Site planning that accounts for natural solar heating and cooling processes and their relationship to building shape, orientation, and siting.

The change in heat content that occurs with a change in phase and without change in temperature.

The alignment of a building along a given axis to face a specific geographical direction. The alignment of a solar collector, in number of degrees east or west of true south.

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

A penalty charge against shippers or consignees for delaying the carrier's equipment beyond the allowed free time. The free time and demurrage charges are set forth in the charter party or freight tariff.- See also Detention and Per Diem.

A graph representing the relationship between the power available from the wind and the wind speed. The power from the wind increases proportionally with the cube of the wind speed.

Apparatus consisting of (a) standard radiosonde and radiosonde ground equipment to obtain upper-air data on pressure, temperature, and humidity, and (b) a self-tracking radio direction-finder to provide the elevation and azimuth angles of the radiosonde s ...

A member of a commodity exchange, usually a commission house broker, through whom another broker or.

Planned Maintenance System

System consisting of one or more metals and all parts of the environment that influence corrosion.

Telecommunication Relay Float.

A metallic element of atomic weight 200.6 1, unique (for metals) in that it remains liquid under all but very extreme temperatures.

A wall to prevent the spread of fire; usually made of non-combustible material.

A tax allowance which takes account of depreciation of certain types of business assets such as.

A type of long term bond (loan), taken out by a company, which it agrees to repay at a specified.

Society of Maritime Arbitrators

A large foresail which extends aft behind the mast.

The thermodynamic cycle that is an ideal standard for comparing performance of heat-engines, steam power plants, steam turbines, and heat pump systems that use a condensable vapor as the working fluid; efficiency is measured as work done divided by sensib ...

A pilot with a license stating that they are qualified to guide vessels in a particular area.

A compartment having a watertight bulkhead at each end.