A large body of water taken aboard (ship a sea).

Is the reversal of flow within a dynamic compressor that takes place when the capacity being handled is reduced to a point where insufficient pressure is being generated to maintain flow. Also known as surge.

A technique for insulating and sealing exterior walls that reduces vapor diffusion through air leakage points by installing pre-cut blocks of rigid foam insulation over floor joists, sheet subfloor, and top plates before drywall is installed.

The use of solar thermal energy or solar electricity to power a cooling appliance. There are five basic types of solar cooling technologies: absorption cooling, which can use solar thermal energy to vaporize the refrigerant; desiccant cooling, which can u ...

Liabilities that may or may not be incurred by a company and which depend on the outcome of say a.

Sideward force created by a spinning propeller.

A term sometimes used in wills which effectively means HM Treasury. In the event of a deceased.

Flat bottomed vessel with a shallow draught.

Shipper's communication(s) to its agent and/or directly to the international water-carrier. Instructions may be varied, e.g., specific details/clauses to be printed on the B/L, directions for cargo pickup and delivery.

A ported enclosure which directs the flow of a gas through the filter element.

A line used to control the tension along a sail's luff in order to maintain proper sail shape.

A compartment on or near the bridge of a ship that contains the steering wheel and other controls, compass, charts, navigating equipment and means of communicating with the engine room and other parts of the ship. Also known as wheelhouse

An announced warning of an approach of a storm.

The process of designing a solar system to meet a specified load given the solar resource and the nominal or rated energy output of the solar energy collection or conversion device.

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A tall buoy used as a navigational aid.

To cause a break in the hull which may sink the vessel; the vessel is then called stove.

A high efficiency silicon photovoltaic concentrator cell that employs light trapping techniques and point-diffused contacts on the rear surface for current collection.

Fresh water mixed with sea water, having a density between 1,000 and 1,026 kg/cm3

The measurement of the angle between the bottom of a boat and its widest beam. A vessel with a 0