Latitude lines.

Pertains to the machining characteristics of an alloy to which one or more ingredients have been introduced to give small broken chips, lower power consumption, better surface finish, and longer tool life; among such additions are sulfur or lead to steel, ...

Same as intergranular corrosion. See also interdendritic corrosion.

The potential of a specimen (or specimens in a galvanic couple) when two or more electrochemical reactions are occurring. Also called galvanic couple potential.

Same as not under command.

A book containing the official record of a ship's activities together with remarks concerning the state of the weather, etc.

Tanks used for the storage of air discharged from compressors. They serve also to damp discharge line pulsations.

Report

High Speed Escort Ship.

A liquid byproduct of wood combustion (or distillation) that condenses on the internal surfaces of vents and chimneys, which if not removed regularly, can corrode the surfaces and fuel a chimney fire.

A device designed to remove solids, such as dirt, scale, rust and other contaminants from the air system.

A type of insulation made from virgin basalt, an igneous rock, and spun into loose fill or a batt. It is fire resistant and helps with soundproofing.

The setting of the price of gold by dealers (especially in a twice-daily London meeting at the Bank.

Russian Register of Shipping.

Is energy in transition and is defined in units of Force times Distance. Work cannot be done unless there is movement.

Radiation coming from the solid angle of the sun's disc, as opposed to diffuse sky radiation, effective terrestrial radiation, or radiation from any other source. Direct solar radiation is measured by pyrheliometers.

Short period oscillation in level of enclosed, or partly enclosed, area of water when not due to the action of tide-raising forces.

For ships, a cargo handling area parallel to the shoreline where a vessel normally ties up.- For land transportation, a loading or unloading platform at an industrial location or carrier terminal.

In a system of moist air, the dimensionless ratio of the mass of water vapor to the total mass of the system.

Thermometer in which the difference in the rates of expansion with temperature of a liquid and its receptacle is used as a measure of the temperature. The liquid used may be ethyl alcohol, toluene, petroleum, or mercury.