Liquid

Liquid Level

Catastrophic brittle failure of a normally ductile metal when in contact with a liquid metal and subsequently stressed in tension.

LPG or propane for short. Propane is a common fuel used for cooking and heating. CNG natural gas is considered safer because propane is heavy than air and will sink into the bilge if it leaks, creating the potential for an explosion. Propane is more easil ...

A liquid piston compressor is a rotary compressor in which a vaned rotor revolves in an elliptical casing, with the rotor spaces sealed by a ring of liquid rotating with it inside the casing.

A liquid piston compressor is a rotary compressor in which a vaned rotor revolves in an elliptical casing, with the rotor spaces sealed by a ring of liquid rotating with it inside the casing.

Thermometer in which the difference in the rates of expansion with temperature of a liquid and its receptacle is used as a measure of the temperature. The liquid used may be ethyl alcohol, toluene, petroleum, or mercury.

A solar heating system that uses a liquid as the heat transfer fluid.

A heat exchanger that transfers the heat contained in a liquid heat transfer fluid to air.

A heat exchanger that transfers heat contained in a liquid heat transfer fluid to another liquid.

The penalty a seller must pay if the construction project does not meet contractual standards or deadlines.

London Institute of Shipping and Transport

The leaning of a boat to the side because of excess weight on that side; inclination of a boat due to excess weight on one side or the other.

The amount in degrees that a vessel tilts from the vertical.

1.06 liquid U.S. quarts or 33.9 fluid ounces.

A battery that uses lithium in the negative electrode and a metal sulfide in the positive electrode, and the electrolyte is molten salt; can store large amounts of energy per unit weight.

The general term for dry atmospheric suspensoids, including dust, haze, smoke. and sand. Compare to hydrometeor.

The outer, solid portion of the earth: the crust of the earth.

Steam available directly from a boiler under full pressure.

A clay atmometer consisting of a hollow ceramic sphere through which evaporation occurs. Evaporation is measured by the loss of water from the reservoir which feeds the sphere.