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Are those constituents in the suction gas that cannot be condensed to a liquid with the cooling medium available.

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A protocol similar to RS232 which permits data interchange on multidrop networks of up to 32 nodes using a single twisted pair cable. In order for this protocol to be used, each device on a network must have some level of intelligence in order establish o ...

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Applies to vessels, not to cargo, (0.2+0.02 log10V) where V is the volume in cubic meters of all enclosed spaces on the vessel.

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Media of heat transfer in a refrigeration unit. R12 and R22 are commonly used refrigerants.

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Outboard

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Coasting Service in Argentina.

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Dining room facilities for officers separate from the crew and passenger dining room.

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Place where cargo is transferred to another carrier.

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Any boat built to certain standards or rules so that is like all others in the same class.

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Any aquatic organism with a sessile adult stage that attaches to and fouls underwater structures of ships.

An Instrument used to determine dew point.

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The size of the area comprising a watershed or river basin. Also called catchment area.

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National Strike Force Coordinator

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The inherent characteristic of a material to inhibit the transfer of energy. In electrical conductors, electrical resistance results in the generation of heat. Electrical resistance is measured in Ohms. The heat transfer resistance properties of insulatio ...

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A thermal spraying process in which the coating material is melted with heat from a plasma torch that generates a nontransferred arc: molten coating material is propelled against the base metal by the hot, ionized gas issuing from the torch.

Heat treatment carried out in steel to reduce internal stresses.

Water vapor content of the air. See absolute humidity, dew point, mixing ratio, relative humidity, specific humidity.

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A large square of heavy canvas fitted with lines to allow it to be drawn under the hull of a ship where it is damaged. The pressure of the seawater holds it tight against the ship and greatly reduces the inflow of water.

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SRA

Ship Repair Agreement

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Circulating

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