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

Smooth Water Services.

The record of an aneroid barograph.

Condensation which occurs when a ship sails from a cool to a relatively warm climate.

A clause in an insurance policy which specifies items or conditions not covered.

Civing Engineering CAD

National Union of Mrine, Aviation & Shipping Transport Officers

A power line for supplying electricity within a specified area.

Passenger Vessel Association.

In austenitic stainless steels the precipitation of chromium carbides, usually at grain boundaries, on exposure to temperatures of about 550 to 850

An opening such as a hole or vent. An opening through which air can pass, or a restricted opening placed in a pipe line to provide a means of controlling or measuring flow.

A tube in which combustion gases from a combustion appliance are vented out of the appliance to the outdoors.

Custom of the Port

A wave resulting from the action of wind on a water surface.

The number of cycles of stress that can be sustained prior to failure under a stated test condition.

Slang name for the Q Flag. Also an old term for yellow fever.

A device mounted in the vent connector that closes the vent when the heating unit is not firing. This traps heat inside the heating system and house rather than letting it draft up and out the vent system.

Power Take Off

A thermometer which utilizes the thermal properties of gas. There are two forms of this instrument: (a) a type in which the gas is kept at constant volume, and pressure is the thermometric property, and (b) a type in which the gas is kept at constant pres ...