Change direction so as to point closer to where the wind is coming from. The opposite of falling off.

The drying of compressed gases other than air. Equipment size, choice of materials and other specifications may be decidedly different for drying gases other than air because of the specific properties of the gases. Properties include specific gravity, sp ...

Depositing filler metal on a surfsae by welding, spraying, or braze welding to increase resistance to abrasion, erosion, wear, galling. impact, or cavitation damage.

A device where sunlight concentrated onto a absorber heats it to a high temperature, and the thermal radiation emitted by the absorber is used as the energy source for a photovoltaic cell that is designed to maximize conversion efficiency at the wavelengt ...

An opening in a ship's side, provided with a glazed lid or cover for the admission of light.

The energy in foot pounds required to compress adiabatically and to deliver one pound of a given gas from one pressure level to another.

A ratio used to work out how many days on average it takes a company to get paid for what it.

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

A measure of the amount of light incident on a surface; measured in foot-candles or Lux.

An idealized process in which a working fluid (water, air, ammonia, etc) successively changes its state (from a liquid to a gas and back to a liquid) for the purpose of producing useful work or energy, or transferring energy.

An instrument used to measure and record earthquake vibrations and other earth tremors.

The energy in foot pounds required to compress polytropically and to transfer one pound of a given gas from one pressure level to another.

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A charting technique in technical analysis that, among other things, indicates the range of a day's.

A reaction in which there is a decrease in valence resulting from a gain in electrons. Contrast with oxidation.

To turn the boat head-to-wind so as to go about on the opposite tack

The distance the bow of a boat is forward of another's stern