A navigational aid with a light that flashes about once per second.

A device, similar to a potometer, for measuring transpiration, consisting of a vessel containing soil in which one or more plants are rooted and sealed so that water can escape only by transpiration from the plant.

The direction to which a compass points. Magnetic north differs from true north because the magnetic fields of the planet are not exactly in line with the north and south poles. Observed differences between magnetic and true north is known as magnetic var ...

The part of the rotating element of a dynamic compressor that imparts energy to the flowing medium by means of centrifugal force. It consists of a number of blades mounted so as to rotate with the shaft.

The process by which a negotiable instrument such as a Bill of exchange, Promissory Note or Cheque is transferred in good faith and for value. Negotiation only occurs when the transferring party receives value. In international trade this is normally an e ...

A heat exchanger for recovering heat from flue gases for heating water or air.

Board, bearing instructions, that comes to a wrecked ship with a life-saving rocket line.

Any coefficient used to calculate heat transmission by conduction, convection, or radiation through materials or structures.

A gauge that measures air flow as a percentage of capacity, used in rotary screw compressors as an estimator during modulation controls.

Stemming the tide or sea means to head the vessel's bow directly into the current or waves. Overcome adverse circumstances.

A lighted or unlighted fixed (non-floating) aid to navigation that serves as a signal or indication for guidance or warning. (Lights and daybeacons both constitute "beacons.")

The lowest possible bid price of units in a unit trust under FSA regulations which is usually lower.

Melaks and Dumai Service

Not a linear function of the relevant variables.

Most ocean freight is billed on the basis of weight or measurement tons (W/M). Weight tons can be expressed in short tons of 2000 pounds, long tons of 2240 pounds or metric tons of 1000 kilos (2204.62 pounds). Measurement tons are usually expressed as car ...

A heating system, such as a solar water heater or geothermal heatpump, in which the working fluid is heated and used directly; in an open-loop solar system, the domestic water is circulated in the collector loop.

A fix taken by visually observing the location of known landmarks.

See: 'all or.

The action of letting go the sheets of a sailing vessel, thus spilling the wind and reducing the forward motion of the boat.

A fracture, usually of' polycrystalline metal, in which most of the grains have failed by cleavage, resulting in bright reflecting facets. It is associated with low-energy brittle fracture.