Is the suction pressure attained by an ejector or positive displacement vacuum pump at zero capacity with the suction absolutely blanked off.

A freight booking made by a skipper or freight forwarder to serve space but not actually having a specific cargo at the time the booking is made. Carriers often overbook a vessel by 10 to 20 percent in recognition that "windy booking" cargo will not act ...

Maximum allowable working pressure. This data is found on the pressure vessel nameplate and is the maximum pressure at which the lowest set safety valve must be set (stamped).

A metallic structure on which a compressor or other machine is mounted.

A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit.

A sliding type of bearing having either rotating or oscillatory motion and in conjunction with which a journal operates. In a full or sleeve type bearing, the bearing surface is 360 degrees in extent. In a partial bearing, the bearing surface is less than ...

An entry that allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be exported from the same port without the payment of duty.

(1) Old nickname for a sailor, who would treat his canvas coats and hats with tar as a protection against the weather. (2) The distilled residue of gum extracted from pine trees, used for preserving many things.

Kilo or metric ton. 1,000 Kilos or 2,204.6 pounds.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Pressure before an orifice or nozzle, downstream of compressor discharge.

Cargo more than eight feet high which thus cannot fit into a standard container.

A spar used to prevent the spinnaker guy from fouling on the stanchions.

A grooved metal extrusion fitted on a forestay and used to secure the luff of a sail by holding its bolt rope in place.

A timber or rib of a ship running from the keel to the side rail; the transverse strengthening members in a ship's hull that extend from the keel to the deck or gunwale. The frames form the shape of the hull and act as a skeleton on which the hull plankin ...

To charge less than the proper amount.

On square-rigged ships, the lines which are lead from the masthead to the ends of the yards to support them.

Is a measure of the rate of change of viscosity with temperature. Oils with high VI have low viscosity changes.

The point at which sellers have fulfilled their obligations so the goods in a legal sense could be said to have been delivered to the buyer. They are shorthand expressions that set out the rights and obligations of each party when it comes to transporting ...

The ability of a fluid that is insoluble in water to separate from water with which it may be mixed in the form of an emulsion.

Stormy conditions, including rough, high seas and strong winds.