In navigation, the angle between the point at which the sun rises and sets and the true east and west points of the horizon.

The amount of heat energy that may be converted into useful energy from a fuel.

That portion of supply air that is drawn from outside, plus any recirculated air that has been treated to maintain a desired air quality.

The angular position of the sun at solar noon with respect to the plane of the equator.

Instrument for establishing the altitude and azimuth of stars and planets.

A category of electric power producer established under the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) of 1978, that includes small-power producers (SPP) who use renewable sources of energy such as biomass, geothermal, hydroelectricity, solar (thermal a ...

A powerfully oxidizing allotropic form of the element oxygen. The ozone molecule contains three atoms (O3). Ozone gas is decidedly blue, and both liquid and solid ozone are an opaque blue-black color, similar to that of ink.

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard code used to represent data using 8 bits (7 data bits and I parity bit) per character.

(AMT)A tax which targets high wealth individuals to pay a minimum amount of tax. The tax is calculated.

Embrittlement of stainless steels upon extended exposure to temperatures between 400 and 510

Strong offshore current extending to the shore.

International Conference on technologies for Marine Environment preservation.

Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service

(Compressors/Gas Turbines) Is an alarm system that has maybe 3 sensors connected to it and it will require minimum of 2 of the 3 to alarm before the alarm will act. There is a controller connected that does the logic decision based on set parameters.

(1) Reduction of corrosion rate by shifting the corrosion potential of the electrode toward a less oxidizing potential by applying an external electromotive force. (2) Partial or complete protection of a metal from corrosion by making it a cathode, using ...

The maximum stress (tensile. compressive, or shear) a material can sustain without fracture, determined by dividing maximum load by the original cross-sectional area of the specimen. Also called nominal strength or maximum strength.

For a given cloud or cloud laver. the lowest level in the atmosphere at which the air contains a perceptible quantity of cloud particles.

See aneroid capsule.

Shifting the moving block of a tackle from one place of attachment to another place farther along to give more advantage.

Sails, such as the spinnaker, reacher and reaching staysail used when running or reaching