A type of air cooling device that uses absorption cooling to cool interior spaces.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The Maritime Transport Committee is part of this organization. Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness (OGMSA)It is the United States initiative to establish a world–wide maritime information ...

Current efficiency of the anode..

The same as a-trip.

H2B Radio transmission designatorSelective calling signal using a single frequency code, single-sideband, full carrier. (ALRS)

Ex Works Ex works means that the seller delivers when he places the goods at the disposal of the buyer at the seller’s premises or another named place (i.e. works, factory, warehouse, etc.) not cleared for export and not loaded on any collecting vehicle. ...

An addition agent for electroplating solutions to prevent the formation of pits or large pores in the electrodeposit.

Without loss or gain of heat to a system. An adiabatic change is a change in volume and pressure of a parcel of gas without an exchange of heat between the parcel and its surroundings. In reference to a steam turbine, the adiabatic efficiency is the ratio ...

A temperature scale based on absolute zero. Same as Kelvin temperature scale.

The power (in Watts) used by a device to produce useful work. Also called input power.

A building material made from clay, straw, and water, formed into blocks, and dried; used traditionally in the southwestern U.S.

Free on Board: Export term in which the price quoted by the exporter does not include the costs of ocean transportation, but does include loading on board the vessel.

Intended to prevent fouling of under-water structures, such as the bottoms of ships; refers to the prevention of marine organism's attachment or growth on a submerged metal surface, generally through chemical toxicity caused by the composition of the meta ...

A system in which a secondary fluid absorbs the refrigerant, releasing heat, then releases the refrigerant and reabsorbs the heat. Ammonia or water is used as the vapor in commercial absorption cycle systems, and water or lithium bromide is the absorber.

OBServation.

The unfortunate man who was assigned to remain on deck to watch over the ship's safety while the ship was in harbor, and the rest of the crew were off duty.

The situation of the anchor when it is raised clear of the ground. The same as a-weigh.

The efficiency of the filter in removing some portion of a specified test contaminant under a specific set of laboratory conditions. It determines the mass of the contaminant the filter removes from a known sample introduced to the filter.

When the cable is hove taut so as to bring the vessel nearly over her anchor. The yards are a-peek when they are topped up by contrary lifts.

A unit fitted with control levers, buttons, etc., as appropriate.