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An air heater in which air is blown over electric resistance heating coils.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A regulatory office of the U.S. Department of Labor.

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The regular periodic arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal of semiconductor material.

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The direction, with respect to magnetic north, from which the wind is blowing. Distinguish from true wind direction.

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The standard method for calculating residential cooling loads developed by the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) based largely on the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and A ...

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The price paid for goods or services at the time of a transaction; a price that has not been adjusted to account for inflation.

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A cleat designed to hold a line in place without slipping. It consists of two narrowing jaws with teeth in which the line is placed.

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RFQ

Request for Quote

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Pyrheliometer based on the comparison of the heating of two identical metal strips, one exposed to radiation, the other to a joule effect.

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Board, bearing instructions, that comes to a wrecked ship with a life-saving rocket line.

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The most common type of sail used today, a triangle-shaped mainsail defined by the mast and one horizontal boom perpendicular to the mast.

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A small boat intended to be used only for short sails or racing.

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A fabric cone attached to a metal ring and used to indicate wind direction. often at airfields.

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An absolute temperature scale. ((

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A device that releases pressure within a radiator when the pressure inside exceeds the operating limits of the vent.

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A recording weight barometer.

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A pressure-plate anemometer consisting of a plate which is free to swing about a horizontal axis in its own plane above its center of gravity. The angular deflection of the plate is a function of the wind speed. This instrument is not used for station mea ...

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A wall to prevent the spread of fire; usually made of non-combustible material.

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A type of weld cracking that usually occurs below 203