-
blowout preventers. The
abbreviated term
preventer,
usually prefaced by a type (e.g. ram
preventer), is used to
refer to a
single blowout preventer unit...
- A gybe
preventer,
preventer, or jibe-guard, is a
mechanical device on a
sailing vessel which limits the boom's
ability to
swing unexpectedly across the...
- piping. To
reduce the risk of contamination, a
backflow preventer can be ****ed. A
backflow preventer is also
important when
potentially toxic chemicals are...
- overwhelmed. Gas
alarm system failed. Flat
battery in the
blowout preventer. The
blowout preventer incorporated systems which included a flat
battery and a defective...
- The
Cameron ram-type
blowout preventer was the
first successful blowout preventer (BOP) for oil wells. It was
developed by
James S.
Abercrombie and Harry...
- HMS
Preventer (Z265) was a net
laying ship for the
Royal Navy
during the
Second World War
acquired from the
United States Navy in
September 1944 via Lend-Lease...
- pot minder, milk guard, or boil over
preventer is a
cooking utensil placed at the
bottom of a pot to
prevent the
foaming boil-over of
liquids by collecting...
- and the
blowout preventer,
which failed to
fully engage. A
number of
significant problems were
identified with the
blowout preventer:
There was a leak...
- healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the
application of
healthcare measures to
prevent diseases.
Disease and
disability are
affected by
environmental factors...
- A
Modest Proposal for
Preventing the
Children of Poor
People from
Being a
Burthen to
Their Parents or Country, and for
Making Them
Beneficial to the Publick...
