A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...

Term meaning smart or neat.

A safety device, used to fasten a propeller to its shaft; it breaks when the propeller hits a solid object, thus preventing further damage.

Is a process taking place under constant pressure. To change the volume from state 1 to state 2, heat must be removed. The temperature change is proportional to the change in specific volume.

A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. A mixture of individual gases. The gaseous mixture surrounding the earth..

A voyage around the world.

The great circle on the celestial sphere in the plane of the earth's equator; also called the celestial equator. The sun is on the equinoctial twice a year, on the equinoxes, March 21 and September 23. On these days the sun rises at 6 a.m. and sets at 6 p ...

A straight line compass course between two points. A line on the earth's surface which intersects all meridians at the same angle.

A receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were received in "apparent good order and condition," without damage or other irregularities. If no notation or exception is made, the B/L is assumed to be "cleaned." ...

Is a pipe coming from the top of the airline to feed air to an outlet for tools or air operated devices, so that condensation does not easily flow into the dropleg.

The charge in a company's accounts which reflects the reduction in value of an asset over time as.

The falls foul in a block. The falls may be chocked or jammed intentionally for a temporary securing (holding).

Abbreviation for "Carload" and "Containerload".

Strips of material temporarily holding parts of a ship in position.

Sailing with the wind coming from the direction forward of abeam. A close reach is the point of sail between a beam reach and close hauled.

Is the ambient gas temperature as indicated by a standard thermometer.

A device for hoisting and lowering the davit- launched lifeboat

An anchor carried at the stern.

A number of yarns, twisted together and which in turn may be twisted into rope; a rope is stranded when a strain is broken; rope may be designated by the number of strands composing. Rope is commonly three-stranded. A vessel run ashore is said to be stran ...

on square-rigged ships, a platform at the masthead resting on the trestletrees and crosstrees. In addition to being a work platform, it extended the topmast shrouds to give additional support to the topmast.