Also known as LTL or LCL.

Thermosyphon systems use a separate storage tank located above the collector. Liquid warmed in the collector rises naturally above the collector, where it is kept until it is needed. The liquid can be either water or a glycol solution. If the fluid is wat ...

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A compound that causes reduction, thereby itself becoming oxidized.

A sailor's paradise where amusements were plentiful, and the women were accommodating.

A device that transfers heat by the continuous evaporation and condensation of an internal fluid.

The ratio of fuel energy input as heat per unit of net work output; a measure of a power plant thermal efficiency, generally expressed as Btu per net kilowatt-hour.

Abbreviation for (1) "Interstate Commerce Commission," (2) "International Chamber of Commerce."

The drying of compressed gases other than air. Equipment size, choice of materials and other specifications may be decidedly different for drying gases other than air because of the specific properties of the gases. Properties include specific gravity, sp ...

The tide with the least variation in water level, occurring when the moon is one quarter and three quarters full. The lowest high tide and the highest low tide occur at neap tide. The opposite is the spring tide.

A pointed stern, such as those on a canoe.

An instrument for measuring the extinction coefficient in water.

(FICA)In the US, the federal law which directs employers to withhold a proportion of employees' salaries.

The results reported by a company for a full financial year.

The ratio of the vapor pressure to the saturated vapor pressure at the temperature considered.

A thermometer used in aircraft which automatically corrects for adiabatic and frictional temperature rises by imparting a rotary motion to the air passing the thermal sensing element.

Assessment model for Coastal and Marine Environments.

A document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company. It serves as a document of title, a contract of carriage and a receipt for goods.

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A wheel that is designed to use the weight and/or force of moving water to turn it, primarily to operate machinery or grind grain.