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A unit of heat containing 100,000 British thermal units (Btu).

Type of order given.

A mound of dirt next to exterior walls to provide wind protection and insulation.

A power line for supplying electricity within a specified area.

A suitable beach, being steep and sandy, where ships could be careened for cleaning or repair.

A material or structural element that inhibits air flow into and out of a building's envelope or shell. This is a continuous sheet composed of polyethylene, polypropylene, or extruded polystyrene. The sheet is wrapped around the outside of a house during ...

Interational thermometric scale on which the freezing point of water equals 0

Traffic Separation Scheme

(Delivered Ex Quay, [Duty Paid]) (...Named Port of Destination):A Term of Sale which means the DDU term has been fulfilled when the goods have been available to the buyer on the quay (wharf) at the named port of destination, cleared for importation. The s ...

A pattern of parallel surface cracks that are formed by alternate rapid heating and cooling of the extreme surface metal, sometimes found on forging dies and piercing punches. There may be two sets of parallel cracks one set perpendicular to the other.

A small portable compass.

International Medical Guide for Ships

(1) A metal corroding under the control of a surface reaction product. (2) The state of the metal surface characterized by low corrosion rates in a potential region that is strongly oxidizing for the metal. (3) The state of a metal when its behavior is mu ...

When compressed air is forced through a submerged perforated hose or pipe. Some applications include; ice prevention, reduction of salt intrusion, underwater basting, pneumatic breakwaters and general mixing and agitation

Ratio of useful energy output of a device to the energy input, averaged over an entire heating season.

The conversion of the complex carbohydrates in organic material into energy.

The overall rate of heat loss from a building by means of transmission plus infiltration, expressed in Btu per hour, per degree temperature difference between the inside and outside.

The selective corrosion of one or more components of a solid solution alloy, usually in the form of ions. Also called parting or selective leaching. See also decarburization, decobaltification, denickelification, dezincification, and graphitic corrosion.