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Page 157
... cone and propelling nozzle : The final element is the exhaust cone and propelling nozzle in which the residual gas energy is converted to kinetic energy and ejected in a high - velocity jet . This component may also contain silencing ...
... cone and propelling nozzle : The final element is the exhaust cone and propelling nozzle in which the residual gas energy is converted to kinetic energy and ejected in a high - velocity jet . This component may also contain silencing ...
Page 330
... cones of the gymnosperms ( pines , spruces , firs , etc. ) . Some bota- nists believe that all of these orders are related , are very primitive , and have evolved directly from ancient gym- nosperms , perhaps even the seed ferns . This ...
... cones of the gymnosperms ( pines , spruces , firs , etc. ) . Some bota- nists believe that all of these orders are related , are very primitive , and have evolved directly from ancient gym- nosperms , perhaps even the seed ferns . This ...
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... cones , however , live for only a few years . The wood of the trunk and roots , although dead , remains a part of the tree indefinitely , but the bark , leaves , and cones are continually in the process of dying and sloughing off ...
... cones , however , live for only a few years . The wood of the trunk and roots , although dead , remains a part of the tree indefinitely , but the bark , leaves , and cones are continually in the process of dying and sloughing off ...
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