A device used to switch electrical current at a selectable setpoint temperature.

An electrode immersed in a suitable electrolyte, designed for measurements of electrode potential; A pure metal in contact with a solution of known concentration of its own ion, at a specific temperature develops a potential which is characteristic and re ...

A type of heat pump that uses the ground, ground water, or ponds as a heat source and heat sink, rather than outside air. Ground or water temperatures are more constant and are warmer in winter and cooler in summer than air temperatures. Geothermal heat p ...

All the components of the appliance used to condition interior air of a building.

A type of motor designed to operate precisely at the synchronous speed with no slip in the full-load speeds (rpm).

The energy developed through the use of heat energy.

A coating of ice, generally clear and smooth. formed by the freezing of supercooled water on a surface.

International Federation of Ship Masters Associations

The first closing date is one of the milestones in the process by which one company takes over.

A self-recording thermometer.

An order to cease (stop).

The standard method for calculating residential cooling loads developed by the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) based largely on the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and A ...

A wind shift that allows a boat to sail above its mean wind course.

Installations character for RAdio Installations.

A hole in the hull for mooring lines, cable, or chain to run through.

To exceed the design capacity of a device.

Precipitation falling from a cloud, usually in wisps or streaks, but evaporating before it reaches the ground.

The visibility along an identified runway, determined from a specified point on the runway with the observer facing in the same direction as a pilot using the runway. Compare to runway visible range.

When the stock market opens above or below the close on the previous day, this is known as a.

A form of thermal energy resulting from combustion, chemical reaction, friction, or movement of electricity. As a thermodynamic condition, heat, at a constant pressure, is equal to internal or intrinsic energy plus pressure times volume.