The direction from which the wind is blowing, measured in points of the compass or in azimuth degrees.

Non-Governmental Organization.

A light showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 360 degrees. An anchor or riding light is an all-round light.

Thread - Unified national fine.

(1) A metal corroding under the control of a surface reaction product. (2) The state of the metal surface characterized by low corrosion rates in a potential region that is strongly oxidizing for the metal. (3) The state of a metal when its behavior is mu ...

Consist of three main layers. The top layer is near ambient and has low salt content. The bottom layer is hot, typically 160 F to 212 F (71 C to 100 C), and is very salty. The important gradient zone separates these zones. The gradient zone acts as a tran ...

The pressure of a system or device measured from absolute zero.

A metal plating process wherein the plating current is provided by galvanic action between the work metal and a second metal, without the use of an external source of current.

European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation EASDAQ was set up in 1996 as a pan-European stock market for technology and growth stocks. It now.

In meteorology, a deflecting force acting on a body in motion and resulting from the earth's rotation. It deflects air currents to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere, thus having an effect on wind direction.

Waste Heat Water-Tube Boiler Survey

An instrument whose calibration is determined by comparison with an absolute instrument.

An interior wall made of water filled containers for absorbing and storing solar energy.

Term assurance in which premiums are increased in line with the retail price index and hence the sum.

Finite Element Method

A standard unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts, or to the energy consumption at a rate of 1000 Joules per second.

A commission issued, licensing the commander of a privately owned ship to cruise in search of enemy merchant vessels. see Privateer.

Corrosion with gas as the only corrosive agent and without any aqueous phase on the surface of the metal. Also called dry corrosion.

A component on a compressed air line that provides wide are coverage with a thin sheet of air. Also amplifies compressed air flow, reduces noise. Used in blowing, cooling. Also known as air knife.

The maximum load that a motor is capable of supplying.