Plants Self-contained generating

For installations that have self-contained power generation plants, e.g. offshore platforms and onshore gathering stations, proper allowance must be made for the presence of generators and motors, especially at the generator switchboard. This subject is a complicated one and so it is now necessary to give due attention to the design and dynamic characteristics of firstly the generators and secondly the motors. 

Peat is a high carbon content residue resulting from the decomposition of plants by the action of water. It can contain up to 85 or 90% water, but on drying to around 40% water it serves as a fuel or source of hydrocarbons (including methane gas which it also evolves as it is dried). Peat oxidizes in the atmosphere to the point of self-heating (evolving carbon dioxide) or spontaneous combustion. It can also generate explosive concentrations of dust. 

With the seed the independence of the next generation of plant begins. The seed, containing the new plant in miniature, is equipped with structural and physiological devices to fit it for its role as a dispersal unit and is well-provided with food reserves which sustain the young plant until a self-sufficient, autotrophic organism can be established. The embryonic plant is protected within its coverings, its metabolic activities at an extremely low ebb often not to be re-awakened until some considerable time has passed or a particular environmental stimulus experienced the new individuals may be dispersed in time as well as in space. 

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