A container fitted with a means of forced air ventilation.

A mat of fibers that provide a barrier to particles entrained in the flow of air or gas.

Carry over of particles or contaminant from the filter or other filter materials into the clean side of the air flow.

The wind speed with 50 percent probability of occurring.

A method of docking with a boat's stern to the dock.

Is singular for media and is the material...paper, wire, cellulose or a combination... from which the filter element is made and which does the actual filtration or separation.

Fuel gas with a heating value of between 200 and 300 Btu per cubic foot.

For valves and fittings, implies that they are suitable for working pressures between 125 to 175 pounds per square inch.

Marine Engine and Equipment Manufacturers Association

One thousand kilowatts, or 1 million watts; standard measure of electric power plant generating capacity.

One thousand kilowatt-hours or 1 million watt-hours.

Marine Environmentally High Risk Areas.

The level at which ice crystals and snowflakes melt as they descend through the atmosphere.

The temperature at which a solid substance undergoes fusion, i.e. melts, changes from solid to liquid form. All substances have their characteristic melting points. For very pure substances the temperature range over which the process of fusion occurs is ...

Reduce dew point by passing compressed air through a bundle of hollow membrane fibers; water vapor and a portion of the compressed air then permeate the membrane walls and vent to atmosphere

An in-house bill of lading. A duplicate copy.

See Multiple Containerload Shipment.

Written contract for the purchase of a ship.

The upper surface of a column of liquid.

Medium earth orbit (satellite configuration)