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A portion of the discharge gas is redirected through a heat exchanger and then expanded back to suction pressure, where it is mixed with normal suction gas stream and commonly used to compensate for process flow demands.

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The time allotted to a man to stand at the helm.

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Heat cannot, of itself, pass from a colder to a hotter body.

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Strop inserted between two hawsers, and weaker than the hawsers, so that strop, and not hawsers, will part with any excessive strain.

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The ability of a filter to remove specified test contaminants under specified test conditions from a specific test fluid, air, gas or liquid. Expressed as a percentage of the quantity of test contaminant introduced into the inlet of the filter test system

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A tiller that is designed to be used in the event that wheel steering fails.

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A boat which uses the wind as its primary means of propulsion.

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An end closure for the filter case or bowl that contains one or more ports.

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The area between opposing shipping lanes, restricted to most navigation except for crossing with caution

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The depth of the boat below the waterline; the amount of vertical distance from a boats water line to the bottom of it's keel.(2) The depth of water necessary to float a vessel(3) The belly or chord depth of the sail, its fullness

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To leak; take in water.

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Capacity of a compressor is the full rated volume of flow of gas compressed and delivered at certain set conditions.

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Loaded with more cargo than a ship can safely navigate with. Drunk.

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Occurs when the vapor is at the dew point or saturation temperature corresponding to its partial pressure. A gas in never saturated with a vapor. However, the space occupied jointly by the gas and vapor may be saturated.

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Always within Institute Warranties Limits (Insurance purpose).

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An object that might not allow safe operation. A group of rocks just under the water or a submerged wreck could be a navigational hazard.

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Moving through the water.

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Indicates the jib or staysail being boomed out on the opposite side of the mainsail in a following wind, giving a large amount of sail area presented to the wind. see Wing and Wing

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A powerful, strongly built boat designed to tow or push other vessels, and to assist in maneuvering a ship in a confined area.

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The stay leading from the mast to the bow

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