipment. A single spool can carry an average length of approximately 15,000 feet but have been fabricated up to 30,000 feet depending on the diameter of the tubing. Tubing continuously wraps and unwraps
Slumming it is a 2010 documentary directed by Kevin McCloud. McCloud heads over to dharavi slum in search to find how people live and what they do to live till the next day, McCloud encountered eye to eye contact in and shocked at how space is a valuable thing in dharavi, McCloud is revolted to see children playing beside open sewers full of human waste and toxic sludge and explains how diseases like diphtheria, tuberculosis and typhoid are rampant. Mr McCloud seems quite admiring of the slum factory
known as a "washdown". Though it was an improvement, neither the washout nor the washdown were known for aconsistent complete flush. Nearing the end of the centruy, sanitaryware manufacturers discovered that by diverting some of the water from tank pipe into the bowl acting almost like a jet flush. It was also learned that if the shape of the p-trap exit were changed it would act almost as a siphon sucking everything from the bowl. Thus the modern flush toilet was born. Though people often credit
concepts and ideas such as Reynolds's number, the effect of temperature on viscosity and liquid density, which we have not met in last year's course. The areas I will be looking into are as follows: 1) The effect of the Pipe Diameter on flow rate. - the effect of Pipe Diameter on liquid flow (turbulent/laminar) 2) The effect of Temperature of liquid on flow rate. - the effect of Temperature on liquid flow (turbulent/laminar) 3) The effect of the Vertical height between source and
How to Build a Concrete Hot Tub Even the least experienced do-it-yourselfer can build a concrete hot tub. The key is to plan out the size, type and location of the hot tub before purchasing any materials. In addition, learn what materials and steps are necessary to achieve the best result. Often, permits or written permission is required by the city to build concrete hot tubs, so it is vital to make sure that all laws and regulations are being followed before beginning to build. Preparing the Area
proportional to current. The current is the flow of electrons. You can compare a wire to a water pipe. The flow of electrons is like the flow of water. The voltage is the push of electrons, which in equivalent would be the pressure of the water in the pipe. Therefore if you double the voltage, I think the current will also double. This is similar to doubling the pressure in the water pipe, which in affect, will double the flow of the water. The reason I will test my theory is so I can
especially effective when the snakecharmer 'pipes water green until green waters waver'. The 'sways', 'coilings' and 'writhings' which occur during the formation of his world create a feeling of restlessness. An image is conjured of a twisted mound of snakes that throbs and churns on a wave of 'green' putrid water. At the beginning of the poem, the piper 'begins a snaky sphere with moon-eye, mouth-pipe.' This is repeated at the end when he 'puts up his pipe, and lids his moony eye'. The poem is given
prankster or a wisecracker. As Harrison grew into a teenager, he had little trouble earning pocket money. He briefly worked on a yacht, helping cook for the heirs to Chicago's powerful Swift Meat Packing Company. His longest-running job was at the Evening Pipe Shop and it was there that Harry started smoking himself. When he graduated from Main East High School, in the class of 1960, another of his classmates stated, "No one would ever have believed that he would be a movie star. You just would never, ever
Contrast of William Blake's Poems Introduction (Innocence) Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee, On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me: "Pipe a song about a lamb!" So I piped with merry chear. "Piper, pipe that song again;" So I piped, he wept to hear. "Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe; Sing thy songs of happy chear:" So I sung the same again, While he wept with joy to hear. "Piper, sit thee down and write In a book, that all may read." So he vanish'd from my
FLUE - The flue is the void or passageway through which the products of combustion are removed from the fire to the outside. 2) CHIMNEY - A chimney is the structure surrounding one or more separate flues. 3) FLUE PIPE - A flue pipe is a single skin metal pipe used to connect a fire or appliance to a chimney. 4) FLUE LINER - The flue liner is the material used to form the flue within the chimney. Flue liners can be of fire clay, refractory quality concrete or metal (usually high