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 ...

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

The same as a-trip.

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

An instrument which measures the intensity of radiation by determining the amount of chemical change( or fluorescence produced by that radiation.

Clean Ballast Tanks

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.

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

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

In reference to a solar energy conversion devices, the degree to which a substance will absorb solar energy. In a solar photovoltaic device, the factor by which photons are absorbed as they travel a unit distance through a material.

Time Charter

Of or pertaining to the air, atmosphere, or aviation. Also, same as antenna.

OBServation.

1.Line Of Position.Agreement concerning Liability for Oil Pollution.

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.

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.

The mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere, composed of, by volume, 21 percent oxygen, 78 percent nitrogen.

In a system of moist air, the ratio of the mass of water vapor to the total volume of the system. Usually expressed as grams per cubic meter (g/m3).

A process in which cooling of an interior space is accomplished by the evaporation of a volatile fluid, which is then absorbed in a strong solution, then desorbed under pressure by a heat source, and then recondensed at a temperature high enough that the ...

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