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Application of lithium thionyl chloride batteries in the petroleum industry

One of the significant uses of lithium thionyl chloride batteries is a power source for downhole instrumentation. There are two reasons. One is the high temperatures encountered three miles deep in the earth. These batteries withstand heat better than the cheaper alternative: ordinary alkaline batteries. The other reason is the high cost of withdrawing and replacing a drilling string section-by-section to change the batteries.

Downhole instrumentation is useful both for steering the drill bit through the formations and for identifying the formations by means such as ultra-high-frequency radiation from one antenna above the drill bit and reception at another, detecting differences such as the lesser electrical conductivity of petroleum compared to water. Sometimes the results of the measurements are communicated to the surface by using a solenoid valve to briefly interrupt the flow of drilling mud to send a Morse-code-like signal. 73.166.1.117 (talk) 07:08, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Engraving of a warship in the article Lantaka

Despite the great attention to detail, the engraver did not understand man-powered navigation.

The rowers are facing forward, as indicated by the rudder and other cues. That they are rowing rather than paddling is indicated by the positions of their left hands near their right hands. (If they were paddling, the hands would be widely separated.) So they must use their arm and abdominal muscles, rather than the stronger back muscles, to push on the oars.

Greek, Roman and Viking man-powered vessels, like modern row-boats, seated the rowers facing the stern.

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