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A device used to join metals by melting them with an electric arc. armature. That part of an electrical machine that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy (or vice versa). artificial intelligence. A computer system that replicates some feature of human intelligence. artificial neural network.
Pure Land Buddhism A large branch of Mahayana, dominantly in East Asia. The goal of Pure Land Buddhism is to be reborn in the Western sukhavati of Amitabha, either as a real place or within the mind, through the other-power of repeating the Buddha's name, nianfo or nembutsu. 净土宗 (Ch), 浄土教 (Jp) Cn: Jìngtǔ-zōng.
A wrestling event where a company's biggest draws wrestle. [1] Compare B-show and C-show. A group of a wrestling promotion's top stars who wrestle at an A-show. [1] Compare B-team. To suddenly discontinue a feud, angle, or gimmick due to a lack of fan interest or some other caveat (like injury), usually without explanation.
Choke manifold. In oil and gas production a choke manifold is used to lower the pressure from the well head. It consist of a set of high pressure valves and at least two chokes. These chokes can be fixed or adjustable or a mix of both. The redundancy is needed so that if one choke has to be taken out of service, the flow can be directed through ...
Geosteering is the optimal placement of a wellbore based on the results of realtime downhole geological and geophysical logging measurements rather than three-dimensional targets in space. The objective is usually to keep a directional wellbore within a hydrocarbon pay zone defined in terms of its resistivity, density or even biostratigraphy.
This glossary of agriculture is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in agriculture, its sub-disciplines, and related fields, including horticulture, ...
Top drive. A top drive is a mechanical device on a drilling rig that provides clockwise torque to the drill string to drill a borehole. It is an alternative to the rotary table and kelly drive. It is located at the swivel's place below the traveling block and moves vertically up and down the derrick. [1]
Special core analysis. In the petroleum industry, special core analysis, often abbreviated SCAL or SPCAN, is a laboratory procedure [1] for conducting flow experiments on core plugs taken from a petroleum reservoir. Special core analysis is distinguished from "routine (RCAL) or conventional (CCAL) core analysis" by adding more experiments, in ...