A type of heating system in which heated air is blown by a fan through air channels or ducts to rooms.

A commonly used analysis for reporting fuel properties; may be on a dry (moisture free) basis, as "fired", or on an ash and moisture free basis. Fractions usually reported include: volatile matter, fixed carbon, moisture, ash, and heating value (higher he ...

Solar energy systems that collect or absorb solar energy for useful purposes. Can be used to generate high temperature heat (for electricity production and/or process heat), medium temperature heat (for process and space/water heating and electricity gene ...

Loaded containers moving within the railroad system that are not clearly identified on any internally generated reports.

A with profits life assurance bonus, normally added annually to the policy, which is based on the.

Waves breaking over rocks or shoals. A wave that approaches shallow water, causing the wave height to exceed the depth of the water it is in, in effect tripping it. The wave changes from a smooth surge in the water to a cresting wave with water tumbling d ...

Shipments loaded and sealed by shippers and not checked or verified by the carriers.

A solar power station investigated by NASA that entailed a satellite in geosynchronous orbit that would consist of a very large array of solar photovoltaic modules that would convert solar generated electricity to microwaves and beam them to a fixed point ...

Machine which receives dry bulk cargo. It is used for stowing sugar,ores and minerals in the holds.

This type of insurance offers the shipper the broadest coverage available, covering against all losses that may occur in transit.

A loss discovered before or at the time of delivery of a shipment.

A stack of wood 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet.

A water and energy conserving device that limits the amount of water that a faucet or showerhead can deliver.

A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

On square rigged ships, lines or cables attached to the ends of each yard; these are used to pivot (brace) the yards around the mast at different angles to the fore-and-aft line of the ship to make the most of the wind..

A point through which all buoyant forces on an immersed hull are assumed to act.

SOnar Navigation and Ranging - A device which emits pulses of high frequency sound which are reflected by any solid object they encounter. The time from the emission of the pulse and the arrival of its returning echo is measured, giving a range to the obj ...

A small projection of land.

The total capacity of electrical generation devices in a power station or system.

Instrument used to measure the amount of water evaporated from the soil surface during a given time interval.