The cost to a company of producing goods. Similarly with a retailer or distributor type business,.

all material and energy present in and around an operating system, such as dust, air moisture, chemicals, and thermal energy.

The power required at the compressor drive shaft. Losses in external transmissions such as gears and belt drives are not included.

The quantity of heat that a cooling appliance is capable of removing from a room in one hour.

The air that is supplied to the combustion chamber of a furnace.

(Bridging loan) (Bridging loan) The phenomenon of rising share prices amid a mood of general euphoria, leading (inevitably,.

A sail plan in which the main and/or mizzen, or the foresail of a schooner, is of triangular shape, very long in the luff and set from a tall mast. This is almost now universal in all sailing yachts.

Any system, usually block & tackle or hydraulic, used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape by exerting a downward pull on the boom, particularly when running or on a broad reach.

The rate (in liters or gallons per minute, cubic meters or cubic feet per second, or other quantity per time unit) Air related flows are usually expressed in CFM, SCFM, ACFM, ICFM

The navigable water to leeward of a vessel.

The power required to energize the magnetic field of a generator.

A certificate, issued by a bank to a depositor, indicating a sum of money has been deposited for a.

The act of calling for freight by truck at the consignor's shipping platform.

Contraction for pilot balloon observation.

An instrument that uses sound waves to measure the distance to the bottom.

A mast supported by the use of lines or wire known as stays and shrouds.

Said of a boat which turns end over end in very rough seas.

Benefits to employees additional to salary. Typical examples would be company cars, expense.

A floatation device shaped like a U and thrown to people in the water in emergencies.

The rotating element of a machine and, in the case of a compressor, is composed of the impeller (impellers) and shaft, and may include shaft sleeves and a thrust balancing device.