Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A covering made from a poor conductor of heat, such as cork or asbestos, placed around a pipe to prevent the flow of heat to or from the interior.
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This lead pipe is insulated by hair-felt pipe-covering, C. More recently, we have adopted the procedure of passing a continuous current of water, usually at a very slow rate, through the lead pipe E and always heating the air somewhat by means of the lamp, the exact temperature control being obtained by varying the heating effect of the lamp itself.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Francis Gano Benedict 1913
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