A house built using passive solar design techniques.

A heating system that uses only outside air for combustion and vents combustion gases directly to the outdoors. These systems are less likely to backdraft and to negatively affect indoor air quality.

To turn the boat away from the wind. also Fall 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 ...

Book in which is kept a reckoning of items of cargo received or discharged from a hatch or vessel.

In general, the transformation of data from a "raw" form to some useable form. In meteorology, this often refers to the conversion of the observed value of an element to the value which it would theoretically have at some selected or standard level. The m ...

An officer taking his turn as officer of the watch.

The oxidation of conventional hydrocarbon lubricants when they reach the end of their useful life and begin to breakdown. Can cause operating temperature increase, increase brake horsepower and plugs separator, can destroy air end.

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A type of water heater that has no storage tank thus eliminating storage tank standby losses. Cold water travels through a pipe into the unit, and either a gas burner or an electric element heats the water only when needed.

A coil of tungsten wire suspended in a vacuum or inert gas-filled bulb. When heated by electricity the tungsten "filament" glows.

A hydrocarbon gas obtained from underground sources, often in association with petroleum and coal deposits. It generally contains a high percentage of methane, varying amounts of ethane, and inert gases; used as a heating fuel.

The maximum stress that a material can withstand for an infinitely large number of fatigue cycles. See also fatigue strength.

The distance or length of flow of the air past a point during a given interval of time.

Downward-facing pyranometer used for measuring reflected solar radiation.

Tendency of an environment to cause corrosion in a given corrosion system.

A device that removes solid contaminants, such as dirt or metal particles, from a liquid or gas (air is a gas), or that separates one liquid from another, or a liquid from a gas. The term filter describes the complete unit ... housing, filter element, int ...

A general term for instruments which sample atmospheric suspensoids by impaction. Same as impactometer.

A sounding balloon which, when operationally inflated, resembles an inverted teardrop.

Sailing close hauled. Sailing toward the wind as much as possible with the wind coming from the bow.