A type of filter capacity test in which a clogging contaminant is added to the influent of a filter, under specified test conditions, to produce a given rise in pressure drop across the filter or until a specified reduction of flow is reached. Filter life ...

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A condition where the particles (dust) becomes embedded in the fabric filter over time and are not removed by the bag cleaning process.

A grooved metal extrusion fitted on a forestay and used to secure the luff of a sail by holding its bolt rope in place.

The framework of timber, etc., on which a vessel is built, from which she is launched into the water.

An evaluation, according to set procedures, of those weather elements which are most important for aircraft operations. Always includes cloud height or vertical visibility, sky cover, visibility, obstructions to vision, certain atmospheric phenomena, and ...

Turbines in which the rotor speed increases and decreases with changing wind speed, producing electricity with a variable frequency.

The air compressor continues to run, usually at full RPM, but no air is delivered because the inlet is either closed off or modified, not allowing inlet air to be trapped.

A floating log

Difference between the instantaneous wind velocity at a point and the mean wind velocity taken over a given time interval. Also called fluctuation velocity.

An act of Congress (1903) prohibiting rebates, concession, misbilling, etc. and providing specific penalties for such violations.

A rope spliced into the end of a block and used for making it fast to rigging or spars. Such a block is called a tail-block.

Used to describe an option that is unlikely to go into-the-money prior to.

The transfer of title of a security such as stock from buyer to.

Is a measure of resistance to deformation, or reluctance to be squeezed out a bearing. Indicates the internal friction of a fluid. Viscosity in normal lubricants is reduced as temperature increases

A rope net to catch the jib when it is lowered.

Electrode reaction equivalent to a transfer of negative charge from the electronic to the ionic conductor. A cathodic reaction is a reduction process. An example common in corrosion is: Ox + ne s Red.

A term applicable to personal pensions regarding tax rules which allow contributions made in the.

A distinctive fixed reference point that can be used for navigation.