The flow of heat from one area to another by conduction, convection, and/or radiation. Heat flows naturally from a warmer to a cooler material or space.

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

A material that can be used to store thermal energy as latent heat. Various types of materials have been and are being investigated such as inorganic salts, eutectic compounds, and parrafins, for a variety of applications, including solar energy storage ( ...

A propeller that can have the pitch of its blade changed to reduce drag when not in use.

A volume. Pounds per hour.

The process of cooling by which a heat absorbing media absorbs heat from one source and radiates the heat away.

A room heat delivery (or exchanger) component of a hydronic (hot water or steam) heating system; hot water or steam is delivered to it by natural convection or by a pump from a boiler.

A restrictive tube used in a refrigeration system which restricts the flow of freon and allows pressure to build on one side and suction on the other. It is located between the condenser and the evaporator.

Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System

A labyrinth type filter having the active surfaces continuously splashed with oil. Most pollutants are absorbed by the oil which when circulated releases its pollutants, which sink by gravity to the bottom of the oil pan.

A temporary injunction against ships or cargo to prevent their arrival or departure in time of war.2. Order to restrict the hauling of freight.

The end of year dividend. In the UK, companies normally pay dividends twice per year, an interim.

Nested Grid Model generated every 12 hours by NCEP.

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

Steering; keeping the ship on the course given (no lazy steering).

See cathodic protection.

An order to cease (stop).

(FNMA)In the US, a government-backed corporation which purchases mortgages from lenders and resells them.

When the stock market opens above or below the close on the previous day, this is known as a.

A navigational aid with a light that flashes about once per second.