A type of weld cracking that usually occurs below 203

Actual gage pressure on the test stand that includes correction factors for temperature, pulsation, vibration, constant back pressure, etc.

Used in meteorology to describe a mass of cold air moving toward a mass of warm air. Strong winds and rain typically accompany a cold front.

A method of bending a material into an appropriate shape without heating or steaming the material first to soften it.

The low effective temperature of the sky on a clear night.

Starting a compressor from a state of total shutdown. Usually done with "local" control at the compressor. May be done with "remote" control, but only advised with "heavy" instrumentation and monitoring accessories.

Deforming metal plastically under conditions of temperature and strain rote that induce strain hardening. Usually, hut not necessarily, conducted at room temperature. Contrast with hot working.

Correct alignment of the optical parts of an instrument.

An inward structural failure of a filter element which can occur due to abnormally high pressure drop (differential pressure) or resistance to flow.

The minimum differential pressure that an element is designed to withstand without permanent deformation.

A protective options strategy in which a written call and a long put are taken against a previously.

An asset pledged as a guarantee to a lender until a loan is repaid. If the borrower defaults,.

A bank that acts as an agent to the seller's bank (the presenting bank). The collecting bank assumes no responsibility for either the documents or the merchandise.

A banking term which refers to the branch which accepts cheques to be credited to its customers'.

This is where a seller sends documents relating to a shipment through his or her bank to the buyer's bank asking that they are released when a payment is made (CAD or D/P) or a bill of exchange is accepted (D/A).

A draft drawn on the buyer, usually accompanied by documents, with complete instructions concerning processing for payment or acceptance.

This is the covering form or letter sent by a bank or seller asking that the enclosed shipping documents and bill of exchange are released to a buyer to be accepted or paid.

The component of a solar energy heating system that collects solar radiation, and that contains components to absorb solar radiation and transfer the heat to a heat transfer fluid (air or liquid).

A class of instruments employed to determine the electric potential at a point in the atmosphere, and ultimately the atmospheric electric field.

The ratio of solar radiation captured and transfered to the collector (heat transfer) fluid.