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A type of heating fuel derived by refining crude oil that has a boiling range at atmospheric pressure from 400 degrees to 550 degrees F.
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pattern barometer-Mercurial barometer with a fixed scale and cistern and which therefore requires only one adjustment before each reading.
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The minimum value of Kc for any given material and condition, which is attained when rapid crack propagation in the opening mode is governed by plane-strain conditions.
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A type of clutch which has a spring loaded jaw or detented rolling element to control torque in an assembly tool.
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The fracture toughness determined under dynamic loading conditions; it is used as an approximation of KIc for very tough materials.
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A unit of apparent power, equal to 1,000 volt-amperes; the mathematical product of the volts and amperes in an electrical circuit.
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A standard unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts, or to the energy consumption at a rate of 1000 Joules per second.
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A unit or measure of electricity supply or consumption of 1,000 Watts over the period of one hour; equivalent to 3,412 Btu.