A holding pond for livestock manure that is designed to anaerobically stabilize manure, and may be designed to capture biogas, with the use of an impermeable, floating cover.

The difference between the actual electrode potential when appreciable electrolysis begins and the reversible electrode potential.

Abbreviation for "Not Elsewhere Specified."

Cycloidal Propeller

See chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition and sputtering.

To heat a gaseous mixture to the temperature at which combustion takes place.

An annual publication that contains tidal information and information about the position of the sun, moon, planets and stars. This information is used for celestial navigation.

A substance that produces depolarization.

A solar thermal collector that has an absorber that does not have a glazed covering. Solar swimming pool heater systems usually use unglazed collectors because they circulate relatively large volumes of water through the collector and capture nearly 80 pe ...

See feed.

An option which can be exercised at any time until expiry (unlike European style options which can.

Turbines in which the rotor speed increases and decreases with changing wind speed, producing electricity with a variable frequency.

Thermometer used for measuring the highest temperature attained during a given interval of time, for example, a day.

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

To bring to a sudden stop.

An accelerated corrosion test for some electrodeposits for anodic coatings on aluminum.

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 ...

Refrigeration

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

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.