Energy terms

A document allowing beneficiaries to vary the gifts specified in someone's will even after the.

An elementary particle of an atom with a negative electrical charge and a mass of 1/1837 of a proton; electrons surround the positively charged nucleus of an atom and determine the chemical properties of an atom.

A propeller drawn through the water that operates a meter on the boat registering the speed and distance sailed

Interfacial reaction equivalent to a transfer of charge between electronic and ionic conductors. See also anodic reaction and cathodic reaction.

A document, which legally transfers ownership of property from one party to another, most commonly.

A lower-than-usual tariff rate assessed because a shipper offers a greater volume than specified in the tariff. The incentive rate is assessed for that portion exceeding the normal volume.

A compulsory tax on employment and investment income.

In the US, a reputable stock with a record of consistently high dividend payments to.

Sailors' term for an old ship that needed a lot of paint and repairs.

A heat exchanger for recovering heat from flue gases for heating water or air.

A type of water heater that circulates water through a heat exchanger in a boiler. The heated water then flows into an insulated storage tank.

The total of direct solar radiation and diffuse sky radiation received by a unit horizontal surface. Global radiation is measured by pyranometers.

A heating system that uses only outside air for combustion and vents combustion gases directly to the outdoors. These systems are less likely to backdraft and to negatively affect indoor air quality.

(1) To adjust the sails for best advantage. (2) Fore and aft balance of a boat. If either the bow or stern is depressed, the vessel is said to be down by the bow or down by the stern. (3) To trim is to adjust. It does not just apply to sheets. You can tri ...

Alternating current in which three separate pulses are present, identical in frequency and voltage, but separated 120 degrees in phase.

Dangerously steep and breaking seas due to opposing currents and wind in a shallow area.

The depth of water that would result from the melting of snow or ice, assuming measurement on a horizontal surface and no infiltration or evaporation.

See gain.

(ERISA)In the US, a federal law introduced for the protection of participants in private pension.