N.A.T.O. The defensive military alliance formed in 1949 by ten european countries. WARSAW PACT A military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union Netherlands. Norway.
Tank Rings. Tank rings filled with gravel lift the tank above the surrounding grade. This keeps the tank out of standing water and increases the life of the tank bottom.
Most automotive pistons have three rings: The top two while also controlling oil are primarily for compression sealing (compression rings); the lower ring is for controlling the supply of oil to the liner which lubricates the piston skirt and the compression rings (oil control rings).he piston ring (PR) is a split band pressed against the wall of the cylinder by springs (S) mounted in the inner junk ring (JR). The tongue (T) maintains the seal as the ring expands and splits apart.