A restrictive tube used in a refrigeration system which restricts the flow of freon and allows pressure to build on one side and suction on the other. It is located between the condenser and the evaporator.

ACRONYM - National Pipe Thread standard. A description of a specific pipe thread

(1) A term signifying an inclination of an object from a perpendicular; to turn anything so that it does not stand perpendicularly or square to an object. (2) Those timbers in a ship near the bow or stern which are sharply angled from the keel. (3) The op ...

A tube with a narrow throat (a constriction) that increases the velocity and lowers the pressure of the liquid passing through it, creating a partial vacuum immediately after the constriction in the tube. The vacuum created has a sucking effect, and a ven ...

The top point of the line about which the earth rotates.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors.

Is any gas or gas mixture in which one or more of the constituents is at its saturated vapor pressure. The constituent at saturation pressure may or may not be water vapor.

Ribbon, yarn, or other lightweight material attached to rigging or sails to indicate wind action or direction. Proper use of the telltales can help sailors improve their sail trim.

The ratio and percent of the actual delivered capacity (measured at inlet temperature, pressure and gas composition) to the piston displacement.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Distribution pressure (headers).

A capacity measurement equal to one-fourth of a barrel.

Flow of air under specific conditions required at a particular point.

A hole in the hull for mooring lines, cable, or chain to run through.

When the wind pushes on the wrong side of the sail, causing it to be pushed away from the wind. If the lines holding the sail in place are not released, the boat could become hard to control and heel excessively.

Sailing vessel with three or more masts. Square rigged on foremast, fore and aft rigged on all others.

Ice pack whose limits cannot be seen from ship.

Small boat carried on the vessel and used in case of emergency.

Abbreviation for "Less than Container Load." The quantity of freight which is less than that required for the application of a container load rate. Loose Freight.

Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.

The highest level of cube utilization that can be achieved when loading cargo into a container.