Glosary corrosion

Vessels operating on fixed itineraries or regular schedules and established rates available to all shippers. The freight rates which are charged are based on the shipping company's tariff or if the company is a member of a liner conference, the tariff of ...

The point at which the Sun , traveling in the Ecliptic , crosses the Equinoctial when going from South to North declination.

A container fitted with a solid removable roof, or with a tarpaulin roof so the container can be loaded or unloaded from the top.

A unit of work, being the work done in one hour at the rate of 1,000 watts.

The sum of solar and terrestrial radiation.

The maximum rate at which precipitation can pass through the surface into the soil, for a given soil in a given condition.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

A ratio of the work or useful energy output of a system versus the amount of work or energy inputted into the system as determined by using the same energy equivalents for energy in and out. Is used as a measure of the steady state performance or energy e ...

Costs that are repetitive and occur when an organization produces similar goods or services on a continuing basis.

Inlet and outlet connections are located at the same level on opposite sides of the filter or other device installed on the pipeline.

The depth of the boat below the waterline; the amount of vertical distance from a boats water line to the bottom of it's keel.(2) The depth of water necessary to float a vessel(3) The belly or chord depth of the sail, its fullness

Name given to the metal point or ram fixed on the bows of old war galleys and used to pierce the hulls, and thus sink or disable enemy ships.

A quantitative analysis for evaluating structural behavior in terms of applied stress, crack length, and specimen or machine component geometry. See also linear elastic fracture mechanics.

One who designs ships.

The air compressor continues to run, usually at full RPM, but no air is delivered because the inlet is either closed off or modified, not allowing inlet air to be trapped.

The difference between the input quantity applied to a measuring instrument and the output quantity indicated by the instrument. The inaccuracy of an instrument is equal to the sum of its instrument error and its uncertainty.

Same as "grab rope" (rope).

The porous material contained inside the filter to (a) separate the contaminants from the incoming air, gas, or liquid. (b) separate the liquid from the gas. Filter medium is usually made of paper, wire mesh, special cellulose, or a combination.

The ability of a filter to remove specified test contaminants under specified test conditions from a specific test fluid, air, gas or liquid. Expressed as a percentage of the quantity of test contaminant introduced into the inlet of the filter test system