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	How to Build a Low-Cost, Extended-Range RFID Skimmer
		Section 5 describes the skimmer's actual performance, and we conclude with Section 6.
		The skimmer is comprised of 5 basic units (see Figure 2): A reader, a power amplifier, a receive buffer, an antenna and a power supply.
		We could have omitted the RS232 level shifters and use TTL levels for the serial port communication, however, the skimmer is supposed to work near the antenna, and to be exposed to strong and noisy electro-magnetic fields, therefore we included common RS232 level shifters in our base board design.
	www.eng.tau.ac.il /~yash/kw-usenix06/index.html (7547 words)

	What is a protein Skimmer? and how does it work on my reef tank??
		This type of skimmer is called “counter-current” or “air-driven,” meaning that the water is pumped in at the top of the cylinder, and is directed downward at approximately a 45° angle.
		This is good: when the skimmer is properly adjusted to produce a thick foam regularly, this indicates that the waste is being removed and the skimmer is operating correctly.
		Skimmers are designed in such a way that the drain fitting is a certain size, and will only drain the water out so fast.
	www.simplifiedreefkeeping.com /faq/16.htm (1109 words)

	Protein Skimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		His reasoning for a minimum height of a CC skimmer is due to the fact that the water and air bubbles must interact over a set distance and time, and a skimmer shorter than 28" does not meet these criteria.
		These skimmers tend to be shorter than air driven CC skimmers, and require a powerful pump to drive the venturi valve.
		Skimmers incorporating a Beckett-head often utilize the Beckett in a higher position than the water level and this extra distance allows for an increase in reaction time.
	www.reef-aquarium.net /resources/equipment/skimmer.html (2773 words)

	Skimmer family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The skimmers are a small family of specialized shorebirds found widely in the North and South America, Africa, and in India.
		Skimmers are social birds, nesting in colonies and usually roosting with gulls and terns (top photo), but they forage alone or in small parties.
		Food is caught almost exclusively by skimmer the water in flight with mouth open and lower mandible submerged; prey items touched by the mandible are grasped while head doubles back under body, and then the fish is swallowed in flight or after landing.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/skimmers.html (960 words)

	Skimmer: Timeline, University of Pennsylvania Archives
		As a result, the extravaganza was voted "Skimmer Day" in honor of the straw hats which had become the appropriate dress for the occasion.
		Skimmer Day 1971 began on Friday with the usual Hey Day activities, including awards to the four honor men; an evening concert by A Beautiful Day and the Steve Miller Band was held on Hill Field.
		Skimmer is the annual spring bust-out of the University of Pennsylvania.
	www.archives.upenn.edu /histy/features/traditions/skimmer/timeline.html (2325 words)

	Skimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Maintenance is simplified as the skimmer unit is installed outside of the pond, and the debris net, filter mat, and pump are easily accessible for cleaning.
		BioClear 200 The BioClear 200 Pond Skimmer skims floating debris from the surface of the pond.
		The skimmer base is anchored by small stones while the skimmer itself naturally adjusts to varying water levels.
	www.pond-o-mania.com /external_skimmer.htm (291 words)

	Latest Thoughts on Skimmer Design
		Any skimmer will be able to remove "gunk" at the rate at which you add it to the aquarium (in the form of food), but a more powerful skimmer will maintain a lower "gunk" level than the weaker skimmer, for the same food input.
		When a powerful skimmer is in its equilibrium state, a weaker skimmer cannot keep up with the nutrient input rate, so the water gets dirtier, until it is dirty enough that the weaker skimmer exactly keeps up with the input rate.
		After a single pass through the skimmer, the water would drain back to the aquarium (or perhaps a refugium or something else--the point is that the skimmer should be working with the dirtiest water in the system).
	www.cs.cmu.edu /~cap/raid/skimmers/thoughts (7750 words)

	Algone.com - Protein Skimmer in the aquarium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The most basic skimmer is equipped with a simple airstone connected to an air pump which drives the bubbles upwards into the collection cup (co-current).
		The two different types of skimmers are the air driven “columnar” style (systems using an air pump) which are less expensive but bigger in size, and the water driven (using a water pump) “venturi” style skimmer, more expensive but considerably smaller.
		The maintenance on protein skimmers is minimal and consists basically in cleaning the valve to prevent calcium deposits and removing residues in the main skimmer body.
	www.algone.com /protein_skimmer_pf.htm (880 words)

	Skimmer Design 101
		Water is pumped into the skimmer at the top of the reaction chamber via a pump that is sized and the flow rate is adjusted for the particular application.
		A co-current skimmer has the water flowing in the same direction as the bubbles and a counter current skimmer has the water flowing against the upward flow of the bubbles.
		By far the most efficient way to run a skimmer is in the counter current flow condition as it causes the bubbles to have a longer contact time with the water compared to the co-current flow condition.
	www.hawkfish.org /snailman/skimmer101.htm (3408 words)

	Joseph S. Sellinger's Skimmer design 5
		Skimmers 3 and 4 were not that bad if you like an air pump driven skimmer.
		In fact I have Skimmer 3 running on my green water experiment and parts of Skimmer 1 are in Skimmer 5.
		The length of this section and be varied to change the length of the skimmer.
	fins.actwin.com /diy/skimmer5.html (2567 words)

	Saltwaterfish.com--Prizm Deluxe Skimmer
		A surface skimmer attachment is included which is an important incorporation because roughly 70% of accumulated protein and waste material in an aquarium are in the top 1” of the water.
		The surface skimmer attachment allows for the top surface water to be drawn into the water inlet pipe of the skimmer, so you are constantly removing the maximum amount of waste from the aquarium.
		Water and air are drawn into the skimmer through the Inlet Pipe by the 18 blade TurboJet impellor, which has been designed to generate the optimum ratio between the water/air flow rates, producing a constant stream of superfine air bubbles in a homogenous air/water mixture.
	www.saltwaterfish.com /site_11_03/product_info.php?products_id=432&parent_category=0&category_search=6&root_parent_id=6 (539 words)

	New Inventors: Dragonfly Super Skimmer
		The skimmer may be left to float freely or it may be fastened in one position.
		The Dragonfly super skimmer came into being in 1994 after Max searched for a pool cleaner that could clean leaves, dust and other debris from the top of his home pool, which is surrounded by huge trees.
		The Dragonfly Super Pool Skimmer is a floating pool cleaner which derives its name from the fact that it "skims" the surface of a swimming pool, picking up floating debris and removing contaminants from the surface.
	www.abc.net.au /newinventors/txt/s1093763.htm (674 words)

	marineandreef.com/ Aquarium Protein Skimmers, Aquarium Skimmer
		Venturi protein skimmers, such as the Red Sea Protein Skimmers, use a venturi valve to produce a mix of water and fine bubbles.
		Venturi protein skimmers are also often designed to create a spinning vortex of water and air inside the protein skimmer to maximize contact time between the air and water without the necessity of a tall column.
		Air driven skimmers require periodic (monthly) replacement of the airstones, a strong air pump to drive the airstones, and a small water pump to move water in and out of the protein skimmer.
	www.marineandreef.com /shoppro/protein_skimmers.html (640 words)

	Using a protein skimmer on a reef aquarium
		Most efficient skimmers once settled in will really just cake up severely on the top inner neck.(wipe out with paper towel) My ETS is now draining into a collection bucket and whatever liquid gets in there evaporates and I’m left with thick sludge The inner neck gets heavily caked.
		It also allows the water from the skimmer to flow through a prefilter floss and into the sump box for collection and return to the tank.
		This usually means having the skimmer in the un-popular “side of the tank” position.
	www.simplifiedreefkeeping.com /faq/skimmers.htm (667 words)

	Oil Skimmer, Oil Spill Cleanup - opec.co.uk
		Originally developed to replace the 552, 1104 and 2000 series oil skimmers which were developed in 1976, the e-series has proven to be extremely safe and efficient.
		The E-Series is the third generation of oil skimmers, developed since the late 1970’s supplying equipment for industry and emergency spill response.
		E-Series Oil Skimmers combine the use of the basic oil mop drive/oil extraction unit, varying lengths and sizes of OPEC mop, and a special design of open yoke floating pulley.
	www.oil-skimmer.co.uk (424 words)

	June Bird of the Month - Black Skimmer
		Skimmers occasionally wander inland, especially on the winds of summer storms, but most remain along the coastal beaches and bays.
		The fl skimmer breeds in colonies on beaches and islands, often with terns and gulls.
		Skimmers, terns and gulls are in this family, and many breed in colonies.
	www.passporttotexas.com /birds/jun.html (468 words)

	Protein skimmer, ozone, skimmer, venturi, in-sump, hang-on, Euro, stand-alone. downdraft, needle-wheel, protein
		These skimmers may utilize for their air delivery a special spray nozzle, a Becketts venturi, a regular nozzle with a bio-ball column to break up the water stream into bubbles, or even a standard venturi with a larger water throughput.
		However, rarely does the skimmer body need to be cleaned since this area is "wet" there is no sludge build-up as in downdraft style and similar skimmers utilizing a wet "box" area under the bubble uplift column.
		Skimmer can be removed from the bracket for in-sump or stand-alone sump connection should you move to a sump setup.
	www.lifereef.com /venturi.html (2316 words)

	Skimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Skimmers are a small family of tern -like bird s in the order Charadriiformes, which also includes the wader s, gull s and auk s.
		DragonFly Pool Skimmer Information about an automatic pool skimmer and cleaner that also removes surface oil.
		Perfect Ponds Pond construction kits incorporating a surface skimmer housing a pump that supplies a biological/mechanical filter producing a balanced ecosystem for a low maintenance clear water pond.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Skimmer.html (534 words)

	Skimmer Boats
		The Skimmer 25 is a quality traditional boat, a modified sharpie, built along the lines of the famous Commodore Monroe Presto boats.
		The basic design parameters of our Skimmer 25 were to create a boat with classic good looks that would be delightful to sail, comfortable for gunkhole cruising either for a weekend or in far away places for months at a time, and easy to trailer and launch once you get to the water.
		Skimmers are quite stiff in heavy breezes, and are also very dry when close-hauled.
	www.creativemarine.com /skimmer/about.html (1418 words)

	Skimmer : Happy - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		What, with their snotty Joe Queer-esque vocals, Skimmer have no problem marketing themselves to an American audience by singing in that East Coast accent.
		Maybe it's unintentional; maybe their accents disappeared somewhere during the recording process of "Happy." In all seriousness though, Skimmer come across as a bunch of mature adults who still like to re-live their days of being a three-chord pop-punk band; it's almost as if as if they're trying to break out of their mature shell.
		But no way is "Happy" strictly targeted to anyone over 30, it's just that Skimmer are one of the very few acts in this genre who know how to play their instruments well.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,882895,00.html (223 words)

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