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Australian test explosion
Operation Blowdown was an explosives test carried out in the Kutini-Payamu jungle of Australia's Cape York Peninsula in 1963, to simulate the effects of
Operation_Blowdown
List of large explosions
Preliminary Report Operation Blowdown. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Kurak, Steve (September 1967). "Operation Chase". United
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
Wastewater removal of impurities from boilers
Boiler blowdown is water intentionally wasted from a boiler to avoid concentration of impurities during continuing evaporation of steam. The water is blown
Boiler_blowdown
List of DoD code names
Air Force Base due to logistical problems. Discontinued in 1989. Operation Blowdown – Explosives test carried out in Australia's Cape York Peninsula Kutini-Payamu
List of U.S. Department of Defense and partner code names
List_of_U.S._Department_of_Defense_and_partner_code_names
Canadian explosives test in 1964
Operation Snowball was a 1964 conventional explosive test made to obtain information on nuclear weapon detonations run by the Defence Research Board of
Operation_Snowball_(test)
1908 air burst explosion in Siberia, Russia
explosion's hypocentre was similar to the effects of the conventional Operation Blowdown in Australia. These effects are caused by the blast wave produced
Tunguska_event
Hyperbaric pressure vessel for human occupancy used in diving operations
communications established with the occupants, and pressurisation, also known as blowdown, started. The operator will monitor and control the rate of pressurisation
Diving_chamber
Australian military operations. Current Australian Defence Force deployments "Operation Southern Indian Ocean". www.defence.gov.au. "Operation Okra". www.defence
List of military operations involving Australia
List_of_military_operations_involving_Australia
2005 deadly refinery accident
vapor cloud came from raffinate liquids overflowing from the top of a blowdown stack. The source of ignition was probably a running vehicle engine. The
Texas_City_refinery_explosion
Defunct research facility of the United States Army
The laboratory also conducted air blast research during Operation Blowdown in 1963 and Operation Distant Plain in 1966 and 1967. In addition, a large portion
Ballistic_Research_Laboratory
Coordinated missions, operations and projects
Carlos Water Argus (1959) — test of nuclear bombs in the upper atmosphere. Blowdown (1963) — Australia/US/UK simulated nuclear explosion in a rain forest.
List_of_military_operations
Sick Nuclear tests British nuclear tests at Maralinga Operation Blowdown Operation Hurricane Operation Totem McClelland Royal Commission Related 1919 England
List of high commissioners of Australia to the United Kingdom
List_of_high_commissioners_of_Australia_to_the_United_Kingdom
Reciprocating engine combined with a blowdown turbine
important aircraft arrangement, turbo-compounding was achieved by using blowdown turbines to recover energy from exhaust-gas pulses and return it to the
Turbo-compound_engine
Closed vessel in which fluid is heated
ambient pressure blowdown flows to drain. Automatic blowdown/continuous heat recovery system: This system allows the boiler to blowdown only when makeup
Boiler
Series of non-nuclear explosive and detonable gas tests
testing new prototype equipment, military targets and coniferous forest blowdown, and defoliation. Participants included Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia
Operation_Distant_Plain
Method of heat removal from components and industrial equipment
toxicity in blowdown or OTC water has encouraged lower chromate concentrations and the use of less-flexible corrosion inhibitors. Blowdown may also contain
Water_cooling
German long-range ballistic missile
40 square centimeter chamber. Measurements were made using a Mach 1.86 blowdown nozzle on 8 August 1940. Tests at Mach numbers 1.56 and 2.5 were made after
V-2_rocket
Valve that automatically stops the flow of a hazardous fluid in a dangerous event
cutoff. A blowdown valve (BDV) is a type of shutdown valve designed to depressurize a pressure vessel by directing vapour to a flare, vent or blowdown stack
Shutdown_valve
Water in a boiler intended for evaporation
mechanical scouring. Various rates of boiler blowdown could reduce the frequency of cleaning, but efficient operation and maintenance of individual boilers was
Boiler_water
Constructs the minimal model of a given smooth algebraic surface
P} ). This contraction morphism is sometimes called a blowdown, which is the inverse operation of blowup. The curve C {\displaystyle C} is also called
Castelnuovo's contraction theorem
Castelnuovo's_contraction_theorem
Topics referred to by the same term
Blowdown of 1921 Columbus Day Storm of 1962 The Big Blow (novel), a 2000 novel "The Big Blow Out" episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Operation Big
Big_Blow
Engine exhaust part
until later in the cycle. The flow leaving the cylinder during most of the blowdown process is sonic or supersonic, and therefore no wave could travel back
Expansion_chamber
Oil platform destroyed by explosion and fire in 1988
production, and the gas flowline to Piper with it. He had initiated a pipeline blowdown (depressurization) but this was not yet complete at the moment of the rupture
Piper_Alpha
Mechanical issue caused by fuel released from an unintended source
ignition source that triggered the massive explosion. After the refinery's blowdown stack malfunctioned and started releasing a cloud of raffinate vapor into
Diesel_engine_runaway
Class of 60 American 2-6-6-6 locomotives
type E superheaters, schedule 8-ET brakes, low water alarms, continuous blowdown, automatic lubricators, roller bearings on all axles, etc. The whistle
Chesapeake_and_Ohio_class_H-8
Canadian integrated oil and natural gas company
company began applying its blowdown boiler technology to improve the efficiency of water use at its oil sands operations. In 2013, Cenovus developed
Cenovus_Energy
Removal of alkalinity ions from water
amount of blowdown, a dealkalizer will increase the cycles of concentrations and reduce blowdown and operating costs. The reduction of blowdown by dealkalization
Dealkalization_of_water
Mechanism to convert between rotational and reciprocating motion
compared to a conventional piston and crankshaft mechanism, which reduces blowdown time for two-stroke engines. Experiments have shown that extended dwell
Scotch_yoke
Safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system
blowdown is usually stated as a percentage of set pressure and refers to how much the pressure needs to drop before the valve reseats. The blowdown can
Relief_valve
Nuclear power plant located in Callaway County, Missouri
the Missouri River as "blowdown" to flush solids from the cooling tower basin. All water lost through evaporation or blowdown is replaced with water from
Callaway Nuclear Generating Station
Callaway_Nuclear_Generating_Station
American adult animated TV series
narrator revealing only two Xaviers are left in the world. 10 10 "Shakashuri Blowdown" Vernon Chatman, John Lee & Marco Bertoldo January 13, 2008 (2008-01-13)
Xavier:_Renegade_Angel
Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer
decreases. When the piston is near to BDC the exhaust valve opens. In the blowdown, the combustion gases expand irreversibly due to the leftover pressure—in
Internal_combustion_engine
Nuclear power plant located in Ogle County, Illinois
cooled in the station's two cooling towers and recirculated via the plant's blowdown line back into the Rock River. Other water, from Byron's Radioactive Waste
Byron Nuclear Generating Station
Byron_Nuclear_Generating_Station
Facility for supporting saturation diving projects
overall saturation exposure, so different gas mixtures may be used during blowdown and day-to-day living in the surface chambers (storage), diving excursions
Saturation_diving_system
British electric passenger trains
slide protection (WSP) operated on every axle. Under braking conditions a blowdown valve released air from the brake cylinder of any axle if the rotational
British_Rail_Class_365
Branch of fluid mechanics
two is analogous to the comparison between a battery and a capacitor. Blowdown type supersonic wind tunnels offer high Reynolds number, a small storage
Compressible_flow
Wilderness area in Minnesota, United States
Waters–Canadian derecho, commonly referred to as "the Boundary Waters blowdown". Although campsites and portages were quickly cleared after the storm
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Boundary_Waters_Canoe_Area_Wilderness
Wind tunnel with high speed air flow
high-pressure tanks. These wind tunnels are also called intermittent supersonic blowdown wind tunnels (of which a schematic preview is given below). Another way
Supersonic_wind_tunnel
first one affected mostly rural areas near Hohenbüchen, where large-scale blowdown of a birch forest yielded an IF1.5 rating. Shortly after, another tornado
Tornadoes_of_2024
Type of boiler
days, but anything up to 180 days is possible. The process starts with a “blowdown” while some pressure remains in the boiler, then the draining away of all
Fire-tube_boiler
1979 nuclear accident in Pennsylvania
tank (outside the sparger manifold) would occur at the end of the steam blowdown and would be 30 psig and 200°F. Overpressure protection for the RCDT is
Three_Mile_Island_accident
Aircraft component
achievable angle of a rudder at a particular flight condition is called its blowdown limit. It represents a balance between the aerodynamic forces on the rudder
Vertical_stabilizer
Device which rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream
minerals in the recirculating cooling water. Discharge of draw-off (or blowdown) is used principally to control the buildup of these minerals. The chemistry
Cooling_tower
Diving mode and decompression technique
multiple storage depths. Compression to storage depth, also referred to as blowdown, is generally at a limited rate to minimize the risk of HPNS and compression
Saturation_diving
tower blowdown is routed back into Northside Generating Station's discharge collector basin. The daily average temperature of the cooling tower blowdown is
JEA Northside Generating Station
JEA_Northside_Generating_Station
BD – bursting disc BDF – below derrick floor BDL – bit data log BDV – blowdown valve BGL – borehole geometry log BGL – below ground level (used as a datum
List of abbreviations in oil and gas exploration and production
List_of_abbreviations_in_oil_and_gas_exploration_and_production
Fuel for heating, cooking and vehicles
November 2017. Johnson, R. (2006). "The Effect of Pressure Relief Valve Blowdown and Fire Conditions on LPG Pressure Vessels". Journal of Pressure Vessel
Liquefied_petroleum_gas
Steam railroad system in Walt Disney World
used to refill the tender if needed, the train crew will perform a boiler blowdown on the locomotive and the maintenance crew will service it. In the final
Walt_Disney_World_Railroad
Former power station in Switzerland
outlet, the saturated steam was directed to a separator, which removed blowdown water, impurities, and salts concentrated in the steam. The separator is
Thermal_power_plant_of_Vouvry
yields. Blowdown Dolphin 18 Jul 1963 Iron Range Test Site, Queensland Australia 100,000 1 TNT Airburst/Tower 136 Obtain data on tree blowdown and blast
High explosive nuclear effects testing
High_explosive_nuclear_effects_testing
Nuclear reactor in Sweden
experiments were performed: MARVIKEN-FSCB-I/II, Marviken Full Scale Containment Blowdown experiments Series I/II - where the pressure-suppression principle with
R4_nuclear_reactor
Transport company
Molokai Views of the Hale Mahina, also known as the West Maui Mountains Blowdown by train yard and trestle Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lahaina
Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad
Lahaina,_Kaanapali_and_Pacific_Railroad
Glossary of the main components of a typical steam locomotive
(11) a whistle lever, which varies the steam supplied to the whistle (3) blowdown (or blow-off) cocks, which allow water to be ejected from the boiler to
Steam_locomotive_components
Power plant that generates electricity from heat energy
steam and continuous return of condensate to the boiler, losses due to blowdown and leakages have to be made up to maintain a desired water level in the
Thermal_power_station
Component of a petroleum refinery
sections: reaction, refrigeration, effluent treating, fractionation and blowdown. In the reaction section the reacting hydrocarbons (olefin feed with both
Alkylation_unit
Stories of buried treasure on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
"platforms" of rotten logs have been attributed to trees, damaged by "blowdowns" (derechos) or wildfires, periodically falling (or washing into) the hollow
Oak_Island_mystery
from the plate. Also a purpose pitch or chin music. Archaic usage: "a blowdown". A player batting between .100 and .199 is said to be batting "a buck
Glossary_of_baseball_terms
Body of water for storage of wooden logs
into the log pond as the lowest point adjacent to the sawmill. Boiler blowdown, lumber drying kiln condensate, and exhaust steam from sawmill machinery
Log_pond
System whose failure would be serious
emergency shutdown) Actuated isolation valves Pressure relief devices Blowdown valves and flare system Drilling well control (blowout preventer, mud and
Safety-critical_system
February 2025. "Motherwell tower blocks to be demolished in 'controlled blowdown'". BBC News. BBC. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025. "Special
2025_in_Scotland
Feature on some watches for saturation diving
resistance management of their diving watches. On the initial and any later blowdown or compression, most saturation divers consciously open the water-resistant
Helium_release_valve
space could contain foam. In districts where the feed water is unsuitable, blowdown valves ("scum valves"), either continuously working while the regulator
Priming_(steam_locomotive)
Series of two former coal-fired power stations
Rugeley Power Station ceased all operations on Wednesday 8 June 2016. Decommissioning began in June 2016. A total of 6 blowdown demolitions took place for the
Rugeley_power_stations
Facility generating electric power
(Includes cooling tower material balance for evaporation emissions and blowdown effluents. Available in many university libraries) Riverkeeper, Inc. v
Power_station
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane
the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2006.. "New England 'Blowdown' Timber and Forest Fire Hazard Caused by the Sept. 1938 Hurricane". Archived
1938_New_England_hurricane
Processes for treating wastewater produced as an industrial by-product
other harmful compounds such as nutrients Non-process wastestreams: boiler blowdown and cooling water, which produce thermal pollution and other pollutants
Industrial wastewater treatment
Industrial_wastewater_treatment
Heritage railroad in Colorado and New Mexico, US
lose elevation gradually. Here, trains descending will perform a boiler blowdown. This is where the engine releases steam from the boiler to clear sediments
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cumbres_and_Toltec_Scenic_Railroad
Television channel
fulfill Canadian content quotas. 10 Things You Don't Know About Aftermath Blowdown Canadian Made (reruns after ended) Greatest Tank Battles Ice Pilots NWT
History2 (Canadian TV channel)
History2_(Canadian_TV_channel)
venting gas from a 24-inch diameter pipeline ignited during a planned blowdown. The fire was extinguished about 40 minutes after it ignited. Damage from
List of pipeline accidents in the United States in the 2000s
List_of_pipeline_accidents_in_the_United_States_in_the_2000s
Water supplied to a boiler
The boiler water also has frequent blowdowns in order to keep the chloride content down. The boiler operations also include bottom blows in order to
Boiler_feedwater
to cause trouble before they can be removed from the boiler in boiler blowdown. Deaerator is used to reduce oxygen and nitrogen in boiler feed water applications
Industrial_water_treatment
Location with many electric generating stations
to compensate for water lost as vapour from the cooling towers, and for blowdown to prevent build up of impurities. A 1,000 MW station requires about 44
Megawatt_Valley
Safety systems of boiling water reactors
systems (LPCS/LPCI/LPCF/GDCS) to restore reactor water level. During an ADS blowdown, the steam being removed from the reactor is sufficient to ensure adequate
Boiling water reactor safety systems
Boiling_water_reactor_safety_systems
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Vegetation is currently growing out of the boiler's brickwork. The metal blowdown tank, a cylindrical device with a vent pipe, is connected to the boiler
Johnston's Sawmill Steam Plant
Johnston's_Sawmill_Steam_Plant
logistics and operations. surface fire A fire that burns loose debris on the ground surface, which may include dead branches, blowdown timber, leaves
Glossary_of_wildfire_terms
Power plant in Texas
Plant X. A pipeline was constructed to send Plant X blowdown water (used water from plant operations) for treatment and recycling at the nearby Tolk Station
Plant_X
Biotic and abiotic ecosystem influences
within a forest. Small-scale disturbances are events such as single-tree blowdowns, which create gaps that let light through the canopy to the understory
Forest_dynamics
4-8-0 locomotive of the former South Australian Railways
equipment included headlamp, Westinghouse air brake pump, snifter valve, blowdown muffler, air compressor exhaust muffler, re-railing jacks, larger sandboxes
South Australian Railways T class
South_Australian_Railways_T_class
Practice of controlling forests for timber production
damaged during the regeneration cut or related extraction operations; the increased risk of blowdown threatens the seed source; damage from bark beetles is
Silviculture
Iron mine in Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Waters area was hit by an intense weather system that caused massive blowdowns, and became known as the Boundary Waters – Canadian derecho. In 2007 the
Paulson_Mine
Historic hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada
Machine New Frontier Implosion Video—the implosion starts at 1:50 New Frontier photo from November 3, 2007 Las Vegas Casino Demolition: Blowdown Documentary
New_Frontier_Hotel_and_Casino
Pollution control technique
demand (BOD) and may require treatment before disposal. However, this "blowdown water", necessary for proper maintenance of any bio-oxidation system, is
Biofilter
landing man at an unforgiving job site; the Rygaard crew plows into a blowdown site choked with years' worth of fallen trees and loose rocks; Shelby scouts
List_of_Ax_Men_episodes
Alphabetical listing of underwater diving related topics
Błotniak – One-man wet cabin underwater craft designed in Poland in 1978 Blowdown (diving) – Pressurisation or dewatering of a diving chamber Blue Grotto
Index of underwater diving: A–C
Index_of_underwater_diving:_A–C
Class of Australian 2-8-0 steam locomotives
change Auto Couplers Electric Light Modified Front End Staff Exchanger Blowdown Muffler Shunters' Steps Mileage Off Register Broken Up Comments 100 22
Victorian_Railways_K_class
New Zealand steam locomotive class
ACFL blowdown was incorporated late in their construction. A significant improvement was made with the incorporation of French TIA, blowdown equipment
NZR_JA_class
Underwater diving procedures
four times. If there is a problem during the ascent, a long continuous blowdown is the signal to stop. If it is suspected that the surface-supplied gas
Surface-supplied diving skills
Surface-supplied_diving_skills
cutting often provide portals for decay fungi. Affected trees are prone to blowdown and breakage at the wound site, and even if they survive to rotation age
Tree_health
List of definitions of terms and concepts commonly used in agriculture
strong winds, a type of blowdown. Compare windthrow. windthrow The uprooting of a tree by very strong winds, a type of blowdown. Compare windsnap. winnowing
Glossary_of_agriculture
Two power stations, the coal-fired station closed in 2019
due to cease generation in September 2019 after more than 50 years of operation. The station closed as planned on 30 September 2019. Demolition of Cottam
Cottam_power_stations
Argentine communications satellite
of the on-board propellant depleted, using the remaining propellant and blowdown helium still stored in the propellant tanks. In the early 1990s, the Argentine
Nahuel_1A
Accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces
effective if the capability is carefully incorporated at the design time. Blowdown capability is always incorporated into steam generators or evaporators
Fouling
Technology used to produce heavy crude oil and bitumen
high quality freshwater for reuse in SAGD operations. However, evaporators produce a high volume blowdown waste which requires further management. As
Steam-assisted gravity drainage
Steam-assisted_gravity_drainage
Steam railroad system in Disneyland
railroad's water tower if needed, the train crew will perform a boiler blowdown on the locomotive. At the old Frontierland Station depot building, a sound
Disneyland_Railroad
State Park in Pennsylvania, United States
down the ridge ending on the Knob Road. This trail had large areas of blowdowns on it following the wind events in September 2004. Since then the trail
Blue_Knob_State_Park
pillar valve to allow connection of a yoke regulator or filling whip. blowdown 1. Procedure of pressurising a diving chamber or saturation habitat. 2
Glossary of underwater diving terminology: A–C
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology:_A–C
Coatings/Hull Coating Leachate Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) Boiler/Economizer Blowdown Cathodic protection Chain Locker Effluent Controllable Pitch Propeller
Regulation of ship pollution in the United States
Regulation_of_ship_pollution_in_the_United_States
Class of 41 New Zealand 2-6-4T locomotives
never fitted with superheaters. Instead, they were equipped with smokebox blowdown valves on the right-hand side of the locomotive, the only NZR locomotives
NZR_WF_class
overpressure triggered a relief valve to open, releasing natural gas for a blowdown that lasted 40 minutes and sounded like a jet engine. The gas escaped into
List of pipeline accidents in the United States in the 2010s
List_of_pipeline_accidents_in_the_United_States_in_the_2010s
Class of Australian 4-6-0 steam locomotives
indicator gear on A2980 and later A2951, and tender scale buoy and continuous blowdown for A2875. Some of the last changes involved fitting of integral water
Victorian_Railways_A2_class
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