May be "local" using a micro-processor or "remote" using a PC (Personal Computer) or "larger" computer. Only recommended where large "swings" in system (process) demand amplitude may occur. Very effective where "load shaping" is an important consideration ...

A representation on a plane surface of the spherical surface of the earth. The equivalent of a map for use by navigators.

Watertight housing for the centerboard.

Cargo that will fit into a container and result in an economical shipment.

A cooling water supply system. There are two different types - Open and closed loop systems.

Any paint gun which uses air flowing over an opening to create a vacuum to draw paint up a tube to be atomized.

A type of radio carried on a boat to transmit long distances.

A vessel of amy rig, mounting between 18 and 32 guns.

Small hole bored in cask or barrel to allow air to enter when emptying.

The maximum cylinder volume on a working side of the piston, minus the piston displacement volume per stroke. It is usually expressed as a percentage of the displace volume.

A pipe of large diameter, through which the chains pass into the chain lockers.

Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; Rules of the Road. Internationally accepted rules by which vessels at sea must keep clear of each other.

Is a means of transferring heat through mass flow. Also the transfer of heat within a fluid by movements within the fluid.

Seaman's name for the excitement on board as the ship approachs her destination, giving the crew some liberty ashore.

States that the volume of a gas, at constant pressure, varies directly with the absolute temperature.

A person who deals in the selling of provisions, dried stores, etc.

The hull without the outside and inside plating.

This term is used for turbo compressors and represents the maximum flow condition. It is sometimes also referred to as stonewalling.

One of the 4 cardinal compass points. South is the direction toward the South Pole and is at 180

Slacking a rope smartly, carefully and in small amounts.