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    A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head. The most common uses...
    67 KB (6,313 words) - 18:04, 24 November 2024
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    of load applied, either conventional (variable) or hydrostatic A single or twin screw auger, powered by an electric motor, or a ram, driven by hydraulic...
    37 KB (4,677 words) - 11:05, 25 July 2024
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    positioning optics). A differential screw uses a spindle with two screw threads of differing leads (in case of a single lead equal to the thread pitch),...
    9 KB (938 words) - 17:43, 7 December 2024
  • replacing vectors with screws; Chasles' theorem proves that any change between two rigid object poses can be performed by a single screw; Poinsot's theorem...
    30 KB (4,410 words) - 18:30, 16 November 2024
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    A screw thread is a helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force. A screw thread is a ridge wrapped around a cylinder...
    48 KB (6,438 words) - 23:49, 11 October 2024
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    The Archimedes' screw, also known as the Archimedean screw, hydrodynamic screw, water screw or Egyptian screw, is one of the earliest hydraulic machines...
    19 KB (2,232 words) - 02:15, 13 December 2024
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    A screw pump is a positive-displacement pump that use one or several screws to move fluid solids or liquids along the screw(s) axis. The screw pump is...
    7 KB (907 words) - 19:13, 29 July 2024
  • At a minimum, a screw drive is a set of shaped cavities and protrusions on the screw head that allows torque to be applied to it. Usually, it also involves...
    98 KB (10,183 words) - 17:48, 17 December 2024
  • A Screw is a single by the New York City experimental rock group Swans. The single's three songs were later appended as bonus tracks to the CD release...
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    A screw turbine (also known as an Archimedean turbine, Archimedes screw generator or ASG, or Archimedes screw turbine or AST) is a water turbine that...
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    started to commission single screw express liners that were the equal of Scotia. The Admiralty allowed Cunard to order its first screw express liner, the...
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    A self-tapping screw is a screw that can tap its own hole as it is driven into the material. More narrowly, self-tapping is used only to describe a specific...
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    A furniture screw can refer to any type of screw (and sometimes nut) used on furniture. Different types of screws have different uses in furniture. According...
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  • Thumbnail for Screw-propelled vehicle
    sometimes a single flanged cylinder is used with additional stabilising skis. These cylinders each have a helical spiral flange like the thread of a screw. On...
    32 KB (3,420 words) - 18:23, 15 August 2024
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    Propeller (redirect from Screw propeller)
    the screw propeller was the extension of that arc through more than 360° by attaching the blade to a rotating shaft. Propellers can have a single blade...
    42 KB (5,340 words) - 18:38, 13 December 2024
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    Jackscrew (redirect from Screw jack)
    A jackscrew, or screw jack, is a type of jack that is operated by turning a leadscrew. It is commonly used to lift moderate and heavy weights, such as...
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    The screw is a mechanism that converts rotational motion to linear motion, and a torque (rotational force) to a linear force. It is one of the six classical...
    32 KB (4,016 words) - 12:41, 14 August 2024
  • A rotary-screw compressor is a type of gas compressor, such as an air compressor, that uses a rotary-type positive-displacement mechanism. These compressors...
    27 KB (3,486 words) - 00:37, 19 December 2024
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    propeller configuration i.e. single, twin, triple-screw. Single-screw Steamship SS, Twin-Screw Steamship TSS, Triple-Screw Steamship TrSS. Steam turbine-driven...
    47 KB (5,843 words) - 08:39, 9 December 2024
  • "R.I.P. Screw" is a song by American rapper and singer Travis Scott featuring fellow American rapper and singer Swae Lee. It was released through Cactus...
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