The physical material upon which a photovoltaic cell is applied.

The number of stocks participating in either a rally or a.

A company's value is sometimes measured in terms of the total funds being used to finance it..

In fatigue, the variation in the stress-intensity factor in cycle, that is, Kmax-Kmin.

A note, issued to a person or company when goods are returned by them, which cancels the original.

An entitlement issue, also known as an open offer, is an offer made by a quoted company to its.

An extra charge sometimes added to steamship freight rates; justified by higher fuel costs. (Also known as Fuel Adjustment Factor or FAF.)

A thermopile used in some types of radiation instruments. See solarimeter.

The process of burning; the oxidation of a material by applying heat, which unites oxygen with a material or fuel.

In a solar photovoltaic device, an n-type dopant, such as phosphorus, that puts an additional electron into an energy level very near the conduction band; this electron is easily exited into the conduction band where it increases the electrical conductivi ...

A thermostat that can be set to automatically lower temperatures in an unoccupied house and raise them again before the occupant returns.

A buoy on the race course around which boats must turn.

Various means for allowing LNG tanks to expand and contract due to temperature changes by sliding on the tank supports while restricting its movement due to the motion of the vessel.

Assets which are non physical in form, that is, which cannot be seen. Examples are patents,.

Discontinuities in ci coating (suchasporosity, cracks, gape. and similar Bawd) that allow areas of base metal to be exposed to any corrosive environment that contacts the coated surface.

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ICS solar systems are also called "batch" or "breadbox" water heaters. They combine the collector and storage tank in one unit. The sun shining into the collector strikes the storage tank directly, heating the water. The large thermal mass of the water, p ...

The average amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth's upper atmosphere on a surface perpendicular to the sun's rays; equal to 1353 Watts per square meter or 492 Btu per square foot.

The practice of obtaining a crew by means of force. Crews were hard to get for long voyages, and when the unwilling shipmate regained consciousness, he found himself bound for some remote port, such as Shanghai. One who is forced to do something against h ...

(HIT)A tax on gifts made by an individual in the seven years before death, and on the value of assets.