National Defense Reserve Fleet

A broker who not only deals in stocks and shares on behalf of his client, but also advises on.

A type of insulation material with fine, closed cells, containing a mixture of air and refrigerant gas. This insulation has a high R-value, good moisture resistance, and high structural strength compared to other rigid insulation materials.

Having a shape that that is not adversely affected by wind flowing past it.

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When compressed air is forced through a submerged perforated hose or pipe. Some applications include; ice prevention, reduction of salt intrusion, underwater basting, pneumatic breakwaters and general mixing and agitation

Human Element

Ratio of useful energy output of a device to the energy input, averaged over an entire heating season.

A device for measuring sea-surface waves. It consists of a weighted pole below which a disk is suspended at a depth sufficiently deep for the wave motion associated with deepwater waves to be negligible. The pole will then remain nearly as if anchored to ...

Abbreviation for Instrument Flight Rules, but commonly used to refer to the weather and/or flight conditions to which these rules apply, i.e. low visibility.

Artificial objects to supplement natural landmarks indicating safe and unsafe waters.

International Hydrographic Bureau

(1) Producing a chromate conversion coating on magnesium for temporary protection or for a paint base. (2) The solution that produces the conversion coating.

Cubic Meters

The interior heat gain due to heat conduction, convection, and radiation from the exterior into the interior, and from occupants and appliances.

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

A type of cloud height indicator which uses a searchlight to project vertically a narrow beam of light onto the cloud base. The height of the cloud is determined using a clinometer, located at a known distance from the ceiling light, to measure the angle ...

A type of (geothermal) heat pump that uses well (ground) or surface water as a heat source. Water has a more stable seasonal temperature than air thus making for a more efficient heat source.

Houses that have earth berms around exterior walls.

An international company whose services include travel and financial products and which is probably.